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‘Roots and Shoots’ program
It was found in 1991 and it is a youth service program for young people of all ages. Their mission is to feed respect and compassion for all living things, to build up on the understanding of all cultures and to encourage everybody to start taking action to make the environment a better place for every living thing. We have to change the way we make decisions. This program empowers young people to become the type of leaders who will make right choices to make the world a better place. -
Discoveries about chimpanzees behavior
She discovered that the survival of their species was being threatened by habitat destruction and illegal trafficking. Her findings showed that many behaviors from humans may have been inherited from common ancestors that we shared with chimpanzees millions of years ago. She also discovered that chimpanzees not only use tools, but they also make their own. She discovered that chimpanzees eat meat knowing that they had been assumed to be vegetarian and they also hunt in groups. -
Work as an activist
Jane Goodall took an unusual approach to her subjects.She immersed herself in the chimpanzees forest habitat with a fresh perspective of an uncluttered mind. She set a new standard for the study of apes in the wild, experiencing their complex society and coming to know them and interact with them as individuals. She attends the first "Understanding Chimpanzees" conference in Chicago, which shifts her focus from observation and research. -
Institute’s work
She founded the Jane Goodall's Institute to ensure that her vision and life’s work continue to encourage the collective power of everybody's action to save the natural world we all live in. "My Life Among the Wild Chimpanzees” brings Jane Goodall and her chimps into the homes of millions. The film "Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees which brings the life of the chimps and her to the spotlight.