Author: Jane Goodall Institute Global

For some children and young people dealing with her loss may be upsetting and difficult. We have prepared this guide with input from Dr. Mehmet Cevdet Tosyalı MD with the goal of helping children and young people and the adults working with them through this grief process.

With great sadness, the Jane Goodall Institute confirms the peaceful passing of the organization’s founder, Dr. Jane Goodall, age 91.

The ocean is the cradle of life on Earth and the main regulator of the planet’s climate. But the ocean is now bloodless, polluted, overheated and devastated by industrial fishing. The ocean currents that dictate climate regulation are at risk of collapse. Marine heatwaves are exploding, whales are starving. Oceans, like forests, are essential for animal and plant species, including humans. As well as being our biggest carbon sinks, they are home to an immense biodiversity on which our survival depends. As Dr. Jane Goodall reminds us, “everything is linked in living things, in the tapestry of life”. That’s why…

This week marks the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, which continues until 22 November 2024. In recognition of this critical convening, the Jane Goodall Institute Global has issued the following policy statement. The climate crisis is upon us as we approach COP 29. The urgency cannot be overstated. Forests are burning, oceans are rising, floods like those in Spain kill people, destroy properties, and create insecurity, and droughts in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa increase conflict between people and wildlife for food and water. The urgency of the climate crisis…

The Jane Goodall Institute is attending the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) – which opened on October 21st in Cali, Colombia – as an official observer and presenter. We call on all parties to take decisive actions to support healthy ecosystems, protect nature, and ensure a sustainable planet. Please see our statement below. (You can also view the statement here.) The adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at COP15 was a significant milestone in creating a pathway to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and restore harmony with nature by 2050. As global leaders gather in Santiago de Cali, Colombia for COP…

The Climate crisis is here with us as we approach COP 28. Forests are burning. Oceans are rising. Studies show we have less than a decade to prevent temperatures from growing more than 1.5 degrees. Anything more would be catastrophic. Earth’s vital signs appear worse than ever in human history. According to a recent scientific report[i], many climate records were broken by enormous margins in 2023, including the highest global air and ocean temperature, and low Antarctic Sea ice extent. The highest monthly surface temperature ever recorded was in July and was probably the hottest the planet has been in…