Freshwater
Protecting Species
Freshwater ecosystems – rivers, lakes, wetlands – are the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. Despite this, conservation for these most precious systems receives a disproportionately low level of attention and funding. There is an urgent need for new and greater conservation effort.
Through our Freshwater Programme, Synchronicity Earth aims to support a dramatic increase in the number of on-the-ground projects contributing to the conservation of freshwater species.
We are catalysing action for freshwater species and habitats by:
Galvanising a global partnership for freshwater conservation action.
Participating in and providing funding towards the development of Shoal, a new global partnership seeking to catalyse freshwater fish conservation action on the ground. Synchronicity Earth is working with partners from the non-profit and for-profit sectors to develop this collaborative and pioneering new partnership.
Supporting conservation action for freshwater species.
Through Shoal, we will identify and initiate new and greater funding sources for freshwater species conservation. The initial focus is on Southeast Asia, a priority region for freshwater species and our Asian Species Programme.
Developing regional networks of expertise on conserving freshwater species.
Working with other freshwater species focused groups, for example, the Asian Species Action Partnership (ASAP), to build capacity for those working on freshwater species conservation. Where support networks for freshwater species conservation already exist, we aim to support and where appropriate help to build those networks.
* Images (L to R): Tinfoil barb (Adobe stock); Rajeev Raghavan; Mike Baltzer