Melanesian legends: Five species with deep cultural significance
Explore five culturally significant species through Melanesian legends, customs, and taboos you may not know.
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.
Five success stories of 2023
When it comes to preserving nature, it can feel like there is an overwhelming amount of work to do, but the new year brings a moment to reflect on what we’ve achieved so far. Each success makes a difference to species, habitats, and local people, and we’d like to share some of the progress [...]
Podcast: Miriam Supuma talks about Papua New Guinea
Miriam Supuma is interviewed by Mongabay’s Mike DiGirolamo about why Papua New Guinea is one of the most unique countries in the world.
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 governance and social policies on local rainforest defenders in the Brazilian Amazon. Her academic training is rooted in Political Ecology, and her professional experience includes project management in the educational, private, and charity sectors, [...]
Indigenous youth at COP27: From the village to the world
Clique aqui para ler este artigo no original em português. Most of the media coverage of COP27, held in November 2022 in Egypt, concentrated on speeches by world leaders, and disappointingly familiar pledges to recommit to the 2015 Paris Agreement. However, there is a strong sense now that the youth movement has an ever-louder [...]
Five success stories from 2022
With the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s new agreement dominating conservation headlines, it can be easy to lose sight of the people working every day to protect our planet’s biodiversity on the ground. However, throughout 2022, our partners restored ecosystems, protected endangered species, and collaborated with Indigenous Peoples and local communities to build a [...]
What is agroforestry?
The agroecological systems of farmers, growers, and Indigenous Peoples everywhere have shaped and cared for landscapes for millennia. Ecosystems that we may perceive as pristine wildernesses are in fact culturally rich, productive, and carefully managed landscapes which have supported both people and wildlife since time immemorial thanks to the stewardship of those living there. [...]
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 most biodiverse regions on Earth. Nemonte gained global attention when she led a successful court action to block a proposal for oil exploration and drilling on 500,000 acres of Waorani land. Her tireless and courageous [...]
Four conservation stories from 2021 to make you smile
2021 has presented many challenges for conservation, with COVID-19 continuing to prevent safe engagement with communities, causing delays or cancellations to in-person events, and affecting marginalised communities the hardest. However, our team at Synchronicity Earth continue to be inspired by the resilience and resourcefulness of our partners, who continue to do extraordinary work to [...]