Our news, views and stories
Our news, views and stories
Stories that matter
Stories help us to make sense of the world. In conservation, the stories are often familiar – powerless local communities fighting a losing battle against big corporate greed destroying or stealing their land; yet another species being pushed ever closer to the brink of extinction while we look on, powerless to do anything to stop it; the slightly eccentric field scientist dedicating a life to understanding and conserving one small, mysterious species that most people have never heard of…
We have all these and more. But we also want to bring you stories of success and stories of hope. Conservation really does work, when it’s done well. Change can happen and we want to see more of it.
We draw inspiration from the people we work with – conservationists on the frontline, dedicated researchers, artists, activists, enlightened funders, and many more.
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Amphibians and culture: mutual flourishing in Central and South America
Amphibians occupy a complex place in cultures around the world. Throughout history, these vibrant, shape-shifting creatu (...)
Amphibians and culture: European superstition and ambivalence
Amphibians occupy a complex place in cultures around the world. Throughout history, these vibrant, shape-shifting creatu (...)
Inland waters: it is time to prioritise the waters of life
In the United Nations biodiversity agreement, freshwater ecosystems were finally included as ‘inland waters’ in the (...)
A victory for our ocean, 20 years in the making
The high seas, or regions of the ocean beyond national borders, make up 50 per cent of earth’s area. They are home to (...)
The myth of green hydropower
Large dams are disastrous for freshwater ecosystems. From preventing salmon migrations, to flooding niche river ecosyst (...)
Meet our Latin America affiliate, Grace Iara Souza
Over the past 18 years, Dr Grace Iara Souza has developed a deep understanding of the impacts of global environmental go (...)
A long-term commitment to our ocean: the Neptune Fund
There is an urgent need for increased long-term funding to support effective ocean conservation action. Mainstream ocea (...)
Snapshots from a global biodiversity conference
The world's largest and most important global gathering on biodiversity convened in Montreal, Canada, in December 2022. (...)
Indigenous youth at COP27: From the village to the world
Clique aqui para ler este artigo no original em português. Most of the media coverage of COP27, held in November 2022 (...)
Five success stories from 2022
With the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s new agreement dominating conservation headlines, it can be easy to (...)
Towards a flourishing future
As we approach the end of 2022, our Co-Founder Jessica Sweidan gives her thoughts on a year of growth and progress for S (...)
Our connection with the ocean
The ocean is intrinsically entwined with our experience of the world, influencing our climate, our air, our food, our e (...)
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 W (...)
Changing how I see the world
Synchronicity Earth Trustee Catherine Bryan describes how her perception of the world around her has shifted since she m (...)
Rivers – overlooked and undervalued allies in the age of the climate crisis
What role do rivers play in your life? For billions of people around the world, they are – literally – their source (...)
Keep them in the running
Staff member Michael Edmondstone will be running the London Marathon dressed as an overlooked and underfunded species. B (...)
Rethinking African conservation funding
“The most important things in the world that need doing cannot be done by large organizations. They will be done by ma (...)
A job in the environment sector? I never thought of it until now…
In March 2022, Reefah Chowdhury began working with us as part of the Race for Nature's Recovery (R4NR) programme. She j (...)
On a learning journey to support locally-led conservation
Sophie Grange-Chamfray, Synchronicity Earth Knowledge and Learning Manager, reflects on what she has learnt through her (...)
Reflections from the United Nations Ocean Conference
Anna Heath (left) with Camille Rivera from Oceanus Conservation. How to scale up action for the ocean? This was the foc (...)
What is agroforestry?
The agroecological systems of farmers, growers, and Indigenous Peoples everywhere have shaped and cared for landscapes f (...)
Champions of the Endangered
On June 2022, Synchronicity Earth and the Ellen Fund invited friends, partners, and beyond to share stories which celebr (...)
An interview with Nemonte Nenquimo
Nemonte Nenquimo is an Indigenous leader of the Waorani people in the Ecuadorean Amazon province of Pastaza, one of the (...)
The new and improved Ocean Programme sets sail
Our High and Deep Seas Programme has been focused on these two overlooked areas of marine conservation for seven years. (...)
Placing trust at the heart of environmental philanthropy
With a wave of new pledges of large grants to environmental organisations, as funders, we need to reflect on how our phi (...)
The glass slipper of the greenhouse: what is the cost of the orchid trade?
The protection of endangered plants is often overlooked in the world of conservation. But not only is the conservation (...)
