How can philanthropy step up in light of cuts to overseas aid?
A new report advises how private funders can better support Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth, in light of governmental aid cuts.
Nina Seale
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Nina Seale
Communications Manager
Communications
Nina is a conservation communicator with experience in fundraising, digital media, and charity storytelling. As well as her role in Synchronicity Earth’s small but ambitious communications team, Nina founded and co-runs the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group at Synchronicity Earth and helps with the Synchronicity Portfolio. She has previously worked with Conservation Optimism, World Land Trust, UK Youth for Nature, and Big Canopy Campout; she also currently volunteers with Groundwork as part of the riverfly monitoring network and is a Trustee of Buglife. She has delivered guest lectures and workshops on conservation storytelling and social media to various institutions including Cardiff University, University of Plymouth, and the Royal Geographical Society. Prior to her career in conservation communications, Nina worked in South Africa as a safari guide following her degree in Zoology from the University of Edinburgh. In her spare time, she is editing her debut novel, flying on aerial silks, and taking her dog on adventures.
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Seven species bringing the freshwater biodiversity crisis to life
The first global assessment of freshwater species across multiple taxonomic groups has revealed that one quarter of the 23,496 freshwater species surveyed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ are threatened by extinction, in a paper published by Nature. But the scale of the freshwater biodiversity crisis told in these numbers could overwhelm [...]
One quarter of freshwater life threatened by extinction
The first global assessment of freshwater animals across multiple taxonomic groups has revealed that one quarter of the 23,496 freshwater species surveyed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ are threatened by extinction. The research included decapod crustaceans (shrimp, crabs, and crayfish), odonata (dragonflies and damselflies), and fish, and revealed that these are [...]
15 years of Synchronicity Earth: An interview with our Co-Founders
To mark our 15 year anniversary, we speak to our Co-Founders Adam and Jessica Sweidan about their journey in environmental philanthropy with Synchronicity Earth.
Connecting to the culture of the Cook Islands
Kōrero o te `Ōrau Inc. works with Cook Islands communities to revive and restore cultural traditions and conserve their natural environment.
From pledges to practice: How can environmental funding be more effective?
During New York Climate Week, Maliasili and Synchronicity Earth launched a report ‘From Pledges to Practice: Shifting Conservation Funding Approaches to Better Support Local African Organizations’.
Endangered encounters: A hornbill love story
Penelope and Rudy were the first breeding pair of Visayan hornbills to be reintroduced to the wild, strengthening the population of this Critically Endangered species in the Philippines.
Funding the youth biodiversity movement
Swetha Stotra Bhashyam explains how funding the youth biodiversity movement can empower their global vision.
The secret to conservation success: listening
Meet Sheherazade (Shera) and Asnim Alyoihana Lanusi (Anim), the two founders behind PROGRES Sulawesi, an organisation supported by our Asian Species Programme which uses the power of connection and community to safeguard Sulawesi’s unique and most threatened species.
From primate scientist to youth activist: Meet Swetha Stotra Bhashyam
Synchronicity Earth speaks to Swetha Stotra Bhashyam about her career in youth activism for the global biodiversity movement.