Jane Goodall is an ethologist and environmentalist, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and a United Nations Messenger of Peace.

We All Must Take Action

Happy students in the rural village of Dacope, Khulna, Bangladesh. © Md. Nafiul Hasan Nasim
A thirsty child near Gujrat City, Pakistan. © Asim Ijaz
A large piece of ice breaks off of the Alaskan Fjord glacier during an unusually warm summer (2019). © Shumaila Bhatti
A wild male (silver back) gorilla, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Uganda.© Joe Shelly

As the United Nations celebrates its 75th Anniversary this year, which has been marked by a global pandemic and global fear, we are all called to renew our sense of solidarity and hope.

The Illegal Commercial Bushmeat Trade in Central and West Africa

All of the great apes of Africa, chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas are endangered by human population growth, habitat destruction, illegal trafficking of apes for entertainment, private zoos and hunting.