Not forgotten any longer: the Gigantes forest frog
Pria Ghosh introduces one of our Amphibian Programme partners: Project Palaka, the first amphibian conservation programm (...)
Painting a new future for a Critically Endangered terrapin
SatuCita Foundation is one of the newest partners in Synchronicity Earth’s Asian Species Programme with a particular (...)
Four conservation stories from 2021 to make you smile
2021 has presented many challenges for conservation, with COVID-19 continuing to prevent safe engagement with communitie (...)
An overlooked ecosystem: seagrass meadows
When we think about important habitats, we often imagine a coral reef, a tropical rainforest or maybe the African savan (...)
In search of secret wildlife Part IV: The ocean depths
Continuing our ‘In search of secret wildlife’ series, Nina Seale dives into the mysteries surrounding marine ecolog (...)
My World Conservation Congress was in Kinshasa
Cliquez ici pour lire cet article en français. Merline Touko Tchoko, Cameroonian communications expert and Synchronici (...)
Meet Dr Pria Ghosh
Pria Ghosh joined the Synchronicity Earth research team in October 2020. With her expertise in amphibian conservation an (...)
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 discove (...)
An Interview with Miriam Supuma
Miriam Supuma has been working for over ten years with conservation organisations in Papua New Guinea, a country that co (...)
Engaging the finance sector on biodiversity
When it comes to the ‘E’ in ‘ESG’ (Environmental, Social and Governance), impact on biodiversity is often overlo (...)
In search of secret wildlife Part II: The saola
Continuing our ‘In search of secret wildlife’ series, following our blogpost on lost fishes, Nina Seale tells the s (...)
In search of secret wildlife Part I: Lost fishes
As our partner Shoal announce an exciting quest to find the world’s ten ‘most wanted’ lost species of freshwater f (...)
Flying the nest…
It is with sadness, but also pride and our full support that we wish Katy Scholfield well in her new role at Arcus Found (...)
Indigenous lifeways for a flourishing Earth
The latest in our series of Deeper Thinking webinars focused on the concept of Flourishing Diversity, which lies at the (...)
The Amphibian Conservation Fund – catalysing support for amphibians
Synchronicity Earth, in collaboration with Fondation Segré and Oak Foundation, is delighted to launch the Amphibian Con (...)
Recognising the rights of rivers
Rivers are the planet’s arteries of life and are intrinsically linked to human well-being, history, culture, spiritual (...)
A new Biocultural Diversity Programme
The Biocultural Diversity Programme (formerly the Flourishing Diversity Programme) is a new Synchronicity Earth programm (...)
What can I do for nature? Four Steps for the Earth
One of the most common questions asked of environmentalists is ‘What can I do?’. The answer is different for every i (...)
How do we grieve for our natural world?
Synchronicity Earth CEO, Kirsty Schneeberger, reflects on the notion of grieving for nature and how 2020 has brought sad (...)
Confronting chytrid: the fight to save the world’s amphibians
In the 20th century, a new infectious disease emerged and caused an unprecedented environmental catastrophe. Chytridiomy (...)
Beyond carbon: nature’s big moment
For the third in our series of Deeper Thinking webinars, Beyond Carbon: nature’s big moment, we had the privilege of l (...)
Guardians of nature in the Congo Basin
Sophie Grange-Chamfray, Knowledge & Learning Manager at Synchronicity Earth, dives into the importance of local com (...)
Making finance work for nature
Our global economic system relies on a wide range of financial services to operate. From bank loans to public offerings (...)
Funding destruction: we need to talk about fisheries subsidies
Fishing for human consumption is thought to be the biggest driver of biodiversity loss in our oceans, according to the (...)
The state of freshwater: reasons for hope
The state of biodiversity has been in the news again these past few weeks, with high-profile reports like the Global Bi (...)
The home of a frog orchestra
An Interview with Dr Caleb Ofori-Boateng, Founder of Herp Conservation Ghana Dr Caleb Ofori-Boateng was the first formal (...)
Where do we go from here?
The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our health, economies and societies has stimulated much discussion aroun (...)
A new chapter for Dr Simon Stuart
Dr Simon Stuart, our Director of Strategic Conservation, will step into a new role as Executive Director of A Rocha Inte (...)
Joining the dots: How can conservation help prevent future global disasters?
We were delighted to host two extraordinary conservationists, Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak and Steven Broad, for Synchronici (...)
A driving force for ocean conservation
An Interview with Dr Amanda Vincent, winner of the Indianapolis Prize, 2020 Dr Amanda Vincent has been a driving force f (...)
