Pria Ghosh joined the Synchronicity Earth research team in October 2020. With her expertise in amphibian conservation and particularly in amphibian disease, Pria was well placed to take the lead on our amphibian conservation programme. In this interview, she talks about how she came to work with amphibians, describes her new role at Synchronicity [...]
One of the most common questions asked of environmentalists is ‘What can I do?’. The answer is different for every individual, but a new framework released in a study today is the ‘Mitigation and Conservation Hierarchy’, or ‘Four Steps for the Earth’. Two of the authors of this study, Hollie Booth (DPhil researcher at [...]
Chris Scarffe is an environmental filmmaker who has been lucky enough to work in some of Earth’s most unique and diverse locations, both on land and underwater. In 2019, Synchronicity Earth worked with Chris to produce a film to celebrate our tenth anniversary and showcase the brilliant work being done by some of the [...]
Apes are our closest living cousins... In fact, we’re just a pair of chromosomes apart. Actually, we are apes. Humans and non-human apes all evolved from a common ancestor about 14 million years ago – not that long in the grand scheme of things. We are most closely related to chimps and bonobos, while gorillas [...]
For International Youth Day, work experience student George Yardley writes about the label of 'environmentalist' in the 21st century: what it is perceived to be and what it should be. When I think of a 21st century environmentalist what comes to mind is an extremist - someone who doesn’t drive, doesn’t fly, doesn’t use plastic, [...]
The Fabric of Life Series was designed to highlight people and projects working to save species and ecosystems threatened by the fashion industry. It aimed to provide a better understanding of the threats that the current fashion supply chain presents to people and nature, introduce innovative solutions and organisations that are addressing these threats [...]
In July 2018, Synchronicity Earth teamed up with the ZSL EDGE of Existence team at London Zoo to bring in artist Louis Masai to paint a series of 6 giant murals. Louis brought his distinct 'patchwork' style to the project, highlighting some of the weird and wonderful species, which are Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered, [...]
FABRICS FOR A FLOURISHING FUTURE: How next-gen technologies and innovative textiles are disrupting the damaging environmental impact of the fashion supply chain. 24 January – Future Fabrics Expo: Victoria House Basement | 6pm Expo after hours, 7pm panel Explore textiles with a lower environmental footprint and innovative sustainable fabrics that are changing the way fashion impacts the natural world. Series [...]
Synchronicity Earth is proud to be launching its Fabric of Life series in partnership with The Environmental Funders Network, Canopy Planet and The Sustainable Angle. Fabric of Life is a series of collaborative and participatory events to engage and empower participants to support change by providing: • An understanding of the threats that the current fashion [...]
