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$1 Million Donation from the Ian Somerhalder Foundation Helps Jane Goodall Institute

Los Angeles, CA. The Ian Somerhalder Foundation is giving a $1 million donation to the Jane Goodall Institute. Dr. Jane Goodall has been one of the world’s foremost advocates in ape conservation and species conservation at large for the last 6 decades, traveling the world to educate people on the importance of conservation and taking positive action. Ian Somerhalder is an actor known for playing is work in the TV dramas Lost and The Vampire Diaries. He’s also a United Nations Global Goodwill Ambassador who founded the ISF for helping the environment and its living things for the better. This donation, announced in May, is a symbol of both organizations’ shared goal of improving the wellbeing of Earth’s ecosystems.

Here’s a video about the big donation:

The donation will provide the Jane Goodall Institute with resources to expand their Roots and Shoots program, which teaches conservation skills to around 700,000 people across more than 50 countries, and their programs to rehabilitate orphaned chimpanzees and protect chimpanzee environments across the world. JGI will also be able to work on more grassroots projects with local communities interested in conservation. Such projects will focus on sustainable living, agro-forestry, environmental education, and will therefore be able to simultaneously improve their lives and the world around them.

More about the Ian Somerhalder Foundation:

The purpose of the Foundation is to advance science; promote the conservation of natural resources, such as forests, lands, and wildlife, for the benefit of the entire community; provide relief to the poor, distressed, and underprivileged; and support other organizations conducting activities under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

To learn more about ISF, click here: https://www.isfoundation.com/

More about the Jane Goodall Institute:

The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is a global community conservation organization founded by Dr. Goodall in 1977. By protecting chimpanzees and inspiring action to conserve the natural world we all share, we improve the lives of people, animals, and the environment. 

To learn more about JGI, click here: https://janegoodall.org/

Shriya Nayyar

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