Lockdown lifeline for amorous endangered species
As cities on the island of Negros went into lockdown, cars came off the roads, people stayed in their homes, and the en (...)
Dr Simon Stuart is awarded the 2020 Blue Planet Prize
We are delighted to report that our Director of Strategic Conservation, Dr Simon Stuart, has been awarded the 2020 Blue (...)
Same disease, different challenges
Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is taking a terrible toll: lives are being lost and families devastated; there i (...)
Health and biodiversity Part II: Wild medicine
Enzymes from hot springs, toxins from frogs, and the many, many medicinal uses of plants. Following our piece on zoonoti (...)
Health and biodiversity Part I: Wild diseases
As the COVID-19 pandemic has put both our health systems and our relationship with nature in the spotlight, Nina Seale i (...)
Covid-19 and Synchronicity Earth
The Covid-19 pandemic is creating unprecedented and challenging circumstances for all of us. At Synchronicity Earth, we (...)
Turning a lens on community-based conservation
Chris Scarffe is an environmental filmmaker who has been lucky enough to work in some of Earth’s most unique and diver (...)
Sleeping Children of the Mountains: Guatemala’s rare and secretive amphibians
Synchronicity Earth is proud to announce a new partner for our rapidly developing Amphibian Programme: Foundation for Ec (...)
If we’re going to talk climate, we need to talk conservation
2020 is a big year for climate action. It is the start of a decade of climate action. But if we're talking climate, we n (...)
How can environmental films make an impact?
With public interest in environmental issues higher than it has been for years, it is important to maintain the momentum (...)
The last, great wilderness
An Interview with Dr Helen Scales Dr Helen Scales is a writer, marine biologist and broadcaster. She is currently writin (...)
A chat with our new CEO, Kirsty Schneeberger
At the beginning of December, we were delighted to welcome Kirsty Schneeberger to Synchronicity Earth as our new CEO. Ki (...)
Celebrating success in 2019
Our programmes have continued to go from strength to strength in 2019. Thanks to our generous donors and supporters, we (...)
Every heron counts: an international effort to save one bird
When it is estimated that only 60 of a species still exist in the wild, every single individual is important. Gemma Goo (...)
Home is where the heart is: the true meaning of community conservation
The Mabuwaya Foundation is a conservation organisation based in Isabela province, in Northern Luzon, the Philippines. Th (...)
What the hell is water?
On the week of Synchronicity Earth’s tenth anniversary, Founder Jessica Sweidan reflects on the cultural shifts toward (...)
A voice for nature in the world of finance
Simon Ruddick is the founder and current Chairman of Albourne Partners, a major player in the financial services industr (...)
The forests of freshwater
Freshwater habitats are not just rivers, and conserving freshwater species can be done hand-in-hand with local fisheries (...)
Imagining a brighter future for amphibians
Remaining optimistic about the future of the natural world is tough as a conservationist. But there is a strong argument (...)
Stepping up for our closest living cousins
Apes are our closest living cousins... In fact, we’re just a pair of chromosomes apart. Actually, we are apes. Humans (...)
“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 Chan (...)
Innovative partnerships and approaches for capacity building
Synchronicity Earth recently took part in a capacity building conference hosted at ZSL London Zoo. Katy Scholfield, our (...)
An Interview with Claire Nouvian
In 2018, Claire Nouvian, Founder and Chair of BLOOM Association (BLOOM), was awarded the prestigious Goldman Environment (...)
Whose land is it anyway?
CFLEDD (Coalition of Women Leaders for the Environment and Sustainable Development) is a growing movement of women in th (...)
Why do we need conservation optimism?
Conservation Optimism is a global community dedicated to inspiring and empowering people around the world to make a diff (...)
A teenager’s perspective: What is a 21st century environmentalist?
For International Youth Day, work experience student George Yardley writes about the label of 'environmentalist' in the (...)
A crocodile success story (in pictures)
The Philippine Crocodile is one of the rarest and most endangered crocodiles in the world. Once found throughout the Phi (...)
Human rights advocate killed in DRC palm oil conflict
Synchronicity Earth is deeply saddened to report the death of Joël Imbangola Lunea, a human rights advocate in the Demo (...)
Rubber plantation halts deforestation on the edge of one of Africa’s largest rainforests
The world’s largest rubber processor has called for a ‘cease and desist’ on deforestation in a rubber plantation a (...)
Funding better conservation, funding conservation better
Most people would agree that protecting the natural world for future generations should be high on our list of prioritie (...)
