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 [...]
Guarani peoples – native to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay – were one of the first peoples contacted after Portuguese and Spanish colonisers arrived in South America around 500 years ago. They have been fighting to protect their land and way of life since. In this blog, Programme Officer Bruna Miguel and Latin [...]
Rivers cleanse our waters, birth new life, and carry generational stories of interrelatedness and resilience as they journey through our ecosystems. Indigenous Peoples and local communities have been stewards of these stories for generations, safeguarding caregiving practices for their lands and waters. Recognising this, our partner Taskforce Against Kaiduan Dam (TAKAD) weaves together environmental [...]
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 [...]
The Kikori Delta is renowned for its ecological significance, rich biodiversity, and fascinating culture. Extensive mangroves, forest, wetland, and delta habitats make up this ecologically important and biologically diverse area in the gulf province of southern Papua New Guinea. The region's cultural and biological diversity is deeply intertwined, and this piece explores five culturally [...]
Three stories told by Indigenous people standing up for Ecuador’s rivers about their fight to protect the nature they depend on.
Women play an immensely important role in the conservation world. From contributing ground-breaking research, to upholding traditional local knowledge, women are often the frontline of preserving nature and nurturing the communities around them. Still, for many women in conservation, these roles often come with extra hurdles and challenges. That’s why it is essential we elevate [...]
The bad news came through at their weekly team meeting: a new decree (N°2019/4562 of 11 November 2019) had been issued, allocating 60,000 ha of Campo Ma'an forest in southwest Cameroon to CAMVERT, an agro-industrial giant producing and marketing palm oil. The Green Development Advocates (GDA) team sprang into action. This is the story of [...]
In 2021, at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, a group of environmental conservation donors made a historic $1.7 billion pledge to support Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' forest guardianship. But getting conservation funding to lndigenous or local community-led groups can be a challenge, particularly for larger funders. Commissioned by the Ford Foundation on behalf [...]
When it comes to preserving nature, it can feel like there is an overwhelming amount of work to do, but the new year brings a moment to reflect on what we’ve achieved so far. Each success makes a difference to species, habitats, and local people, and we’d like to share some of the progress [...]