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The Jane Goodall Institute supports chimpanzee research as well as preserving the chimpanzee's habitat and educating young people about taking care of the environment. Their program Roots & Shoots encourages young people to get involved by planting trees, participating in Earth Day, and raising funds to build a center for orphan chimpanzees.

The Jane Goodall Institute has on-going programs in Tanzania, Uganda, the Republic of Congo, and Guinea, and their Roots & Shoots programs has groups all over the world.

To learn more about the Jane Goodall Institute, click here or go to http://www.janegoodall.org/

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