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World Wildlife Day 2026: A Unified Global Response to Wildlife Trafficking

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:45:48 +0100

Integrating Biodiversity Protection Across Species, Landscapes, and Communities

World Wildlife Day, celebrated every year on 3 March, is the largest global annual day dedicated to wildlife. The date marks the conclusion of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). In this blog Dr Zara Bending talks about this year’s theme, including how chimpanzees enjoy a special connection to it.

Our 2025 summary

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:03:47 +0100

We are really grateful and proud of what we achieved this year :

More than 12,745 trees planted all over Belgium with 6 tree plantings organised, which supports the reforestation of 275,000 trees in Burundi.
Our commitment to education and youth empowerment led us to conduct 333 workshops with 6,923 children across Belgium, we have nearly doubled since last year!
We received more than 2000€ of donations for helping the chimps and supporting our work in Chimp Eden sanctuary and Dindefelo Reserve in Africa. To our actual Chimp Guardians who have supported the centra on a recurrent basis, we express our deepest gratitude for being part of this mission year after year.

Release of a children's book in Belgium in collaboration with Jane

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:59:39 +0200

Willow the Nature Hero is back with a brand-new adventure, and this time he has some special company!
None other than Jane Goodall, world-renowned biologist, anthropologist, and pioneer in chimpanzee research. The book, created in collaboration with the Jane Goodall Institute Belgium takes children aged 5 and up to the lush jungles of Tanzania.

Paula's pollinator project

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:53:58 +0200

We’re excited to announce that Paula, our intern studying biology, has been selected by R&S Global to represent Belgium at the Malaysia retreat in September for her proposal to launch a fantastic project to create pollinator hotspots in Brussels this last month! 🐝

Roots & Shoots bioblitz activities

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:56:33 +0200

In recent months, we've been able to organize two bioblitz activities in the magnificent Forêt de Soignes, on the outskirts of Brussels.

Kayak cleanup in the Brussels canal

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:54:59 +0200

We spent a sunny morning cleaning up the Brussels canal for the Levi's team building event on May 8.