Education
Budongo Ecotourism
Building on its experience working in Uganda since 1996, JGI, in partnership with the Ugandan National Forest Authority (NFA), launched the Budongo ecotourism project in 2006 with funding from the American people through the United States Agency for International Development. The goal of the project was to provide sustainable revenue generating opportunities from ecotourism to support the protection and maintenance of Budongo.
You're Invited to a Live Chat!
Thursday, September 8 at 3:00 p.m. EDT
Here’s your chance to learn about Jane’s upcoming lecture tour, her latest adventures, and all of the behind-the-scenes planning that goes into her perpetual 300-day-a-year global speaking tour.
Service Project Reflection
Two months ago, I was trekking through the Cedar River Watershed in Seattle, Wash. I was delighted to be spending a week of my summer with fellow Roots & Shoots Youth Leaders at the 2011 Youth Leadership Retreat. Every year, the retreat offers valuable training through workshops and service. This year’s service project in Seattle allowed Youth Leaders to study the effectiveness of local watershed conservation projects. Currently, participants are developing a PSA from the video footage that we captured during our visit.
Greetings from the 2011-12 Roots & Shoots Youth Leadership Fellow!
It has been one month since I started as the Fellow. I came to this position after being involved with a
Roots & Shoots Youth Leadership Council. Having the opportunity to spend time with the youth leaders, I
have come to learn what an incredible group of individuals they are - enthusiastic, passionate and inspiring.
One of the projects that I was extremely excited to help lead is the annual Global Youth Campaign.
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The Jane Goodall Hamster
Over the years, a variety of animals, plants and even buildings have been named in Jane's honor. The newest addition to the list: a hamster!
Last week, students at the Madam Newton Einstein Science Academy in Oak Ridge North, Texas decided to name their new class hamster after Jane. The Academy described Jane as a four-week-old, short-haired beige and white hamster.
Jane Goodall makes a statement to a U.S. House of Representatives Committee
Below is a statement Dr. Jane Goodall submitted yesterday to the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs. She urged reauthorization of legislation that would extend federal support for critical great ape conservation projects until the year 2016.
The Jane Goodall Rose
Jane has had many things named in her honor—from horses to buildings—and now a rose! The French Climbing Generosa, as it is called, will soon be planted in Marie Antoinette's garden at Versailles.
Jane viewed the rose during a trip to France on May 12.
Multiple African Nations Release Gombe 50 and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots 20th Anniversary Collector Postage Stamps; Dr. Jane Goodall Depicted on Legal Tender for the First Time
New York, N.Y. - March 29, 2011
- The African nation of Tanzania is the first country in the world to release a commemorative stamp issue celebrating the 50th anniversary of renowned primatologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall’s arrival in what is today Gombe National Park, Tanzania. This is the first stamp issue in the world featuring Dr. Goodall’s image. In the coming months, similar series will be released in other countries, including Liberia and the Gambia.
