The Jane Goodall Institute

A year end message from Dr. Jane Goodall 💚 "From me, the warmest good wishes for your celebrations at the end of 2024 — a year-end celebration of all the amazing things you have all been doing to make this a better world. Above all, have FUN. With wishes also for the end of fighting, for the end of hate, for the spread of love and forgiveness. These may seem unattainable goals right now but, as I always say, if we lose hope we are doomed for then we shall give up and fall into apathy. For the sake of our children, all children, and the natural world we love, we cannot lose hope and must go on fighting to make our dreams become reality. I am so proud of you all. With my love, Jane" For the full message, please visit our Good for All News https://lnkd.in/eEF_qQQ3 . . #JaneGoodall #JaneGoodallInstitute #JGI #YearEnd #Hope #Celebration #2024 #Bye2024 #2025

💚🌳 Meet Thomas’s Dwarf Galago — also known as Thomas’s bushbaby! This nocturnal primate was previously known to be distributed mostly through western Africa. In over sixty years of JGI's ongoing research at Gombe, it had never previously been recorded. That is, until ecoacoustics. 🎧🔊 🎙️🌿 To survey biodiversity, ecoacoustics uses audio recorders strategically placed in habitats to capture and identify nearby sounds. Recently, JGI has been using ecoacoustic devices in a handful of our program areas, including Gombe National Park, Tanzania, with some amazing results! This includes recordings of Thomas's bushbaby (Galago thomasi) — as presented at the Africa Congress for Conservation Biology (ACCB) in Moshi, Tanzania — that could result in the potential expansion of their range. Once these audio recording devices were installed, it took only two weeks for our team of scientists to detect the galago's call! Further investigation then supported this finding. 🤩 Gombe may be small, but this alone shows how much more we can learn about the park’s unique biodiversity through the application of new technology. And with so much left unknown, it's essential that we support efforts to study and protect Tanzania's unique ecosystems 🫶🌱 This project was developed in partnership with Rainforest Connection (RFCx) and WildMon, and with financial support from Google and implemented in collaboration with Tanzania National Parks and Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute. #Ecoacoustics #Galago #GombeNationalPark #ACCB2024

🍌🐵 Wishing you “bunches” of cheer this holiday season! ✨ From all of us at the Jane Goodall Institute — and our banana-loving chimpanzee friends — we hope your season is filled with sweetness, joy, and connection to the amazing world we share. 💛🌍 Your support makes all the difference in protecting wildlife and creating a sustainable future. Let’s head into the new year with hope and transform it into action! 📸 JGI/Fernando Turmo . . . #JaneGoodall #JaneGoodallInstitute #Chimpanzees #WildlifeConservation #HolidayCheer

JGI Uganda is establishing a permaculture center to support local farmers 🧑🌾🇺🇬 🗺️ JGI has secured 50 acres of land in the Kikuube district of Uganda to establish a model permaculture center! This first-of-its-kind investment will support local farmers with training in sustainable farming practices, including: 🍯 Diversifying livelihood sources, to ensure that there is always a source of income, no matter the season 🌾 Climate-smart crop husbandry, to conserve essential resources like water and nutrients throughout the year 🐂 Humane livestock rearing, to keep animals happy and healthy through their lifetimes 🤝 This center of knowledge will be important not only for strengthening a sense of community, but also for ensuring that farming can be a reliable source of income so that farmers don't have to resort to illegal or unsustainable practices to supplement income. The permaculture center, once built, is expected to serve over 15,000 farmers within the region, creating a long-term impact in the Albertine Rift region. 💚 These photos were taken during JGI USA Executive Director Anna Rathmann's recent trip to Uganda — explore more photos from her trip here >> https://lnkd.in/etcgApef 📸 credit: JGI/Keneddy Kitandwe Alice Macharia James Byamukama #SustainableFarming #JaneGoodallInstitute #Permaculture

