Project in collaboration with ANISN Pavia & Jane Goodall Institute Italia

In 1960, Goodall began observing chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, revolutionizing study methods: she assigned individual names to the animals (instead of numbers) and discovered that they use twigs as tools to capture termites. She also demonstrated that they hunt and eat meat, debunking the idea that they are strictly vegetarian. She observed strikingly human behaviors, such as tool use, kisses, hugs, and power struggles, convincing her that these beings deserve fundamental rights, including living in their habitat without threats.

For this reason, in 1977 she founded the Jane Goodall Institute, dedicated to environmental protection and improving conditions for local communities. In recent decades, she has traveled the world as a messenger of peace and activist, raising awareness about climate change, biodiversity loss, and animal rights. Her Roots & Shoots educational program, which this project is part of, engages young people in protecting the environment, animals, and communities.

Click here to listen to her last message.