Reflections from the IUCN World Conservation Congress
Our Co-Executive Director Helen Tugendhat reflects on the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025.
An IUCN award for new trustee Dr Simon Stuart
New trustee Dr Simon Stuart has been awarded the Harold Jefferson Coolidge Memorial Medal at the IUCN World Conservation Congress.
Announcing our new Co-Executive Directors
Having recently undertaken a recruitment process to strengthen and take forward the leadership of Synchronicity Earth, we are delighted to announce our two new Co-Executive Directors. Rachel Hewitt Firstly, we have appointed Rachel Hewitt as our Co-Executive Director, Finance & Operations. Currently Chief Finance Officer at Client Earth, [...]
Why local conservation challenges require local solutions
Sisters Merline Touko Tchoko and Julie Gagoe Tchoko speak about their careers in natural resource management in the Congo Basin.
Pathways to change in the Congo Basin
Sisters Merline Touko Tchoko and Julie Gagoe Tchoko speak about their careers in natural resource management in the Congo Basin.
Podcast: Miriam Supuma talks about Papua New Guinea
Miriam Supuma is interviewed by Mongabay’s Mike DiGirolamo about why Papua New Guinea is one of the most unique countries in the world.
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 [...]
A career in conservation: an interview with Julie Thomas
Our Head of Conservation Programmes, Julie Thomas, joined the Synchronicity Earth team in January, 2023. In this interview, Jessie Birabil and Jim Pettiward talk to Julie about how she started out in her conservation career and hear how her experiences working in diverse regions and communities around the world have shaped her attitudes towards [...]
Five takeaways from my conservation internship
“I never thought I’d ever have a role in the environmental sector, but now I have a range of new skills and a much greater understanding of the state of the natural world.” Jessica Birabil came to Synchronicity Earth originally on a paid two-week work experience placement through our partner Voyage Youth. Her enthusiasm [...]
How a literature degree prepared me for a career in conservation
Claire Adler came to Synchronicity Earth with a lifelong interest in conservation, a lot of anxiety about climate change—and a degree in medieval English literature. In the following blog, she writes about how studying our past, from peat bogs to the origins of colonialism, taught her the skills and perspectives she needed to start [...]