Modelling sustainability: an interview with Arizona Muse
Arizona Muse devotes much of her time – when she’s not modelling – to learning about and promoting the value of su (...)
Talking conservation with Simon Stuart and Jon Paul Rodríguez
Jon Paul Rodríguez is the current Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commissi (...)
5 things you might not know about plants
This summer, thousands of people are streaming through the gates of Kew Gardens for the widely advertised Chihuly exhibi (...)
How to put a forgotten frog back on the map
Many conservation efforts are concentrated on the iconic threatened species: tigers, pandas and polar bears. Their famil (...)
Trees: an end to the means
We often think about trees as a means: a means to timber or to paper, as providers of oxygen or more recently, as a mean (...)
Joining forces to fund conservation where it’s most needed
Pooled funding - where several donors and foundations contribute funds to a central pot - can reduce the burden on small (...)
Fashioning our Future
The Fabric of Life Series was designed to highlight people and projects working to save species and ecosystems threatene (...)
Lights, Camera, Heron!
Conservation Research Analyst Anna Heath on how a camera trap set up to capture images of one of the world's most iconic (...)
Conserving freshwater fish: an interview with Jeremy Wade
Jeremy Wade is a TV presenter, angler and author, best known for the series River Monsters and, more recently, Mighty Ri (...)
The Role of Philanthropy
There has been a lot of discussion in the media of late about the value and role of philanthropy. Is it well-directed? C (...)
Playing the long game to save the Madagascar pochard
The Madagascar pochard is a small, brown duck. If you saw one bobbing about on the surface of a local pond, you might n (...)
Agroecology for people and planet
An Interview with Daniel Moss, Executive Director of the Agroecology Fund (AEF). The Agroecology Fund began life as (...)
Shoal: refreshing freshwater conservation
An Interview with Mike Baltzer (Executive Director of Shoal) Mike Baltzer joined Shoal as its Executive Director (host (...)
Art at the zoo: working together for species on the EDGE
In July 2018, Synchronicity Earth teamed up with the ZSL EDGE of Existence team at London Zoo to bring in artist Louis M (...)
Coming up in our Fabric of Life fashion series…
FABRICS FOR A FLOURISHING FUTURE: How next-gen technologies and innovative textiles are disrupting the damaging environm (...)
2018: Our personal highlights
"Synchronicity Earth has blossomed. Every facet of our organisation has grown in confidence – our focus and functio (...)
The Many Faces of Conservation
In the media, narratives around nature are - more often than not - shot through with doom and gloom. Disappearing speci (...)
Launching Synchronicity Earth USA
Synchronicity Earth (SE) USA was created to support the work of Synchronicity Earth (a charity registered in England and (...)
Conserving the forgotten half of our planet
Covering two thirds of the ocean’s surface and making up 90 per cent of our planet’s marine environment, most of the (...)
Working with Chicago Zoological Society to fund amphibian conservation
A Fund for Amphibians in honour of Dr George B. Rabb Despite the status of amphibians as the world’s most threatened v (...)
Turning the tide for High Seas Conservation
A once-in-a-generation opportunity to revolutionise ocean governance kicks off at the United Nations Human impact has be (...)
An Interview with marine ecologist Professor Alex Rogers
Professor Alex Rogers is a marine ecologist. He is specifically interested in where life is distributed in the ocean and (...)
A Conversation with street artist ATM
ATM dedicates much of his time to painting gorgeous images of threatened bird species on walls. His work has become a fa (...)
Deep Trouble
Oliver Tickell meets a marine biologist with tales of woe and wonder from the sea Professor Alex Rogers It was in 2015 t (...)
The Fabric of Life Series
Synchronicity Earth is proud to be launching its Fabric of Life series in partnership with The Environmental Funders Net (...)
Bringing the Philippine crocodile back from the brink of extinction
An interview with Marites (Tess) Gatan Balbas, Deputy Director of the Mabuwaya Foundation, an organisation supported b (...)
Thinking big on freshwater conservation
Sinking sharks and freshwater pandasWhen people think about Earth’s larger animals they usually think of the tiger bur (...)
An Interview with Professor Bill Sutherland
Professor Bill Sutherland is the Miriam Rothschild Chair in Conservation Biology at the Department of Zoology, Universit (...)
A Work of Art for Conservation
Louis Masai at London Zoo For the past two weeks, our good friend Louis Masai has been painting a series of huge mural (...)
Embracing biological and cultural diversity: An interview with Dr Jerome Lewis
Dr Jerome Lewis is a Reader in Social Anthropology at University College London. He has undergraduate and doctoral degre (...)
