Protected Areas

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 [...]

By , |2024-10-31T11:31:47+00:00December 1st, 2022|Alternative Livelihoods, Capacity, Congo Basin, Conservation, Indigenous Peoples, Interviews, Protected Areas|Comments Off on Making history: Conservation in the Congo Basin with Bihini Won wa Musiti Jean

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 [...]

By |2024-11-21T14:08:41+00:00August 11th, 2021|Amphibians, Conservation, Evidence, In search of secret wildlife, IUCN, Knowledge Base, Protected Areas, Red Listing|Comments Off on In search of secret wildlife Part III: The power of knowledge

“The ocean is bearing the brunt of the climate crisis” says open letter to UK leaders urging ocean protection

In response to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, Synchronicity Earth has added its signature to an open letter addressed to UK leadership urging rapid action for ocean protection. Four actions for oceans The letter, which was supported [...]

By |2024-11-21T10:49:00+00:00September 25th, 2019|Climate, Deep-sea mining, Fisheries, Ocean, Policy, Protected Areas|Comments Off on “The ocean is bearing the brunt of the climate crisis” says open letter to UK leaders urging ocean protection