Bottom trawling: Fishing reform is possible
Responding to the trawling footage from Ocean with David Attenborough, we discuss hope for the future of marine life thanks to conservation efforts.
Seven species bringing the freshwater biodiversity crisis to life
The first global assessment of freshwater species across multiple taxonomic groups has revealed that one quarter of the 23,496 freshwater species surveyed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ are threatened by extinction, in a paper published by Nature. But the scale of the freshwater biodiversity crisis told in these numbers could overwhelm [...]
One quarter of freshwater life threatened by extinction
The first global assessment of freshwater animals across multiple taxonomic groups has revealed that one quarter of the 23,496 freshwater species surveyed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ are threatened by extinction. The research included decapod crustaceans (shrimp, crabs, and crayfish), odonata (dragonflies and damselflies), and fish, and revealed that these are [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In search of secret wildlife Part III: The power of knowledge
Hundreds of new species are discovered across the diverse tree of life around the world every year. Every single discovery is an exciting moment, but the number of them reveals how little we know about our fellow species, and just how much we need to learn while we try to mitigate our impact and [...]
Dr Simon Stuart is awarded the 2020 Blue Planet Prize
We are delighted to report that our Director of Strategic Conservation, Dr Simon Stuart, has been awarded the 2020 Blue Planet Prize, the esteemed international environmental award sponsored by the Asahi Glass Foundation. Every year, the Foundation selects two winners, individuals or organisations who have made significant contributions to the [...]
Talking conservation with Simon Stuart and Jon Paul Rodríguez
Jon Paul Rodríguez is the current Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC). When the former Chair of the Commission, Simon Stuart, left the post in 2016 after 8 years, he joined Synchronicity Earth as Director of Strategic Conservation. The two men go back a long way, [...]