Our goal at Synchronicity Earth is to protect and restore nature where it is most diverse, but also most threatened, identifying overlooked conservation challenges that desperately require support and funding.
The starting point for this work is knowledge. What does the science tell us? Our Programmes Team has many years of experience, and an extensive global network of conservation scientists and organisations to call on.
But the conservation work needed to protect and restore nature always has a social, economic, cultural, and political context. The knowledge that underpins what we do is gained from working with the people who live in and know these environments best: Indigenous Peoples, local communities and community leaders, NGOs and civil society groups.
Developing strong, respectful, long-term relationships with local partners and – where relevant and appropriate – helping to connect them into global networks and initiatives – is at the heart of our approach. Our approach to the work we create, support and fund, is based on our values as an organisation.
Evidence
Our Programmes Team, with support from our global network of advisers and affiliates, uses the best available conservation science to identify priorities for nature protection and restoration that are overlooked and underfunded.
Inclusion
Working in some of Earth’s most biodiverse regions means understanding local context and supporting communities whose knowledge, culture and experience is key to developing effective, sustainable partnerships and programmes.
Relationships
We focus on building partnerships, rather than funding one-off projects. Developing strong relationships based on mutual trust helps us to better understand the challenges facing our partners and contribute to long-term solutions.
Support
Through our team and a growing pool of expert affiliates (regionally-based consultants), a key component of our approach is to help small, local organisations and networks to develop and grow, strengthening conservation capacity where it is most needed.
Learning
We are constantly learning from the people and organisations we support, as well as our own supporters and collaborators. A focus on monitoring, evaluation and learning runs through all of our work, helping us to better support our partners and increase our impact.
Joining the dots
We look beyond our own work to explore how we can maximise our approach. By joining forces with other funders to create pooled funds and share knowledge, we amplify our impact and facilitate greater learning and understanding.
“Today’s problems are not simple single issues with obvious solutions, they are complex interwoven challenges that need connected thinking if we are to address them adequately. Synchronicity Earth is one of the few organisations taking the broad view, with sufficient ambition in scope and purpose to really make a difference.”
~ Dr Jerome Lewis, Lecturer in Social Anthropology, UCL Anthropology, University College London
Sophie Grange-Chamfray, Synchronicity Earth Knowledge and Learning Manager
At Synchronicity Earth, developing trusted and open relationships with our partners (‘grantees’) is at the core of our conservation programmes. This approach is deeply rooted in our philosophy and is constantly guiding and informing our decisions.
Over time, we have gradually embarked on a learning journey that now enables us to provide better support to those individuals and groups directly concerned and affected by biodiversity loss and threats to natural ecosystems.
Our approach
Learn more about how we fund, support and champion effective conservation.
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