𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗲 & 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
The canoe race at Street Manatee & Manatee Race 2026 brought energy, excitement, and community spirit to communities around Lake Ossa and River Sanaga in southwestern Cameroon.
Teams from different villages paddled with pride, reminding everyone how deeply local communities are connected to the river and the Lake, which all host the African manatee. For generations, canoes have been an integral part of everyday life here, used for fishing, transportation, and cultural traditions passed down over time.
Through activities like this, Street Manatee continues to show that protecting the African manatee and preserving cultural heritage can go hand in hand.
We are grateful for the financial support of Play for Nature and @synchearth that made this activity possible.
Congratulations to Marina Kameni for winning a Whitley Award! 🎉
Known as the ‘Green Oscars’, this prestigious international conservation prize awards £50,000 to support locally led conservation.
Having supported Marina through our Amphibian Programme since her early career, we are absolutely delighted to see her work receiving the recognition it deserves. 🐸
Going from strength to strength, in recent years she has also received a Mohammed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund award and a Future For Nature Award.
Beyond the seed funding it began with, our support for Marina has included covering travel – to learn from the Herp Ghana team and to attend the World Congress of Herpetology in Malaysia – alongside mentorship.
Marina's success is a reminder of what long-term, core funding can make possible – and why investing in the people who protect species is so important.
Providing flexible support for young and early to mid-career conservationists allows passionate grassroots leaders to stay working for nature, building the resilient sector that we need.
Since founding the first female-led herpetological NGO in Cameroon, Marina has continued to inspire communities to care about amphibians and we can't wait to see what other achievements await her! 💚
@whitleyawards@whitleyfundfornature@marinakameni@herp_ghana@herpcameroon@ffnfoundation@speciesconservationfund
#Frogs #Amphibians #Whitley #Cameroon
Big news from Synchronicity Earth 🌱
We're thrilled to welcome Mike Barclay, Salisha Chandra, and Kristen Walker-Painemilla as our three newest Trustees.
They arrive at a pivotal moment — as we grow the scale of our funding (£6.4m to 161 partners in 41 countries last year) and look towards the next chapter of our strategy.
Swipe to meet them 👉
Link in bio to learn more about our new Trustees.
#Conservation #Trustees #Biodiversity
When children learn to see nature not as something to use, but as something to relate to, everything changes.
A child who sees a tree only for its wood may grow up to cut it when needed.
But a child who understands that the tree protects their home from tides, holds the soil together, and shelters birds and insects, will grow up to protect it.
This shift is not small. It shapes how future decisions are made.
Instead of asking, “What can I take from this?”
they begin to ask, “How do we care for each other?”
For example, rather than saving a tree because it is “useful,” children begin to see how trees, soil, water, birds, and people are all connected, how they need each other to survive.
And from there, the goal is no longer to protect one resource, but to protect the whole forest.
This is how long-term change happens.
Not through rules, but through relationships.
The Nature Culture Fellowship is an initiative to explore this shift, in 2025 we co-created this initiative with the Global Youth Biodiversity Network and CEESP bringing together 65 fellows from 53 countries in a shared learning journey, with 37 community-led projects emerging from it, each exploring how relationships, culture, and lived experience can create the long-term transformation needed in conservation by shifting mindsets from managing resources to caring for relationships that sustain life.
If Shanjida is able to continue this work, it is likely that the children she is working with will grow up not simply seeing forests and char lands as resources to use, but as relationships they are part of - living systems they feel connected to, and responsible for protecting and sustaining.
Thank you to the support of Synchronicity Earth and other funders and partners for making this project a reality.
#CultureIsConservation #NatureCulture #KinshipWithNature #Biodiversity #YouthForNature #IndigenousWisdom #NarrativeShift #RegenerativeFuture #GYBN #EnvironmentalJustice #MoreThanHuman #Sustainability #ProtectNature
The largest mobilisation of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil! 🌎
From the 5 -11 April, over 7,000 Indigenous people from across the country gathered in Brasília, uniting their voices to defend their rights in the face of mounting threats to both their territories and their lives from extractive industries.
The Acampamento Terra Livre (Free Land Camp) has been held annually for the past 22 years.
Emerging from the Indigenous movement in 2004, it has grown into the country’s principal platform for advancing territorial demands and calling for government accountability.
Carla Bengoas, our Biocultural Diversity Manager, and Grace Iara Souza, our Latin America Partner Relations Manager, observing this year’s gathering – an excellent opportunity for them to meet partners and allies, learn firsthand about their priorities, and join them in celebration.
