Juarez Michelotti, based in Brazil, is a forest engineer, specialist in biodiversity management and conservation with over two decades of experience, shares a heartfelt story of how he fell in love with nature at a young age and his relationship with his daughter. He highlights the importance of child’s contact with nature.
Camille Coudrat, founder of Association Anoulak, implements a holistic multidisciplinary approach to wildlife conservation. Located in Nam Theun National Park, one of the most important sites in the Annamite Mountains for biodiversity conservation, her work has informed conservation plans and Red List Assessments for several regional species. Check out the arboreal camera-trap photos set up at her research site!
Pria Ghosh joined the Synchronicity Earth research team in October 2020. With her expertise in amphibian conservation and particularly in amphibian disease, Pria was well placed to take the lead on their amphibian conservation program. In this interview, she talks about how she came to work with amphibians, describes her new role at Synchronicity Earth and gives them her thoughts on diversity and inclusion in the conservation sector.
Episode 73 of Nature Revisited – the Podcast, is with Cheryl Charles, the Co-Founder of the Children & Nature Network and the international co-chair of #NatureForAll
Stacie Hancock is a National Park Warden with Parks Canada in Toronto, ON. She shares her experience and her passion for working to protect Canada’s first National Urban Park: Rouge National Urban Park.
Merline Touko Tchoko, Cameroonian communications expert and Synchronicity Earth consultant, spent eight days alongside Congo Basin Programme partners taking part in the first ‘Mini-Congress’ for nature in Kinshasa, timed to coincide with the IUCN World Conservation Congress being held in Marseille. Through the eyes and voices of Synchronicity Earths’ partners, Merline gives her insight into a joyous and unique occasion which brought these grassroots Congolese organisations together to share ideas and practice, speak with one voice and take their place at the table with the wider world conservation family.
Anthony Ochieng, founder of TonyWild, is a wildlife ecologist, educator, conservation photographer and filmmaker based in Nairobi, Kenya. TonyWild is a photo-led platform for sharing stories that enables relevant knowledge sharing of everything nature and wildlife. They envision a generation that will influence sustainable natural resource management through photography, film and science.
Taking care of animals has been a part of Dr. James Watuwa’s life since childhood and his love for wildlife inspired him to become a veterinarian for the Ugandan and Rwandan governments. His work has ranged from participating in elephant and lion collaring, rescuing snared animals, to getting involved in wildlife population counts. He is concerned the activities involved in oil and gas exploration and development can have detrimental impacts on sensitive ecosystems, particularly the wellbeing of elephants.
Sea turtles are prehistoric reptiles that have inhabited the Earth for over 100 million years, playing a vital role in marine ecosystems. There are currently 7 species of sea turtles that depend on coastal and terrestrial habitats for their life cycle. Biosfera taught a theoretical and practical workshop on sea turtle conservation techniques.
Part 3 of the Parks Canada Youth Ambassadors summer adventure – Karam, Patricia and Clara spend a day in the life of a researcher in Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park and discover how science is being used to reduce plastic pollution!