Honouring Dr Kristina Gjerde, dedicated advocate for the ocean
Anna Heath reflects on working with Dr Kristina Gjerde, an extraordinary marine conservationist.
Reflections from the IUCN World Conservation Congress
Our Co-Executive Director Helen Tugendhat reflects on the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025.
From pledges to action: Land tenure commitments take centre stage in London
The nature that upholds all life is protected every day by Indigenous Peoples and local communities around the world. Their leadership is essential to a healthy planet and a just future. As leaders gathered at St James’ Palace to discuss how momentum towards COP30 can channel pledges into action, Synchronicity Earth calls on funders to [...]
“This is the reality”: What Indigenous leaders need us to hear
If we want to create a liveable future for all beings, it’s vital we listen to Indigenous voices, which too often go unheard. That’s why we hosted a Listening Session at The Sidebar alongside the Skoll World Forum, creating a space for influential individuals to pass the microphone to Indigenous representatives, and instead take [...]
How can philanthropy step up in light of cuts to overseas aid?
A new report advises how private funders can better support Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth, in light of governmental aid cuts.
Funding Together: Pooling resources for conservation
Given the many challenges of funding, pooling resources so funders can work together is opening a collaborative future for environmental philanthropy.
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 [...]
Snapshots from a global biodiversity conference
The world's largest and most important global gathering on biodiversity convened in Montreal, Canada, in December 2022. As the speeches, pledges and media coverage of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties 15 (COP15) fade into memory, we hear from four people who were there. Large, [...]
My World Conservation Congress was in Kinshasa
Cliquez ici pour lire cet article en français. Merline Touko Tchoko, Cameroonian communications expert and Synchronicity Earth consultant, spent eight days alongside our Congo Basin Programme partners taking part in the first ‘Mini-Congress’ for nature in Kinshasa, timed to coincide with the IUCN World Conservation Congress being held in Marseille. Through the eyes and [...]