'Our future is not for sale: WE ARE THE ANSWER' was the theme of this year’s camp, echoed throughout the streets of Brasília during a vast march to Praça dos Três Poderes (Three Powers Square), the symbolic centre of Brazil’s government.
At the heart of the movement’s demands is the legal recognition (demarcation) of Indigenous lands.
This remains a vital step toward safeguarding ecosystems, protecting ways of life, and upholding rights that are fundamental not only to Indigenous Peoples but to the future we all share.
Thank you to Carla Bengoa for capturing these incredible moments in photos! 📷
To learn more about Indigenous Peoples in Brazil, please consider following @apiboficial and @yvyrupa.cgy .
#DemarcaYvyrupa #Brazil #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousRights
For our partners, every day is Earth Day. 🌍
As ever, we're honoured to work with dedicated conservationists protecting people and planet – supporting their efforts has never been more important.
Here are just some of the achievements made possible thanks to their work. 👇
We're looking for a Senior Finance Programme Officer to join our Finance team!👇
You'll support our grant-making pipeline – from due diligence assessments to Salesforce workflows – while building genuine, trust-based relationships with partners around the world.
If you enjoy striving for efficiency and have experience working with global organisations, we'd love to hear from you.
Or, if this sounds like someone you know, please do tag or share. 💙
Learn more and apply at the link in our bio and today's story.
🗓️ Closing date: 11 May 10am
We have a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for people from Black, Asian, and Minority-Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and people with disabilities – please see the job advert for more details.
#HiringNow #CharityJobs #ConservationJobs #EnvironmentJobs #FinanceJobs #GrantManagement #NonprofitFinance
Looking for a paid internship this summer? 👇
Well, we're looking for someone to help our Communications team share stories about the incredible wildlife, people, and organisations we support. 🌍
This role is open to everyone but we especially encourage applications from people who:
- Come from underrepresented backgrounds, low-income households, or are the first in their family to go to university;
- Are passionate about developing a career in conservation;
- Are career changers with experience in other industries.
We offer London Living Wage plus an Oyster card for travel, and you'll gain hands-on experience of charity communications – with full training in a supportive work environment.
As part of our commitment to making entry-level positions more inclusive and accessible in the environment sector, we have partnered with @_gensuccess for this internship recruitment.
If you need any adjustments during the application process or the internship itself, please let us know. We're happy to help!
Apply now at the link in our bio or today's story.
Please share or tag someone who would like this role. 💚
(You can find more info on starting a career in the environment sector and learn about the experiences of our previous interns on the careers section of our website!)
#Hiring #HiringNow #Conservation #Internships #EnvironmentJobs
Why is freshwater, one of Earth’s most vital ecosystems, so overlooked in conservation funding? 💧
Following a roundtable discussion co-organised by Synchronicity Earth, @wetlands_international , and @insidenatgeo at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, we are pleased to present a report exploring this question – and what we can do about it.
Swipe through to see the six recommendations for funders. ➡️
You can read the full report at the link in our bio and today's story.
A huge thank you to everyone who offered their time and expertise in creating this report and the discussions that started it. 💙
@shoal_org@iucnssc@intlrivers@jessicasweidan@wwf@wwtworldwide
#FreshwaterChallenge #mbzfund #Freshwater #Funding #Philanthropy #Insights
Three women. Three ocean stories. One shared mission. 🌊
We are so proud to announce the first recipients of the Ocean Stewardship Award – Emilia Palma Tuki, Alanna Matamaru Smith, and Kathryn Audroing – each bringing their own community, culture, and expertise to the fight for our ocean's future.
This award is a gift to the future, founded in the spirit of the late Dr. Kristina Gjerde, who believed the ocean's greatest champions are often those closest to it.
Congratulations to all three. 💙 Swipe to meet them. →
It's here! 🎉 Spotlight – our 2025 annual review – is ready for you to explore.
From the community conservation stories to a new ocean conservation award announced at the #IUCNWCC, this is the story of what we achieved together. Head to the link in bio to read it in full.
Happy International Women's Day!
(...yesterday)
To inspire us for this year's Women's Day, we looked no further than the stories shared by women leaders in the Congo Basin coming together to reflect on the challenges and rewards of their roles bringing communities together to protect nature.
We spoke to attendees of a wellness retreat for women leaders held by our partner Terra Mucho about what it really means to be a woman leader in the Congo Basin.
Read the full discussion in today's story or through our link in bio.
#InternationalWomensDay #WomenLeaders #IWD2026
