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 of Communications) and Reefah Chowdhury (Communications Assistant) in the Synchronicity Earth office.
“I love getting to tell stories about people protecting the natural world. There are headlines about the environment crises that I really dislike, very frequently something like ‘Scientists say the climate is worse than ever’ which we’ve heard for the last twenty years, it isn’t inspiring people to action anymore.
“But diving into the stories, talking about how one person is pulling together support to stop a mine from destroying a forest, or the people dedicated to finding the long-lost Asian unicorn or the fat catfish…
There is so much more inspiration to be found from conservation than I think anyone could imagine.
“I’m very lucky that telling these stories is my job, and that at Synchronicity Earth, they are always the ‘overlooked’ stories we are bringing to light.”
The podcast can be found on Conservation Careers, a platform for jobseekers to find opportunities, training, and advice on pathways into and in the conservation sector. It is available to listen to or watch on their website, or wherever you get your podcasts: iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Apple Podcasts.
Links to further reading about some of the topics Nina mentions:
Her notable interview with Caleb Ofori Boateng of Herp Conservation Ghana:
The Kinabatangan story, and our partner Hutan in Malaysian Borneo:
The battle for the future of Kinabatangan
Race for Nature’s Recovery, and our Kickstarter Reefah Chowdhurys story:
A job in the environment sector? I never thought of it until now…
Our Communications Intern Jessie Birabil’s story:
Five takeaways from my conservation internship
SHOAL’s Search for the Lost Fishes campaign:
Fat catfish socio-historial expedition
The legend of the Haditha cavefish
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