Freshwater Conservation: An interview with Dr William Darwall
Dr William Darwall is Head of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Biodiversity Assessment and Know (...)
Altering the Course of Freshwater Conservation
As water carves its way towards oceans and collects in natural basins it creates a mosaic of unique habitats which nurtu (...)
Synchronicity Earth Deeper Thinking Series
“Dwelling is not primarily inhabiting but taking care of and creating that space within which something comes into its (...)
Human Nature: Thinking about culture, values and the environment
The Role of Culture in Getting Us Into, and Out of, the Environmental Crisis We Face The first event in the Synchronicit (...)
The Congo River, lifeblood of a country: An Interview with Ange Asanzi
Ange Asanzi joined International Rivers in 2014, initially to provide support for their river campaigns in Africa. In (...)
Exploring Conservation: An interview with Jonathan Baillie
Jonathan Baillie is Chief Scientist and Executive Vice President Science & Exploration at the National Geographic So (...)
Why conserve amphibians? An interview with Phil Bishop
Phil Bishop wears many hats. He is the Chief Scientist of the Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA), a role he has had since (...)
A New Captive Breeding Centre for White-bellied Heron
Our work to conserve the White-Bellied Heron is part of our Asian Species Programme, which aims to conserve some of Asia (...)
Better planning for species conservation
New guidelines for species conservation planning from the IUCN White-bellied heron chicks. Photo: Rebecca Pradhan Imagin (...)
Swimming upstream: working to prevent the extinction of freshwater fishes
Synchronicity Earth has an affinity for overlooked and underfunded species: it is at the heart of what we do. Our Freshw (...)
An Interview with EJ Milner-Gulland
EJ Milner-Gulland is the Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity and Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conse (...)
The Mangrove Action Project
Regenerating MangrovesAccording to the Cambridge English dictionary, the verb regenerate means ‘to improve a place or (...)
What is conservation?
Blog-StoriesWhat is conservation?-In this article, we seek to explore what conservation really is, trying to keep a bala (...)
An Interview with Jessica Sweidan
In this interview, which appeared in Forces for Nature, a publication from the Environmental Funders Network, Synchronic (...)
Protecting a Critically Endangered Primate
Isabelle Lackman founded Hutan in Kinabatangan, Malaysian Borneo with her then husband Marc Ancrenaz in 1998 with the a (...)
Deeper Thinking
THE SPHINX Yeats’s ominous post-World War I poem is subject to any number of interpretations, but the vision of a terr (...)
Whose ocean is it anyway?
Last week I attended the 'Our Ocean' conference on the shores of the Mediterranean in the coastal town of Saint Julian (...)
Beyond the Horizon
On Tuesday, October 10th, we welcomed two inspiring speakers to our event Beyond the Horizon to tell us some of the unto (...)
Cameroonian Environmental Activist arrested
Cameroonian environmental activist Nasako Besingi was arrested on Monday morning (25th September) in Mundemba, southwest (...)
Conserving the Green Heart of the Forest
The scientists joining forces with local champions to protect a hidden natural treasure in the remote Chocó region of (...)
A new Congo Basin Programme
This Autumn Synchronicity Earth launches its new Congo Basin Programme! The programme is the result of several years’ (...)
Cycling for Species
Simon Stuart and his wife Ann are nearing the end of their epic #Cycle4Species. If you’re UK-based and have been wonde (...)
Moving on
After more than 6 inspiring years, in which she has helped to turn an idea into reality and driven our development as an (...)
Some Reflections on George Rabb
I first met George Rabb at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in October 1985 when I was interviewed by an intimidating panel o (...)
Going the extra mile for forgotten species
Our Director of Strategic Conservation, Simon Stuart, and his wife Ann will be going the extra mile (around 1000 extra m (...)
No species left behind!
Estimating the number of species on Earth is a notoriously difficult task. A 2011 paper published in PLOS Biology gave a (...)
Freshwater – a cinderella issue
Freshwater has long been a Cinderella issue i.e. routinely ignored but deserving more attention. Freshwater ecosystems - (...)
Building momentum for Oceans
United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 urges the global community to 'Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, s (...)
The green shoots of Conservation Optimism
The recent Conservation Optimism Summit in London was one of a series of #EarthOptimism events (e.g. in Cambridge, UK an (...)
Rivers for life!
It had been eight years since local activists working to protect the world's rivers last convened, so the International (...)
