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Artists for Peace and Justice to Honor Dr. Jane Goodall Jul 30, 2024

Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ), a leading non-profit organization dedicated to peace, social justice, and providing education in Haiti, is thrilled to announce its 16th annual gala, taking place on Sunday, September 8th, 2024. More →

Stars to Appear at 2024 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park Jun 20, 2024

Global Citizen, the world’s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty, today announced the lineup of the 2024 Global Citizen Festival, set to take place on Central Park’s Great Lawn on September 28. More →

Dr. Jane Goodall Celebrates 90th Birthday Apr 4, 2024

On April 3, the world observed the 90th birthday of Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, a renowned ethologist, a conservationist, a UN Messenger of Peace and the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI). More →

Jane Goodall Awarded for Lifetime of Service to Animals at Star-Studded Gala Benefiting Mercy For Animals Jun 14, 2021

On Thursday evening nearly 1,000 animal advocates watched actors and activists Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara present the Hope Award to Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and U.N. messenger of peace, at the Mercy For Animals virtual Hope Gala hosted by NAACP Image Award winner, actress, and vegan foodie Tabitha Brown (Showtime’s The Chi). More →

Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara to Present Hope Award to Dr. Jane Goodall at Mercy For Animals’ Hope Gala Jun 8, 2021

On June 10 actors and activists Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara will present the Hope Award to Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and U.N. messenger of peace, at the Mercy For Animals Hope Gala hosted by NAACP Image Award winner, actress, and vegan foodie Tabitha Brown (Showtime’s The Chi). More →

Dr. Jane Goodall Receives Prestigious 2021 Templeton Prize May 26, 2021

Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, UN Messenger of Peace and world-renowned ethologist and conservationist, whose groundbreaking discoveries changed humanity’s understanding of its role in the natural world, was announced last week as the winner of the 2021 Templeton Prize. More →

Jane Goodall Shocked That EU at CITES May Oppose Ending Cruel Trade in Baby Elephants Aug 27, 2019

World-renowned conservationist Jane Goodall Ph.D., DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, and UN Messenger of Peace, has joined with animal protection charity Humane Society International to issue a heart-felt plea to the European Union not to overturn a ban passed last week at the CITES wildlife trade conference in Geneva that would end the capture of baby African elephants from the wild for export to zoos and circuses in China, the USA and elsewhere. More →

LTTS Special, Part 3: Dr. Jane Goodall in New Zealand Jul 1, 2019

In this three part Look To The Stars special, the Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand invited us to share the stories of three high school students from across New Zealand who were given the opportunity to attend Dr. Goodall’s events and interview her. Below is the third and final article, by Christchurch student, Abigail Johnson. More →

LTTS Special, Part 2: Dr. Jane Goodall in New Zealand Jun 20, 2019

In this three part Look To The Stars special, the Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand invited us to share the stories of three high school students from across New Zealand who were given the opportunity to attend Dr. Goodall’s events and interview her. Below is the second article, by 15-year-old Auckland student Taleah Rochelle. More →

LTTS Special: Dr. Jane Goodall in New Zealand Jun 19, 2019

In this three part Look To The Stars special, the Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand invited us to share the stories of three high school students from across New Zealand who were given the opportunity to attend Dr. Jane Goodall's events and interview her. Below is the first article, by 14-year-old Wellington student, Anastasia Reid. More →

Jane Goodall Launches The Jane Goodall Legacy Foundation Jan 28, 2019

Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder of The Jane Goodall Institute and United Nations Messenger of Peace, launches the Jane Goodall Legacy Foundation. More →

Jane Goodall Speaks Out Against Shocking And Inhumane Treatment Of Primates Sep 24, 2018

Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, has described the treatment of monkeys used in research as “shocking and inhumane”, calling for a phase out of their use at the earliest opportunity. More →

Jane Goodall Meets Leonardo DiCaprio At Charity Event Apr 10, 2018

Dr. Jane Goodall met with Leonardo DiCaprio and Moby at an event in LA this week. More →

Brian May Joins Charities to Deliver 425,000 Signatures Calling for a UK Fur Trade Ban Mar 28, 2018

Queen guitarist and animal advocate Brian May CBE joined the UK’s leading animal-protection groups at 10 Downing Street this week to hand in a petition with 425,834 signatures urging Prime Minister Theresa May to introduce a UK animal-fur import ban. More →

