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.
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.
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 investing in the people who will save species is key to conserving Southeast Asia’s rich biodiversity. 80% of Southeast Asia’s Critically Endangered land and freshwater vertebrate species are found nowhere else on the planet. [...]
Meeting partners where they are – a Vietnam photo story
To properly respond to partners' needs, we must understand the increasingly complex contexts they face. Our Asian Species Programme Officer Aya Sakamoto recently went to Vietnam – a key focus of our conservation work in Southeast Asia – to visit a range of partners across the country. Reflecting on the trip, this photo story [...]
In it for the long haul: Transforming the crocodile from villain to hero
Wildlife corridors through oil palm plantations. Local communities saving the world’s rarest crocodile from extinction. Sweeping new protections for EU seabed. A groundbreaking coalition for amphibian conservation. When conservation organisations have access to flexible, reliable funding, their impact can be revolutionary. In this series, we look back at major victories facilitated by our long-term, [...]
One last chance to find the saola
The saola is the world’s rarest large mammal. It hasn’t been recorded since a trail camera captured an image of one in 2013, but it is believed that this elusive species still resides in the steep terrain of the Annamite Mountains between Vietnam and Lao – there just hasn’t been a comprehensive search for it [...]
Email exclusive: From the field: gallery of photos fresh from our conservation partners
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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 of plant species vital for overall ecosystem survival, there are also specific threats facing plant species which need to be tackled and protecting them is a far more fascinating endeavour than you might expect. Anna [...]
Not forgotten any longer: the Gigantes forest frog
Pria Ghosh introduces one of our Amphibian Programme partners: Project Palaka, the first amphibian conservation programme using captive breeding in the Philippines. On a group of remote islands of the Philippines, amid growing tourism, white-sand beaches, and dramatic limestone caves, a small brown frog has been quietly slipping away. The [...]
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 focus on one Critically Endangered species: the painted terrapin. Anna Heath writes about the mission of a young Sumatran conservationist to save a remarkable freshwater turtle from extinction. “Someone must do something to [...]