An interview with Clare Shenstone
Clare Shenstone is an English painter who holds a master's degree from the Royal College of Art. Shenstone's portraits e (...)
Our new Director of Strategic Conservation, Dr Simon Stuart
At the end of 2016, Dr Simon Stuart completed his tenure as Chair of the IUCN (International Union for Conservatio (...)
Conservation in Context
Working with local communities to protect a Critically Endangered crocodile in the Philippines Philippine crocodile by C (...)
Evolution, Endemism and Engagement
Biodiversity and Conservation in São Tomé and Príncipe In this next series of blogs we move on from our regional focu (...)
Where we work and why: Congo Basin
Synchronicity Earth partners with six groups (1) working in the Congo Basin, the majority in the Democratic Republic (...)
Solving the mystery of the disappearing Yangtze Finless porpoise
The Yangtze finless porpoise is a critically endangered subspecies of cetacean found only in the Yangtze river, China. O (...)
Where we work and why: Southeast Asia
A wildlife paradise facing multiple threats Kanburi pit viper by Clare Shenstone At Synchronicity Earth we work to suppo (...)
You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone
"Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you're lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you're in a healthy ocean (...)
When species lose their natural home
“The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity (...)
2016: Reasons to be cheerful
How was 2016 for the environment, and for Synchronicity Earth? A year of ups and downs for the environment Adoption of t (...)
River at risk – An alternative vision for the Sepik
The Sepik River basin in Papua New Guinea is an area of outstanding biological and cultural diversity, but a new mining (...)
What is biodiversity and why should we care?
"The earth is our home. Unless we preserve the rest of life, as a sacred duty, we will be endangering ourselves by destr (...)
Connecting to the natural world
“The ingenuity with which we continue to reshape the surface of our planet is very striking, but it’s also sobering. (...)
Re-imagining Philanthropy
An uncharitable view of the charitable sector is that it is unprofessional and ineffective. According to this perspectiv (...)
Extinction in the here and now
Blue Ground beetle (Carabus intricatus) by Clare Shenstone The species that have gone extinct The species that will g (...)
Fantastic Beasts & where to find them
A brief Q & A with Alison Sudol, aka Queenie Goldstein. Alison Sudol plays Queenie Goldstein in the latest JK Rowlin (...)
Are we caring for our natural world?
The latest Living Planet Report 2016 should give us all pause for thought... Every two years, WWF works with key partn (...)
Empowering deeper change at Bioneers
I recently curated a philanthropy panel at Bioneers 2016 entitled Empowering Deeper Change. We looked at how we – i (...)
The hidden treasure in the heart of Ecuador
Q: What links a critically endangered brown-headed spider monkey, an Ecuadorian NGO, a London-based Fund Manager and a (...)
A new narrative for environmental philanthropy
"Let us not talk falsely now, for the hour is getting late…” Bob Dylan Environmental philanthropy is virtually nonex (...)
Spotlight on CITES
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora The international trade of anima (...)
The Art of Conservation
Considering their importance, there is very little public discussion about climate change or the extinction crisis – p (...)
Extinction: Thinking local, acting global
Synchronicity Earth friend and fellow species-lover, Louis Masai, is currently painting his way across the USA drawing a (...)
Channeling the Aloha Spirit
The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) World Conservation Congress, held every 4 years, took place i (...)
Catching up with partners and building new networks
In 2012, I attended the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Jeju, South Korea. I had been in my job at Synchro (...)
The World Conservation Congress lands in Hawaii
The World Conservation Congress (in Hawaii) came hot on the heels of the World Congress of Herpetology (in China). Hav (...)
Freshwater eels – on the agenda for protection and research
A longstanding challenge within the world of species conservation is that a vast proportion of the money, time and rese (...)
The World Congress of Herpetology comes to China
Helen Meredith describes her visit to China to attend the World Congress of Herpetology. A mystery toad in Tonglu. Muc (...)
Tackling the illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam
20 Sunda pangolins live to fight another day! There was a chink of light earlier this month in what is often a gloomy pi (...)
Dr Simon Stuart is joining Synchronicity Earth
We are delighted to say that Dr Simon Stuart, Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, will be joining Synchronici (...)
Taking steps to protect the Critically Endangered White-bellied Heron
In 2013, Synchronicity Earth became aware of the plight of a little known species of heron – the White-bellied Heron. (...)
What has EU environmental policy ever done for us?
Potential Impacts on UK environmental policy following Brexit We have reviewed a number of articles, papers and opinion (...)
