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Interviews

Caleb Ofori-Boateng, Herp Conservation Ghana
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The range of people we talk to – conservation scientists and researchers, artists, community leaders, philanthropists and people who simply care for the natural world – is a reminder that you don’t have to have a scientific background to play a part in conserving nature.

We hope these interviews with nature champions from across the globe and from all walks of life inspire you as much as they do us.

Our Interviews

Read interviews with our partners and allies and dive deeper into their – and our – work.

From primate scientist to youth activist: Meet Swetha Stotra Bhashyam

From primate scientist to youth activist: Meet Swetha Stotra Bhashyam

11 minutes read

Serving as the Global South Focal Point for the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) from 2018 to 2023, Swetha Stotr (...)

Investing in the people who will save species

Investing in the people who will save species

8 minutes read

We speak to Nerissa Chao, director of the IUCN SSC Asian Species Action Partnership (ASAP), about their new strategy and (...)

Why local conservation challenges require local solutions

Why local conservation challenges require local solutions

10 minutes read

In the second part of the series, we continue our interview with Julie Gagoe Tchoko and Merline Touko Tchoko, two sister (...)

Pathways to change in the Congo Basin

Pathways to change in the Congo Basin

9 minutes read

In this interview, we spoke to Julie Gagoe Tchoko and Merline Touko Tchoko, two sisters from Bafang in the Uper Nkam dep (...)

Podcast: Miriam Supuma talks about Papua New Guinea

Podcast: Miriam Supuma talks about Papua New Guinea

4 minutes read

Our Biocultural Diversity Programme Manager Miriam Supuma spoke to Mongabay’s Mike DiGirolamo about why Papua New Gui (...)

Podcast: Nina Seale talks about conservation storytelling

Podcast: Nina Seale talks about conservation storytelling

3 minutes read

Our Communications Manager Nina Seale spoke to Dr Nick Askew, Director of Conservation Careers, about her career in con (...)

A career in conservation: an interview with Julie Thomas

A career in conservation: an interview with Julie Thomas

11 minutes read

Our Head of Conservation Programmes, Julie Thomas, joined the Synchronicity Earth team in January, 2023. In this intervi (...)

Meet our Latin America affiliate, Grace Iara Souza

Meet our Latin America affiliate, Grace Iara Souza

13 minutes read

Over the past 18 years, Dr Grace Iara Souza has developed a deep understanding of the impacts of global environmental go (...)

Making history: Conservation in the Congo Basin with Bihini Won wa Musiti Jean

Making history: Conservation in the Congo Basin with Bihini Won wa Musiti Jean

9 minutes read

When Bihini Won wa Musiti Jean began working in forest conservation in the Congo Basin back in 1982, in Central and W (...)

What is agroforestry?

What is agroforestry?

6 minutes read

The agroecological systems of farmers, growers, and Indigenous Peoples everywhere have shaped and cared for landscapes f (...)

An interview with Nemonte Nenquimo

An interview with Nemonte Nenquimo

12 minutes read

Nemonte Nenquimo is an Indigenous leader of the Waorani people in the Ecuadorean Amazon province of Pastaza, one of the (...)

An Interview with Miriam Supuma

An Interview with Miriam Supuma

15 minutes read

Miriam Supuma has been working for over ten years with conservation organisations in Papua New Guinea, a country that co (...)

The home of a frog orchestra

The home of a frog orchestra

14 minutes read

An Interview with Dr Caleb Ofori-Boateng, Founder of Herp Conservation Ghana Dr Caleb Ofori-Boateng was the first formal (...)

Embracing biological and cultural diversity: An interview with Dr Jerome Lewis

Embracing biological and cultural diversity: An interview with Dr Jerome Lewis

20 minutes read

Dr Jerome Lewis is a Reader in Social Anthropology at University College London. He has undergraduate and doctoral degre (...)

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