From primate scientist to youth activist: Meet Swetha Stotra Bhashyam
Synchronicity Earth speaks to Swetha Stotra Bhashyam about her career in youth activism for the global biodiversity movement.
Nina Seale
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Nina Seale
Communications Manager
Communications
Nina is a conservation communicator with experience in fundraising, digital media, and charity storytelling. As well as her role in Synchronicity Earth’s small but ambitious communications team, Nina founded and co-runs the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group at Synchronicity Earth and helps with the Synchronicity Portfolio. She has previously worked with Conservation Optimism, World Land Trust, UK Youth for Nature, and Big Canopy Campout; she also currently volunteers with Groundwork as part of the riverfly monitoring network and is a Trustee of Buglife. She has delivered guest lectures and workshops on conservation storytelling and social media to various institutions including Cardiff University, University of Plymouth, and the Royal Geographical Society. Prior to her career in conservation communications, Nina worked in South Africa as a safari guide following her degree in Zoology from the University of Edinburgh. In her spare time, she is editing her debut novel, flying on aerial silks, and taking her dog on adventures.
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The RACE Report: Ethnic diversity and the environment sector
As conservationists, we cherish biodiversity. We understand that an ecosystem is strongest, most resilient to change, and most likely to thrive when there is diversity of habitats, species, and genes. At Synchronicity Earth, our work extends to that of conserving biocultural diversity, knowing that where cultural diversity can flourish, so can biological diversity. So, [...]
Climate disaster hits southern Brazil, thousands displaced
Conservation organisations pause operations to help the emergency relief effort as a climate catastrophe floods southern Brazil.
In it for the long haul: Transforming the crocodile from villain to hero
Wildlife corridors through oil palm plantations. Local communities saving the world’s rarest crocodile from extinction. Sweeping new protections for EU seabed. A groundbreaking coalition for amphibian conservation. When conservation organisations have access to flexible, reliable funding, their impact can be revolutionary. In this series, we look back at major victories facilitated by our long-term, [...]
Podcast: Nina Seale talks about conservation storytelling
Our Communications Manager Nina Seale spoke to Dr Nick Askew, Director of Conservation Careers, about her career in conservation communications, the challenges of Synchronicity Earth’s focus on overlooked species and ecosystems, and why she is passionate about diversity and inclusion in the environment sector. Nina with Jim Pettiward (Head [...]
One last chance to find the saola
The saola is the world’s rarest large mammal. It hasn’t been recorded since a trail camera captured an image of one in 2013, but it is believed that this elusive species still resides in the steep terrain of the Annamite Mountains between Vietnam and Lao – there just hasn’t been a comprehensive search for it [...]
Hope for amphibians: the comeback stories
As many as 222 amphibian species could already have gone extinct, and 2,873 are in danger of extinction, says the second Global Amphibian Assessment, which has been published on 4 October 2023 in the journal Nature. This is our third and final piece on the second Global Amphibian Assessment. Part I summarised the science, [...]
Amphibian extinctions: forgotten today, gone tomorrow
As many as 222 amphibian species could already have gone extinct, and 2,873 are in danger of extinction, says the second Global Amphibian Assessment, which has been published on 4 October 2023 in the journal Nature. Our first piece covering this monument of amphibian research dives into the importance of amphibians, the key threats [...]
The overlooked extinction crisis: amphibians
As many as 222 amphibian species could already have gone extinct, and 2,873 are in danger of extinction, says the second Global Amphibian Assessment, which has been published in the journal Nature. The study analyses two decades’ worth of data from around the world, evaluating the extinction risk of 8,011 amphibian species for the [...]
The wildlife illustrator shortlist
In July 2023, we put out a call for an illustrator to help bring a handful of extinct species to life. We received a huge number of applications (102) from all around the world (27 countries) and took great pleasure in reviewing all the artwork. Here are the shortlisted artists who made it into the final top ten.