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 […]

At the Jane Goodall Institute, conservation begins with people. For more than 30 years, JGI has worked alongside communities across Central Africa to address the challenges that affect both people and the environment. Education is a critical part of that word. When young people — especially young women — have the opportunity to stay in school and […]

July 14 marks World Chimpanzee Day, commemorating the day a young Jane Goodall first arrived in Gombe, Tanzania, in 1960. More than 65 years later, her groundbreaking discoveries continue to transform our understanding of chimpanzees and inspire the Jane Goodall Institute’s ongoing commitment to protecting them and the habitats they call home. When Jane Goodall […]

Art is often described as a universal language — something that transcends words, bridges difference, and invites connection. For three members of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Youth Council USA, art is also a powerful tool for education, accessibility, and empowerment.

When authorities became aware of a chimpanzee being kept illegally by a family in Equatorial Guinea, JGI and its partners stepped into action. That chimpanzee was Lola, a young female living far from the forests and social groups she needed to survive.