Interviews
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.
15 years of Synchronicity Earth: An interview with our Co-Founders
As Synchronicity Earth celebrates 15 years since it was founded, Nina Seale speaks to our Co-Founders, Adam and Jessica (...)
Funding the youth biodiversity movement
When it comes to discussing biodiversity loss and climate change, there is a lot of talk about the future. But right now (...)
From primate scientist to youth activist: Meet Swetha Stotra Bhashyam
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
The agroecological systems of farmers, growers, and Indigenous Peoples everywhere have shaped and cared for landscapes f (...)
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 (...)
Meet Dr Pria Ghosh
Pria Ghosh joined the Synchronicity Earth research team in October 2020. With her expertise in amphibian conservation an (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 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 (...)
An Interview with Claire Nouvian
In 2018, Claire Nouvian, Founder and Chair of BLOOM Association (BLOOM), was awarded the prestigious Goldman Environment (...)
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 (...)
Embracing biological and cultural diversity
Dr Jerome Lewis is a Reader in Social Anthropology at University College London. He has undergraduate and doctoral degre (...)
Interview with Isabelle Lackman: Protecting a Critically Endangered primate
Isabelle Lackman founded Hutan in Kinabatangan, Malaysian Borneo with her then husband Marc Ancrenaz in 1998 with the a (...)