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 The Jane Goodall Institute is the first organizing partner for Los Angeles Climate Week™ 2025! “As an organization that has long championed and supported community-led conservation initiatives around the world, we are proud to support LA Climate Week’s initiative to start locally and act globally,” says Jane Goodall Institute USA’s Executive Director, Anna Rathmann. “We are so honored to bring together the LA community to address the critical, solvable challenge of safeguarding our planet’s future for all who call it home.” This year’s LA Climate Week (laclimateweek) takes place in April 2025 and will be filled with diverse events for the LA community to collaborate, exchange ideas, and foster local climate solutions. We can’t wait to see you there ☀️ #climateaction #climatesolutions #climatejustice #climatechange #losangeles #climateweek#losangelesclimateweek

Preserving ongoing Gombe research for generations to come! 🤩💻 🐵🗃️ JGI’s Gombe Chimpanzee Archive and Database at Arizona State University is a priceless collection encompassing more than 60 years of daily wild chimpanzee observations, data, and artifacts from Gombe National Park — the site of Jane's initial research into chimpanzee behavior! The thousands of physical and digital materials make up a treasure trove of information that is part of the ongoing, long-term research and continues to yield significant scientific discoveries. 💾🌿 To protect and share this legacy, JGI has been collaborating with Dr. Anne Pusey at University of Minnesota since early 1990s and then later with the team at Duke University to support digitization of this vast collection of research. In 2022, the archive arrived at the Institute of Human Origins at ASU under supervision of Dr. Ian Gilby. ☁️💻 Recently, JGI's Conservation Science team led by Dr. Lilian Pintea has collaborated with the Gombe Principal Investigators Consortium — a team of key stakeholders working together to organize, protect, and analyze Gombe long-term data — to support development of a new database for these data, stored in JGI's Azure cloud rather than a local server. This will ensure the long-term preservation of these data, integration with other data and applications, and accessibility for researchers. By investing in this new cloud database, JGI is helping to safeguard the future of Gombe’s invaluable research while strengthening global and interdisciplinary collaboration. A step forward for science and conservation! 🙌🌳 📸 credit: JGI/LJ Garcia #GombeResearch #JaneGoodall #Chimpanzees

2024 was an unforgettable year for the Jane Goodall Institute as we celebrated Dr. Jane Goodall’s 90th birthday—a milestone that carried her message of hope across the globe! 🌍💚 Jane spent the year inspiring action and igniting change during her extraordinary journey to 27 countries across six continents (we love you, Antarctica, don't feel left out!). Here are just a few highlights from her impactful year: ✨ Sharing her powerful Reasons for Hope at sold-out events worldwide 🌱 Encouraging the next generation of Roots & Shoots changemakers to lead with compassion 📣 Using her voice to advocate for the planet on global media stages 🫶 Reminding all 25 JGI chapters across the globe why we work to fulfill her vision of making a difference for people, other animals, and the environment we share 🕶️ Plus, she made a stop on the path of totality! Stay tuned as we reflect on Jane’s inspiring travels and the incredible momentum they’ve built for conservation and hope! 📸: US: Brandon Hopkins, France: Antoine Duhamel, Tanzania: JGI/Merlin Van Lawick, Canada: JGI Canada, Bratislava: Max Alexander, Australia: Adam Oswell #JaneGoodall #JaneGoodallInstitute #YearInReview #HopeInAction #GlobalImpact

