Has Social Media Become a Digital Circus for Wildlife?
A hoax chimpanzee fight spread across social media. The Jane Goodall Institute explains why turning great apes into props and punchlines harms wildlife, and how we can all help change what fills our feeds.
From Urban Birds to Wetland Restoration: Roots & Shoots in China, Ecuador, and Slovakia
Roots & Shoots youth in China, Ecuador, and Slovakia are protecting the natural world in every form — from urban bird conservation to a nationwide youth network to patient wetland restoration.
One Year Without Dr. Jane Goodall: Honouring Her Legacy Through Roots & Shoots
One year after the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, we honour her legacy as a scientist, animal lover, mentor, and global icon — and celebrate 35 years of Roots & Shoots, the movement she built to carry her hope into the future.
See It, Don’t Share It: SMACC’s Guide for Report It! Week
Online animal cruelty doesn’t always look violent — it can hide behind “cute” or “funny” content. For Report It! Week, learn what to look for, why engagement makes it worse, and how to report it.
International Day of Peace 2026: Creating Peace Through Art with Roots & Shoots
This International Day of Peace, Roots & Shoots honours Dr. Jane Goodall’s legacy and 35 years of the network she built — exploring peace through art, reflection, and action for animals, people, and the environment.
Clean Rivers, Cleaner Coasts: Roots & Shoots Marks World Cleanup Day in South Africa, Spain, Sierra Leone, and the USA
Roots & Shoots volunteers in South Africa, Spain, Sierra Leone, and the USA marked World Cleanup Day with riverbank clean-ups, otter monitoring, coastal work, and a beach clean-up in Chicago.
From a Nature Corner to the Black Sea: Roots & Shoots in Austria, Mexico, and Türkiye
Roots & Shoots youth in Austria, Mexico, and Türkiye are protecting biodiversity in every form — from a wildlife-friendly schoolyard to water-culture education to marine literacy training on the Black Sea.
Butterfly Gardens, Native Trees, and a Student Prize: Roots & Shoots in India, France, and Uganda
Roots & Shoots youth in India, France, and Uganda are growing biodiversity in every sense — from butterfly gardens and native tree nurseries to a student prize celebrating youth-led environmental projects.
Roots & Shoots in Italy, the Czech Republic and DRC: Remembrance, Legacy and Growth
Three Roots & Shoots stories, from the Czech Republic, DRC and Italy, show remembrance, legacy and growth in action — a student-built bench honouring Dr. Jane Goodall, young people mapping and restoring forest in North Kivu, and schoolchildren creating memorial cards for two reintroduced Northern Bald Ibises.
Small Actions, Real Impact Across Three Continents: Roots & Shoots in South Africa, Indonesia and USA
Roots & Shoots youth in South Africa, Indonesia, and the USA are proving that every individual makes a difference — from students interning at Chimp Eden sanctuary to support 33 rescued chimpanzees, to school clubs across Java and Bali turning snack wrappers into ecobricks, to a Chicago Basecamp clearing 700+ pieces of trash from Montrose Beach.