Celebrities Call For A Fur Ban In The UK Mar 14, 2018

This week, British Prime Minister Theresa May received a letter from 31 of Britain’s biggest stars urging her to introduce a UK ban on animal-fur imports. More →

Sam Neill and Jane Goodall Want to Ban the Bag Feb 27, 2018

Greenpeace have an important message from their most recent plastic campaign recruit, actor Sam Neill. More →

Jane Goodall And WETA Digital Speak Out Against Using Live Animals In Entertainment Jul 13, 2017

Jane Goodall met the team at WETA Digital when she was in New Zealand recently, and talked about stopping the use of live animals in the entertainment industry. More →

Jane Goodall Institute Partners With War For The Planet Of The Apes Film To Help Chimps Jun 7, 2017

In honor of the upcoming release of the new War for the Planet of the Apes, 20th Century Fox have teamed with the Jane Goodall Institute to provide care for rescued chimpanzees at Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in Republic of Congo. More →

Organizations Speak Out Against Trump's Decision To Pull Out Of Paris Climate Agreement Jun 6, 2017

Some of the world’s most respected environmental organizations have spoken out about President Trump’s globally derided decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. More →

Jane Goodall Calls For Release Of Surviving Primates From German Lab May 10, 2017

Internationally renowned ethologist, Dr Jane Goodall, DBE Founder – the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace – has joined animal protection groups in Germany, the UK and France (Ärzte-gegen-Tierversuche e.V. , Cruelty Free International and One Voice) in welcoming an end to the controversial neuroscience experiments on monkeys at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics (MPI) in Tübingen, and is calling for the surviving monkeys to be released to a sanctuary. More →

Jane Goodall's Movement To Stop Wildlife Trafficking Sep 29, 2016

A well-known name in humanitarianism, environmentalism, conservation and advocacy through her Institute, Jane Goodall is now venturing into social media to create a movement to stop the trafficking of wildlife. More →

David Attenborough And Jane Goodall Call For An End To Controversial Neuroscience Experiments On Primates Sep 8, 2016

Sir David Attenborough and Dr Jane Goodall are joining Cruelty Free International and a line-up of scientists, primatologists and animal welfare experts in raising concerns about the controversial use of non-human primates in neuroscience research. More →

Jane Goodall Supports Groups Ending Cruel Dog Meat Trade Aug 10, 2016

With South Korea’s Bok Nal days underway, the country’s animal protection campaigners mobilised at South Korea’s first ever global anti-dog meat conference. More →

Jane Goodall Inspires Laurel Springs School Students Sep 22, 2015

To kick off the school year, students at Laurel Springs School – an accredited online private school – received an inspirational presentation from Dr. Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace. More →

Jane Goodall Speaks Out Against Mauritius Monkey Trade Aug 6, 2015

Internationally renowned primatologist, Dr Jane Goodall, DBE Founder – the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, has joined animal protection organization Cruelty Free International to speak out against the Mauritius monkey trade. More →

Jane Goodall Promotes Environment At United Nations Ceremony In Kenya Jul 23, 2015

Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, a U.N. Messenger of Peace and Ambassador for the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP), planted a tree to mark over 50 years of commitment to conservation and the environment in a ceremony on 15 July at the United Nations of Nairobi (UNON) compound in Nairobi, Kenya. More →

Jane Goodall Speaks Out Against Cruel Primate Research At Max Planck Institute Sep 30, 2014

Internationally renowned primatologist, Dr Jane Goodall DBE has spoken out against the suffering of primates at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics (MPI) in Germany. More →

Jane Goodall Speaks Out Against Plight Of Baboons Used For Research In Kenya‏ Aug 12, 2014

World famous primatologist, Dr Jane Goodall, DBE Founder – the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace and distinguished field biologist and conservationist Ian Redmond OBE, have joined the UK animal protection organization the BUAV to raise concerns about the sad plight of wild-caught baboons used in research at the Institute of Primate Research in Kenya. More →

Jane Goodall Brings A Message Of Hope To New Zealand Jun 23, 2014

UN Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall was in New Zealand’s capital city on Sunday to talk about her work to make the world a better place, and LookToTheStars.org was there. More →

Jane Goodall Joins Protests Against Air France May 15, 2014

Globally renowned primate expert Dr. Jane Goodall has fired off an e-mail on PETA's behalf to Alexandre de Juniac, chair and chief executive officer of Air France, urging him to end the company’s shipment of monkeys to laboratories, where they are caged, poisoned, crippled, and then killed. More →