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Interviews

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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.

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 (...)

Meet Dr Pria Ghosh

Meet Dr Pria Ghosh

9 minutes read

Pria Ghosh joined the Synchronicity Earth research team in October 2020. With her expertise in amphibian conservation an (...)

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 (...)

Beyond carbon: nature’s big moment

Beyond carbon: nature’s big moment

10 minutes read

For the third in our series of Deeper Thinking webinars, Beyond Carbon: nature’s big moment, we had the privilege of l (...)

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 (...)

A driving force for ocean conservation

A driving force for ocean conservation

11 minutes read

An Interview with Dr Amanda Vincent, winner of the Indianapolis Prize, 2020 Dr Amanda Vincent has been a driving force f (...)

Turning a lens on community-based conservation

Turning a lens on community-based conservation

10 minutes read

Chris Scarffe is an environmental filmmaker who has been lucky enough to work in some of Earth’s most unique and diver (...)

The last, great wilderness

The last, great wilderness

9 minutes read

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

A chat with our new CEO, Kirsty Schneeberger

11 minutes read

At the beginning of December, we were delighted to welcome Kirsty Schneeberger to Synchronicity Earth as our new CEO. Ki (...)

A voice for nature in the world of finance

A voice for nature in the world of finance

10 minutes read

Simon Ruddick is the founder and current Chairman of Albourne Partners, a major player in the financial services industr (...)

An Interview with Claire Nouvian

An Interview with Claire Nouvian

12 minutes read

In 2018, Claire Nouvian, Founder and Chair of BLOOM Association (BLOOM), was awarded the prestigious Goldman Environment (...)

Modelling sustainability: an interview with Arizona Muse

Modelling sustainability: an interview with Arizona Muse

16 minutes read

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

Talking conservation with Simon Stuart and Jon Paul Rodríguez

15 minutes read

Jon Paul Rodríguez is the current Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commissi (...)

An Interview with marine ecologist Professor Alex Rogers

An Interview with marine ecologist Professor Alex Rogers

12 minutes read

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

A Conversation with street artist ATM

10 minutes read

ATM dedicates much of his time to painting gorgeous images of threatened bird species on walls. His work has become a fa (...)

Deep Trouble

Deep Trouble

9 minutes read

Oliver Tickell meets a marine biologist with tales of woe and wonder from the sea Professor Alex Rogers It was in 2015 t (...)

Bringing the Philippine crocodile back from the brink of extinction

Bringing the Philippine crocodile back from the brink of extinction

7 minutes read

An interview with Marites (Tess) Gatan Balbas, Deputy Director of the Mabuwaya Foundation, an organisation supported b (...)

An Interview with Professor Bill Sutherland

An Interview with Professor Bill Sutherland

11 minutes read

Professor Bill Sutherland is the Miriam Rothschild Chair in Conservation Biology at the Department of Zoology, Universit (...)

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 (...)

Freshwater Conservation: An interview with Dr William Darwall

Freshwater Conservation: An interview with Dr William Darwall

16 minutes read

Dr William Darwall is Head of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Biodiversity Assessment and Know (...)

The Congo River, lifeblood of a country: An Interview with Ange Asanzi

The Congo River, lifeblood of a country: An Interview with Ange Asanzi

12 minutes read

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

Exploring Conservation: An interview with Jonathan Baillie

15 minutes read

Jonathan Baillie is Chief Scientist and Executive Vice President Science & Exploration at the National Geographic So (...)

Why conserve amphibians? An interview with Phil Bishop

Why conserve amphibians? An interview with Phil Bishop

11 minutes read

Phil Bishop wears many hats. He is the Chief Scientist of the Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA), a role he has had since (...)

An Interview with EJ Milner-Gulland

An Interview with EJ Milner-Gulland

13 minutes read

EJ Milner-Gulland is the Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity and Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conse (...)

An Interview with Jessica Sweidan

An Interview with Jessica Sweidan

1 minute read

In this interview, which appeared in Forces for Nature, a publication from the Environmental Funders Network, Synchronic (...)

Going the extra mile for forgotten species

Going the extra mile for forgotten species

5 minutes read

Our Director of Strategic Conservation, Simon Stuart, and his wife Ann will be going the extra mile (around 1000 extra m (...)

The green shoots of Conservation Optimism

The green shoots of Conservation Optimism

6 minutes read

The recent Conservation Optimism Summit in London was one of a series of #EarthOptimism events (e.g. in Cambridge, UK an (...)

An interview with Clare Shenstone

An interview with Clare Shenstone

12 minutes read

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

Our new Director of Strategic Conservation, Dr Simon Stuart

12 minutes read

At the end of 2016, Dr Simon Stuart completed his tenure as Chair of the IUCN (International Union for Conservatio (...)

Fantastic Beasts & where to find them

Fantastic Beasts & where to find them

4 minutes read

A brief Q & A with Alison Sudol, aka Queenie Goldstein. Alison Sudol plays Queenie Goldstein in the latest JK Rowlin (...)

Channeling the Aloha Spirit

Channeling the Aloha Spirit

12 minutes read

The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) World Conservation Congress, held every 4 years, took place i (...)

Great news for amphibians! Meet our new team member, Helen Meredith

Great news for amphibians! Meet our new team member, Helen Meredith

10 minutes read

Helen Meredith knows a thing or two about frogs (and most other amphibians you care to mention). We're delighted at Sync (...)

Sowing the Seeds of Collaboration

Sowing the Seeds of Collaboration

7 minutes read

In May 2016, the Agroecology Fund teamed up with the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa to host a 4-day learnin (...)

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