Great news for amphibians! Meet our new team member, Helen Meredith
Helen Meredith knows a thing or two about frogs (and most other amphibians you care to mention). We're delighted at Sync (...)
A landmark victory for the deep seas
These are challenging times for the EU, but amidst all the uncertainty, there was cause for celebration last week for oc (...)
Sowing the Seeds of Collaboration
In May 2016, the Agroecology Fund teamed up with the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa to host a 4-day learnin (...)
A Clash of Visions Over the Congo River and Africa’s Biggest Dam Scheme
By Rudo Sanyanga A native of Zimbabwe, Rudo holds a PhD in Aquatic Systems Ecology from Stockholm University. She is t (...)
Women’s Alliance for the Living World
At Synchronicity Earth, we are fortunate to work with some exceptional women who have all taken extraordinary steps to p (...)
Regeneration through Agroecology – Building healthy food and farming systems in West Africa
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts about our exciting new Regeneration initiative. The AgroEcology Fund (AEF (...)
The ‘E’ in ESG
This is the third in a series of blog posts about our exciting new Regeneration initiative. Last year our Chairman, Adam (...)
What is Regeneration and how does it build biodiversity and support communities?
Around the world farming, mining, industrial production and many other activities are changing landscapes at an alarming (...)
False Solutions? 3 Ways To Evaluate Grand Climate Proposals
This article first appeared in Patterns of Meaning on the 22nd March 2016. Jeremy Lent is an author whose writings inv (...)
Happy International Women’s Day!
This blog celebrates the amazing women in our portfolio – many of whom work in male-dominated contexts, some putting t (...)
Forest elephants
Happy World Wildlife Day, (3rd March 2016)! This year’s theme is “The future of wildlife in our hands” with a focu (...)
Surreal Spring: The Cognitive Dissonance of Our Climate Emergency
By Jeremy Lent This article first appeared in Patterns of Meaning on the 16th February 2016. Jeremy Lent is an author (...)
Gwilt and Shadowtime: A New Language for the Anthropocene
By Jeremy Lent This article first appeared in Patterns of Meaning on the 29th January 2016. Jeremy Lent is an author w (...)
Protect the Mountain Gorilla…Save Uganda’s Kafuga Forest!
By Robert Tumwesigye A guest blog by Robert Tumwesigye from Pro-Biodiversity Conservationists in Uganda (PROBICOU). O (...)
COP21 – Is the jubilation warranted?
By Jeremy Lent This article first appeared in Patterns of Meaning on the 16th December 2015. There was a resounding (...)
Climate and Biodiversity: How can we take meaningful action?
With the world’s leaders meeting in Paris at the beginning of December to set targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissio (...)
IUCN Species Survival Commission Leaders Meeting
Synchronicity Earth’s Founding Trustee, Adam Sweidan, and I attended the recent International Union for Conservation o (...)
Experience is everything. Well, it counts for a lot – especially in conservation
I've just returned from visiting Hutan, one of the organisations we support in Sabah, Borneo. I went because at its hear (...)
Q & A With Louis Masai – The Coral Mural and Campaign
We asked artist Louis Masai about the process of painting the LondonLovesCorals mural in Shoreditch, and about his hopes (...)
Bringing a Reef to Life
On 11th September 2015, talented artist, Louis Masai, began a new collaboration with Synchronicity Earth. His Mission: t (...)
Biophilia
Biophilia - n. an appreciation of life and the living world; n. an innate love for the natural world, supposed to be fe (...)
Saving Coral Reefs Depends More on Protecting Fish Than Safeguarding Locations
Source: Wildlife Conservation Society Study finds fish biomass more important than habitat or other factors used to def (...)
The Importance of the ‘E’ in ESG
This article was originally posted on Pension Funds Online on 7th August 2015. Aurum's Adam Sweidan calls for the inves (...)
Global Sustainable Food and Agriculture: A Landscape Assessment
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food is a coalition of foundations that have come together to help engender a tran (...)
White-bellied Heron Working Group established
After discovering the plight of the world’s second largest heron and one of the most threatened birds globally, I felt (...)
Your Century!
On 21st November, Synchronicity Earth invited over 100 12 to 18 year olds and their families to an event that marked a m (...)
White-bellied heron workshop
White-bellied heron chicks. Photo: Rebecca Pradhan Synchronicity Earth has organised a workshop bringing together conser (...)
Your Century
On 21st November, Synchronicity Earth invited over one hundred 12 to 18 year olds and their families to an event that ma (...)
