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.
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.
Honouring Heritage, Demanding Justice: Roots & Shoots Youth Mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Roots & Shoots members in New Mexico and Edmonton, Canada are honouring heritage and confronting hard truths in their own unique ways, from a car show celebrating Indigenous design and dignity kits for Navajo women, to an evening of beading, drumming and awareness-raising for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2Spirit people.
Highlights from Roots & Shoots Projects in Chile, the Czech Republic and Puerto Rico
Roots & Shoots members in Chile, the Czech Republic and Puerto Rico are taking action in their own unique ways, from empowering girls as future leaders, to spreading kindness on the streets of Prague, to celebrating Jane Goodall’s life under the stars.
World Chimpanzee Day: Chimpanzee Cultures and the Knowledge Passed Through Generations
On World Chimpanzee Day, Dr. Rahel Noser of the Jane Goodall Institute Switzerland reflects on Jane Goodall’s discovery that chimpanzees have culture: knowledge and traditions passed from one generation to the next. Plus, how Roots & Shoots groups around the world are proving that action for chimpanzees can start anywhere.
World Swift Day 2026: Jane Goodall’s Legacy and a New Patron for Swift Conservation
From a 10-year-old in Switzerland raising funds at an alpine cattle drive to Roots & Shoots groups advocating for swifts in Burundi, World Swift Day 2026 shows that conservation begins with individuals who choose to act.
The Ripple Effect: How Roots & Shoots Creates Lasting Change Across Generations
Roots & Shoots projects create lasting change: In New Jersey, Katrina Macht’s 1993 vision inspired John Guarino, who now teaches his son environmental values, demonstrating the generational power of youth-led action.
Honouring Dr. Jane Goodall: A Day of Action and Inspiration with Roots & Shoots USA
On 3 April, Roots & Shoots USA’s Chicago Basecamp celebrated Dr. Jane Goodall’s birthday with a day of action. From youth panels to seed ball workshops, the event inspired attendees to carry forward her legacy of conservation and hope. Discover how small actions create big change.
Voices Of Hope Series: Celebrating 35 Years of Roots & Shoots
To celebrate 35 years of Roots & Shoots, the Voices of Hope series highlights alumni, youth leaders, experts, and community champions whose lives have been shaped by this global movement.
Inaugural Jane Goodall Day
On what would’ve been Jane Goodall’s 92nd birthday, let’s come together and celebrate the incomparable Jane by doing something she believed in: taking action, big or small, to benefit people, animals, and our shared environment.
