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.
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.
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.
Earth Day: Celebrating Roots & Shoots and JGI Uganda’s Green Legacy and the Power of Youth Action
On Earth Day, JGI Uganda and Roots & Shoots Uganda showcase the power of youth action—from planting 35,000 trees to community clean-ups. Discover how their work honours Dr. Jane Goodall’s legacy and inspires global change.
Young Changemakers in Thailand Lead Recycling and River Cleanup Action
The Roots & Shoots Unity Concord International School group in Thailand is showing how even young learners can create meaningful environmental change. Through a Service Learning project, Grade 2 students explored recycling, learned about the SDGs and cleaned up the Ping River.
Youth Action in Japan, Belgium and Chile: Protecting Animals, Biodiversity and Natural Spaces
From animal rescue support in Japan to biodiversity workshops in Belgium and community conservation efforts in Chile, Roots & Shoots youth are transforming their communities through compassion and creativity. Explore these three inspiring stories and discover how to get involved.
