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.
Hope in Action: Three Roots & Shoots Youth Projects for International Youth Day

Roots & Shoots members in Rwanda, France and the USA are taking action in their own unique ways, from becoming conservation ambassadors beside a national park, to bringing free veterinary care to families who need it most, to leading a university’s fight against unsustainable palm oil.
Roots & Shoots in Luxembourg and France: From Bee Hotels to a Prison Library

In Luxembourg, the Eco Rangers at ISL built bee hotels, planted flowers and hosted a Bee Bazaar to protect local pollinators. In France, a month long programme brought Jane Goodall’s Vision of Hope into Rochefort detention centre, where inmates now have their own Jane Goodall library corner.
Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots France – Empowering Youth Leadership Across France through the Prix Jeunesse

Roots & Shoots France and DP World are empowering youth-led change at scale — from organic veggie boxes in Montpellier to 9,055 trees planted across France through the Prix Jeunesse programme.
Roots & Shoots in France, Mali, and the Czech Republic: Reforestation, Community Care, and Wildlife Protection

A forest restored in France, 200 adults reached in Mali, and a campus bird population protected in the Czech Republic — three Roots & Shoots groups, three continents, one shared commitment to action.
Fabulous projects from Roots & Shoots groups in French middle school, Novalaise
© the Jane Goodall Institute FranceAt the Novalaise middle school, the students, particularly those in the 6th and 5th grades (150 students), decided to act locally: