Asian Species
Building Capacity
It is widely recognised that conservation capacity is low in most of Southeast Asia, yet for conservation efforts to be effective and long-lasting, building up that capacity is essential. We identify opportunities to support partner organisations to grow and promote greater coordination between those working to conserve Asian species on the ground.
Local conservation groups are starting to grow, but they will need significant support if they are to successfully combat the Asian species crisis.
Synchronicity Earth helps to increase conservation capacity in the region by:
Supporting the Asian Species Action Partnership (ASAP) in its work to understand and fill capacity gaps within the region.
The Asian Species Action Partnership (ASAP) was formed because of the broad lack of engagement and action to save the most threatened vertebrate species in Southeast Asia. ASAP is an alliance of conservation organisations, established by the IUCN Species Survival Commission, with the aim of focusing emergency conservation attention on those land and freshwater vertebrate species most in danger of extinction in Southeast Asia.
Providing development opportunities to local partners and conservation leaders.
We support direct capacity building of key partner organisations in Southeast Asia. This includes targeted training and workshops, but also linking our partners with professional capacity building and mentoring organisations, with a particular focus on building conservation leadership.
Helping to establish, where necessary, new organisations or grow existing initiatives to help fill capacity gaps around priority species.