In 2024, the Jane Goodall Institute marked a monumental year as we celebrated Dr. Jane Goodall’s 90th birthday, reflecting on her incredible legacy and the hopeful vision she continues to champion for the planet. To commemorate this milestone, Jane embarked on a global tour, visiting 27 countries across six continents — making her message of hope and action resonate around the world. Jane’s year was filled with impactful moments that not only celebrated her lifelong work but also ignited a sense of urgency for environmental action. She took the stage at major events like Climate Week NYC, including Global Citizen…
Browsing: Hope In Action
The ethologist, activist, and Jane Goodall Institute founder was recognized for her groundbreaking contributions to science and decades of advocacy for our planet. The Jane Goodall Institute is immensely proud of our founder, Dr. Jane Goodall, for receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to science and tireless advocacy for our planet and all who call it home. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the United States’ highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public…
Happy New Year! Here at the Jane Goodall Institue, we’re starting 2025 with a renewed resolve to make the world a better place. In keeping with Jane’s belief that every individual action can make a big difference, we’ve made a few conservation-minded New Year’s resolutions of our own — join us! 1. EXPLORE PLANT-BASED RECIPES With #veganuary making its annual return to social media, you may have already heard the many benefits of going plant-based for your personal health, the well-being of non-human animals, and the protection of our planet. If drastic changes in what you eat seem overwhelming, remember…
This is a message to the JGI global family — staff, boards, donors, volunteers and everyone else. A message to wish you a wonderful holiday season, whether it is Christmas, Hanukkah, or any other religious festival — or just a year end celebration of all the amazing things you have all been doing to make this a better world. I am just back from the most exhausting tour ever — including, most recently, six Asian countries in about five weeks. The usual — lectures, meetings, conferences — and getting together with FRIENDS. Exhausting — yes. But productive, successful — also yes. Money raised for…
With help from photovoice training, a method which pairs photography and narratives to document community needs and resources, the Jane Goodall Institute is sending out roots (and shoots) of compassionate storytelling through our global network! Dr. Jane Goodall began Roots & Shoots when a small group of students came up to her front porch in Tanzania and told her how they were worried about the problems in their communities. They shared that they felt helpless, and like they inherited so many problems that they could do nothing about. Jane encouraged them to start small, with the issues that immediately impacted…
An update from our 2023 annual report. Before she was a global icon, before she was a scientist, Dr. Jane Goodall was first and foremost a lover of animals. Her belief in the sentience and sapience of non-human animals — including one of her greatest teachers, a dog named Rusty — motivated her passions from a young age. The Jane Goodall Institute is proud to continue in this spirit through our work today. Chimpanzees are our flagship species — their status in the wild guides our investments, and we support the entire tapestry of life that makes up their ecosystem. …
An update from our 2023 annual report. Curiosity, resilience, and innovation are essential elements born from Dr. Jane Goodall’s first steps into the forests of Gombe. Drawn to this work due to her unceasing desire to understand animals, Dr. Jane Goodall found that observing nature and performing scientific research fulfilled her innate sense of wonder. Today, science is at the center of JGI’s work, which is always infused with compassion as we cultivate respectful relationships with the people, animals, and ecosystems with which we work. Our team commits to community engagement and capacity-building, ensuring that scientific knowledge is disseminated and…
An update from our 2023 annual report. Every individual can make a difference, but community is a multiplier that creates an even broader impact. Dr. Jane Goodall’s early work advocating for the protection of chimpanzees quickly revealed that local communities must be at the center of conservation efforts — who better to protect their natural resources than the people who know them best and have the most at stake? The Jane Goodall Institute’s innovative approach to community-led conservation, which we call Tacare, ensures that we partner with and empower local communities to make conservation and sustainable development decisions that improve…
An update from our 2023 annual report. Hope is a transformative force. At her core, Dr. Jane Goodall believes that hope inspires action, and in turn, inspires more hope — a virtuous circle in which, if every individual participates, the world fundamentally changes. Every program at the Jane Goodall Institute activates this ethos and inspires individuals worldwide to create a brighter, more sustainable future. There is so much that is worth saving — and that we can save, if we do not lose hope. Explore the 2023 annual report The Tapestry of Hope: Mapping Hope and Action Community-led initiatives are making…
Jane Goodall Institute partners with Burlap & Barrel to support Tanzanian livelihoods. https://youtu.be/rWcqFalA6xA In western Tanzania, bees are doing more than just making honey — they’re helping local people ensure the future of their community and environment. This week, we’re announcing a new partnership with Burlap & Barrel, a leading purveyor of single origin spices sourced directly from smallholder farmers around the world, to offer honey products from beekeepers in western Tanzania. Shop Now Balancing People & Planet The Jane Goodall Institute’s trademark approach to community-led conservation — which we call 🔗 “Tacare” — recognizes that local people have to…