Jane Goodall founded which organization to support chimpanzee research and conservation?

Jane Goodall founded the Jane Goodall Institute to support chimpanzee research, conservation, and community-based environmental work. She established the organization in 1977 with Genevieve di San Faustino, after years of fieldwork at Gombe had shown her that protecting chimpanzees also required protecting their habitat and supporting nearby communities.

The institute grew from Goodall’s research into an international nonprofit organization. Its work includes chimpanzee conservation, habitat protection, public education, wildlife welfare, and partnerships with communities living near forests. The organization also supports scientific research connected to the long-running Gombe study.

In 1991, the Jane Goodall Institute launched Roots & Shoots, its youth program. The initiative encourages young people to develop practical projects for animals, the environment, and their communities. It has since expanded internationally.

The institute is sometimes confused with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, which focuses primarily on mountain gorillas in Rwanda, or the World Wildlife Fund, a much broader global conservation organization. Goodall’s institute is specifically tied to her name, chimpanzee work, and community-centered conservation.