Fashion is often treated as fleeting — trends that come and go, garments worn a handful of times before being discarded. For three members of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Youth Council USA, textiles are anything but disposable. Through reclaimed yarn, crochet hooks, and traditional weaving, Carolyn, Ozi, and Victoria are reimagining fashion as a […]

There is a new face at the Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga sanctuary in the Republic of the Congo, and her arrival marks a hopeful new chapter. Meet Bili, a young Western Lowland Gorilla who arrived at Tchimpounga on September 23, 2026, after a remarkable journey across Africa. Like so many of the animals who find […]

As we get ready to invite a 🔗 new cohort of Youth Leaders to 🔗 Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Youth Council (RSYC), we’re reflecting on everything that makes this council so inspiring — from the many impactful community projects around the country, to the lifelong friendships formed between council members.  The RSYC brings together […]

The Jane Goodall Institute is deeply saddened by the passing of our longtime friend, supporter, and leader, Donald R. Kendall, Jr., who served our organization with extraordinary dedication and generosity for many years. As a member of the JGI USA Board of Directors, former Board Chair, and member of the Jane Goodall Institute Global Board, […]

How do you create conservation campaigns that have lasting impacts? You can explain why protecting the environment is important, but you create change when you can provide practical solutions that people will use. In a new book titled 🔗 Conservation Co-Created; When Communities and Nature Thrive Together, our 🔗 Africa Programs team draws on their […]

On June 8, 2026, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) in collaboration with the Jane Goodall Institute, Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, and Hoima Sugar Limited launched the Kyangwali Mixed Land Use Project. The initiative is aimed at restoring the degraded natural forest landscape and enforcing the boundaries of the Bugoma Forest Reserve.   The initiative follows an environmental audit, which established that parts of the Kyangwali Integrated Agriculture Project had suffered degradation. This affected area […]

October 1, 2026 marks the one-year anniversary of Dr. Jane Goodall ‘s passing. While we still feel her absence keenly, we also see daily proof of her impact on the world: in the voices of those who speak up for animals, in the communities coming together to live more sustainably with nature and in the actions of […]

A newly released eastern gorilla assessment is shining a light on the species’ risk for extinction — and revealing that there is hope.  The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) just released the most comprehensive evaluation to date of the eastern gorilla’s population status, including their distribution, ecology, and long-term prospects. The evaluation, known as the first […]