A Shared Vision for Nature: WildMon and the Jane Goodall Institute to Take the Stage at Love Tomorrow
On July 23, 2026, WildMon and the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) will take the stage together at Love Tomorrow (part of Tomorrowland) in Belgium to deliver the keynote: Listening to Nature’s Heartbeat, in front of 2,500 guests. The keynote will address the question that has never been more urgent: how can we better listen to nature and work with the people closest to it to protect its future?
Bringing together science, technology, and community-led conservation leadership, this immersive keynote will invite audiences to reflect on our relationship with the natural world and explore a hopeful vision for the future of conservation.
From Tanzania to Tomorrowland
Earlier this year, our leadership team and JGI travelled together through Tanzania, spending time in Gombe National Park alongside the communities who have cared for these landscapes for generations.
The visit held special significance. Not only is Gombe where Dr. Jane Goodall began her groundbreaking research over sixty years ago, but it also reinforced a belief shared by both organizations: that the future of conservation depends on working with local communities to develop the tools that will support deeper understanding of the ecosystems they call home.
After a series of collaborative workshops with Forest Monitors, community leaders, JGI, and the WildMon team, new ideas took shape and are now the foundation for a deeper, future collaboration rooted in community leadership, scientific innovation, and long-term nature stewardship.
The Keynote: Listening to Nature's Heartbeat
At Love Tomorrow, Merlin van Lawick, grandson of the late Dr. Jane Goodall and Conservation Programme Specialist at JGI, will join Marconi Campos, WildMon's Chief Scientist, to take audiences on a journey through the sounds, stories, and science that are transforming how we understand biodiversity.
Together, they will explore how biodiversity monitoring technologies, artificial intelligence, and ecological data can strengthen conservation through deeper listening and better understanding of ecosystems. Not by replacing people, but by developing better tools with local communities to monitor, understand, and care for the landscapes they know best.
Grounded in Dr. Jane Goodall's enduring legacy of hope, individual action, and the Tacare approach to community-led conservation, the keynote will demonstrate how technology and nature-human connection can work hand in hand to build a more resilient future.
Love Tomorrow marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter.
While we are looking forward to sharing this conversation with audiences in Belgium, this is only the beginning. Following the keynote, WildMon and JGI will share more about what is to emerge from this shared vision.
We hope you'll follow the journey as we continue exploring ways to reconnect with nature, and help shape its future.
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