From Forest Trails to Conference Stages: Speaking Up for Nature and Wildlife
Students lead a nature walk through Singapore’s Thomson Nature Park, and JGI Israel’s Dr. Itai Roffman makes the case for great ape rehabilitation sanctuaries at the International Animal Rights Conference.
Toads, Taps, and Rivers: Three Roots & Shoots Stories Connected by Water
Roots & Shoots youth in Hungary, Austria, and Spain are connected by water in three different ways — rescuing migrating amphibians, securing clean drinking water, and cleaning up a river.
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.
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.
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.
Roots & Shoots in Peru, the USA and South Korea: Frogs, Theatre Kits and a Wetland Saved
In Peru, students monitor frog species alongside park rangers in the Reserva Nacional de Junín. In Illinois, Bailey M. created sensory friendly theatre kits for children with disabilities. In South Korea, a small Roots & Shoots group helped reverse a landfill order and protect Bucheon’s last natural wetland.
Roots & Shoots in Belgium, Guatemala and Israel: Pollinators, Planet Guardians and Preserving Knowledge
In Belgium, Paula’s self made pollinator project earned her a place at the Roots & Shoots retreat in Malaysia. In Guatemala, two groups are promoting healthy soils and waste reuse with their communities. In Israel, students are documenting Bedouin elders’ knowledge of medicinal plants for a storytelling exhibit at Yezreel Valley College.
Building a Cross-Border Hub for Environmental Learning – Roots & Shoots Malaysia
With support from DP World, Roots & Shoots Malaysia is developing the Save the Earth Explorium, a new environmental learning centre in Satun, Thailand. Young people from Malaysia and Thailand are already collaborating on workshops and creative digital experiences ahead of its official launch.
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.
