Celebrate International Women’s Day: Meet Vineeta Gupta
Tuesday, 08 March 2022
Our famous founder is one of many bold, brilliant, game-changing women at the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI). From the youngest Roots & Shoots members to our global CEO, we are very lucky to have countless curious, compassionate female leaders among us. All courageously committed to creating hope in their communities for the future of our
- Published in Conservation, Equality, National Youth Leadership Council, News, Roots & Shoots
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Roots & Shoots Team Meet in Melbourne for Annual Conference
Monday, 22 October 2018
Recently members of the Roots & Shoots and National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) met in Melbourne to develop the strategic plan for Roots & Shoots. In addition to the State Coordinators from WA (Bill Waterer), Victoria (Sarah Triolo), Queensland (Peta Wilson) and New South Wales (K-Lynn Smith), members of the NYLC met to discuss the
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Roots & Shoots Delegates Gather at Windsor Castle
Wednesday, 01 August 2018
It’s that exciting time of the year again when Dr Jane Goodall joins young Roots & Shoots delegates from around the world at Windsor! Over the week, at St George’s House in Windsor Castle, the delegates will share perspectives and collaborate on action plans to address sustainability issues when they return home. Our very own
- Published in National Youth Leadership Council, News, Roots & Shoots
The War on Waste and Plastics Continues
Sunday, 08 July 2018
Following on our fantastic Thumbs up for Turtles plastic-free campaign in Term 2, we are excited to see all the buzz around reducing waste and plastic continuing this month. Firstly it was of course #PlasticFreeJuly and in case you haven’t heard, the ABC’s War on Waste is back on TV on Tuesday evenings. We are
- Published in Conservation, National Youth Leadership Council, News, Roots & Shoots
Winning the Battle Against Ocean Plastics
Saturday, 30 June 2018
June was a big month for JGIA’s anti-plastics campaign with both World Environment Day and World Oceans Day! In fact, throughout June we joined Dr. Jane in being motivated to take action against single-use plastic every single day. Through our wonderful Thumbs Up For Turtles! ocean plastics campaign, we battled plastic pollution by swapping single-use
- Published in National Youth Leadership Council, News, Roots & Shoots
Thumbs up for Turtles! Thumbs down for Ocean Plastics
Tuesday, 15 May 2018
Have you seen the Thumbs Up For Turtles! campaign created by our amazing National Youth Leadership Council? The TUFT campaign is part of a global Roots & Shoots migration project initiated at the Global Roots & Shoots conference in Windsor, UK, in 2016. Conference attendees selected the critically endangered Hawksbill turtle as a flagship species
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NYLC Lead JGIA’s Team 2 Plastics Campaign
Saturday, 21 April 2018
It has been predicted that there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. From Earth Day and continuing throughout Term 2, Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Australia (R&S) and National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) members will focus on ocean plastics and how our choices impact on our precious wildlife. With news
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NYLC Applications Open until 5 February
Thursday, 01 February 2018
We are thrilled to be accepting applications for our National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC). If you know a young person who wants to make a difference in the world, please let them know that there is still time to apply to be part of our 2018 NYLC. Applications close on February 5 at midnight. They
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