Invaluable Health Check-up for our Environment
By Peter Bosshard A blog by Peter Bosshard. Peter is the Policy Director of International Rivers. In the 1950s, thousand (...)
Brazil’s Tapajós River dam complex: lessons from the failures of Belo Monte
By Christian Poirier A blog by Christian Poirier. Christian is the Brazil-Europe Advocacy Director for Amazon Watch. Thi (...)
Virunga Screening
On 7th October Synchronicity Earth organised a screening of ‘Virunga’ at the Electric Cinema in London in conjunctio (...)
Dams will not solve all Africa’s energy problems
By Rudo Sanyanga A blog by Rudo Sanyanga from International Rivers. A native of Zimbabwe, Rudo holds a PhD in Aquatic Sy (...)
When our land is free, we’re all free
By Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor and Jacinta Fay A blog by Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor and Jacinta Fay. Silas Kpanan'Ayoung (...)
This is now
In November 2014 we ran a street art campaign - This is Now led by Louis Masai, an artist committed to bringing environm (...)
Disappearing Nature: Artists supporting life on Earth
“Art plays a vital role in making our impacts on the planet visible, challenging us to see what is happening and discu (...)
Violence increasing towards Environmental Human Rights Defenders
This morning I woke up to the sad news that Emmanuel de Merode, Chief Warden for Virunga National Park in the Democratic (...)
Conservation success in motion
Last night, Synchronicity Earth hosted a small event about large-scale dams. During it, we showed Todd Southgate’s DAM (...)
The actual costs of hydropower megaproject development
My name is Catherine, I have many years experience in the financial sector and I have always cared about and been engage (...)
Chocolate Seahorses
What do carpet, chocolate and seahorses have in common? It sounds like the opening to a likely bad if not unusual joke - (...)
Stopping illegal wildlife trade
Last week I attended a two-day symposium on Wildlife Trafficking in London. The symposium was initiated by United For Wi (...)
Mapping for Rights in the Congo Basin
Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) recently launched Mapping for Rights, a web-based tool developed to improve fores (...)
Greasing palms: tales of corruption in the forestry sector
Indonesia’s 2010 moratorium on logging and new plantations within primary forests and peatlands is often held up as a (...)
What on Earth
On Saturday 26th October, Synchronicity Earth hosted a magical evening at London’s Whitechapel Gallery. Called “What (...)
Economic growth and biodiversity: the true costs
This month’s edition of The Economist magazine contains a 14-page special feature on the relationship between economic (...)
Will Congo’s Poor Benefit from World’s Largest Dam Project? Part Three
By Rudo Sanyanga A blog by Rudo Sanyanga. Rudo is the Africa Program Director at International Rivers, one of our partne (...)
Will Congo’s Poor Benefit from World’s Largest Dam Project? Part Two
By Rudo Sanyanga A blog by Rudo Sanyanga. Rudo is the Africa Program Director at International Rivers, one of our partne (...)
Will Congo’s Poor Benefit from World’s Largest Dam Project? Part One
By Rudo Sanyanga A blog by Rudo Sanyanga. Rudo is the Africa Program Director at International Rivers, one of our partn (...)
A conversation with Dr Sylvia Earle and Dr Heather Koldewey
Last Wednesday Synchronicity Earth and Project Ocean joined forces to host a lunch at Selfridges for members of the E (...)
Synchronicity Earth event: The Future of Africa’s Forests
Following the success of two previous such gatherings at our trustees’ home, we hosted a salon on the Future of Africa (...)
What on Earth?
On Saturday 26th October, Synchronicity Earth hosted a magical evening at London’s Whitechapel Gallery. Called “What (...)
The overwhelming economic case for protecting our seas
By Alasdair Harris A blog by Alasdair Harris. Alasdair is the Research Director of Blue Ventures, one of our partners wi (...)
Capturing Photos, Hearts and Minds in Haiti
By Robin Moore Few places reflect the mirrored fortunes of the environment and people as poignantly as Haiti, where th (...)
Why we support international conservation? Part 3
In the final part of this series of posts, I look at the rational economic case for funding overseas. The economic argum (...)
Why support international conservation? Part 2
The previous post showed that most life on Earth is found in the tropics, where it is also being lost quickest. In thi (...)
Why support international conservation? Part 1
“Charity begins at home”. What if we stretch the definition of ‘home’ to encompass the entirety of Earth? Unders (...)
Evolutionarily Distinct Event
Last night we hosted a one of its kind event at London Zoo. We aimed to raise funds and awareness for EDGE of existence, (...)