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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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From the field: gallery of photos fresh from our conservation partners
Enjoy a behind-the-scenes peek at the images in our Programmes Team inbox with stories fresh from our partners about conservation work with local communities.
Recognising the power of the youth movement: the Chrysalis Youth Fund
We are very excited to announce the launch of Synchronicity Earth’s new fund to support the emerging leaders of the youth movement pioneering action for the environment: the Chrysalis Youth Fund. “Whenever I talk to people who want to support youth, I tell them: We already did all the work. [...]
The freshwater opportunity: preserving the waters which connect us
What do rivers mean to you? For Hugo Costa, deep in the Amazon, the seasons of the Juruá River can define the food you eat, the journeys you travel, and the people you meet. For Yolarnie Amepou, looking over a vast river delta in Papua New Guinea, ten different cultures have been shaped by [...]
Inland waters: it is time to prioritise the waters of life
In the United Nations biodiversity agreement, freshwater ecosystems were finally included as ‘inland waters’ in the commitment to safeguard and restore at least 30 per cent of the world’s lands, inland waters, coastal areas and oceans by 2030. So, what is the freshwater biodiversity crisis, and why should we be concerned for people and [...]
Making history: Conservation in the Congo Basin with Bihini Won wa Musiti Jean
When Bihini Won wa Musiti Jean began working in forest conservation in the Congo Basin back in 1982, in Central and Western African regions the idea of conserving nature was still that to preserve wildlife, people had to be kept out of natural areas. This approach has often caused more problems than it has [...]
Champions of the Endangered
On June 2022, Synchronicity Earth and the Ellen Fund invited friends, partners, and beyond to share stories which celebrate conservationists doing inspiring work to protect threatened species and ecosystems as part of the #ChampionsOfTheEndangered campaign. Organisations and individuals joined in from all around the world, sharing the stories of over 100 Champions of the [...]
Placing trust at the heart of environmental philanthropy
With a wave of new pledges of large grants to environmental organisations, as funders, we need to reflect on how our philanthropy can be improved. Building trust between donors and grantees plus reshaping the donor community so it can better support the organisations working on the ground are the foundations of a philosophy and [...]
Four conservation stories from 2021 to make you smile
2021 has presented many challenges for conservation, with COVID-19 continuing to prevent safe engagement with communities, causing delays or cancellations to in-person events, and affecting marginalised communities the hardest. However, our team at Synchronicity Earth continue to be inspired by the resilience and resourcefulness of our partners, who continue to do extraordinary work to [...]
In search of secret wildlife Part IV: The ocean depths
Continuing our ‘In search of secret wildlife’ series, Nina Seale dives into the mysteries surrounding marine ecology and conservation, exploring the dangers that mining and industrial fishing present when so little is known about the potential impact. We know so little about our ocean, we can’t even guess the number [...]