Happy Monkey Day! Do you know the difference between a chimpanzee and a monkey? The tail is your tell 🐒 Since chimpanzees are apes (great apes, to be exact!) they don't have a tail 🐵 Gombe Stream National Park isn't just home to the long-running wild chimpanzee study — it's also home to a diversity of species that we're committed to protecting. Take these charismatic monkeys: the olive baboon 🫒🐒 and red colobus monkey 🔴🙈 The olive baboon is the heartbeat of Gombe, essential to the rich tapestry of life in this vibrant ecosystem. Their calls reverberate through the air, a constant reminder of their presence and the dynamic interplay that defines life in this corner of Tanzania. While the baboons play on the ground, the red colobus monkey travels through the trees above. A highly arboreal species with vibrant fur and agile movements, they gracefully navigate the canopy, evading terrestrial threats by leaping between trees. 🎥 credit: JGI/Bill Wallauer Alt Text: Clip 1: A troop of baboons playing on the forest floor. Clip 2: A tree in the hazy distance filled with Red Colobus monkeys. Clip 3: A close up of a Red Colobus monkey in the canopy. Clip 4: A close up of a Red Colobus monkey in the canopy. Clip 5: A close up of a Red Colobus monkey in the canopy. Clip 6: A Red Colobus monkey jumping from the canopy. Clip 7: A Red Colobus monkey jumping from the canopy. Clip 8: A Red Colobus monkey jumping from the canopy. . . . #JaneGoodall #JaneGoodallInstitute #MonkeyDay #Monkeys #GombeBiodiversity #Primates #Tails #Baboons #ColobusMonkeys

💫 It is truly inspiring to witness two extraordinary women leaders supporting each other in their shared mission to create a better world for animals.  Dr Jane Goodall DBE and Jill Robinson MBE have dedicated decades to advocating for animal rights and fostering a deeper understanding of the animals with whom we share this planet. 🦧 Their work has transformed countless lives, creating ripple effects of change across the globe. 🌍During Dr Goodall’s recent visit to Hong Kong, where she delivered a series of impactful talks, the two trailblazers found time to reconnect. The events brought together conservationists, educators, and advocates for a meaningful exchange of ideas and collaborations. 📣In a touching moment, Jane invited Jill to share her incredible journey of improving animal welfare and ending bear bile farming in Vietnam with the audience. 🐻After the event, these longtime friends caught up, exchanging updates on their future projects and plans. Continuing their tradition of exchanging thoughtful gifts during these reunions, Jill surprised Jane with a truly unique token of their friendship—one that brought a big smile to Jane’s face. ✨We can’t wait to share more about this special moment and the remarkable friendship between these two inspiring leaders. Thank you The Jane Goodall Institute and The Jane Goodall Institute Hong Kong for making this happen! For more about the institute's work and events, visit www.janegoodall.global #animalrights #womenleaders #thoughtleadership

Have you heard of ecoacoustics? 👂🔊 (See what we did there?) 🎤🌳 Ecoacoustics uses audio recorders strategically placed in foliage to capture the soundscape of animal habitats, including natural or human-caused sounds. Each sound carries a unique fingerprint, which can be analyzed and identified through machine learning algorithms. This relatively new approach adds to camera trap data and offers lots of advantages over traditional biodiversity survey methods, including: 🐒 Not disturbing the animals or their surroundings 🗺️ Monitoring expansive areas in all directions ⏱️ Operating continuously over extended periods of time Meaning that our researchers can now study species that are normally very difficult to find! 🔍 The JGI team, together with partners, developed a project to start using ecoacoustic sensors as part of our research tools in 2022. In collaboration with Tanzania National Parks and Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute researchers, Gombe Stream Research Center deployed 100 temporary ecoacoustic sensors during the rainy and dry seasons and set up 10 permanent sites in Gombe National Park — the site of the world’s longest-running field research on non-human apes and Jane's famous work studying chimpanzees 🐵📝 This transformative research tool has added to Gombe long-term data and enhanced our ability to understand, conserve, and manage Gombe’s rich biodiversity effectively. Ecoacoustics promises ongoing revelations and deeper insights into this and other ecosystems as JGI scales this work throughout our projects in Tanzania and across the chimpanzee range in Africa. 💚🌿 This project was developed in partnership with Rainforest Connection (RFCx) and WildMon, and with financial support from Google.org. 📸 credit: JGI/Stephano Lihedule #Ecoacoustics #GombeNationalPark #JaneGoodallInstitute Lilian Pintea, Marconi Campos Cerqueira, Gabriel Leite, Tomaz Melo, Guilherme Melo, Antony Collins, Devin Jacobs, Deus Mjungu