Interdisciplinary Projects
At the intersection of science and art, we create products that demonstrate the intrinsic value of Nature. Our process is born of listening—to territories, communities, and ecosystems. From this encounter emerge living narratives that reflect the bond between the human and the more-than-human.
Sacha Taki, the sound heritage of the jungle
Video that narrates the deep relationship between the Kichwa communities of Kawsak Sacha and the Jungle through song, dreams and ancestral ecological knowledge.
In 2019, from the Kichwa Kawsak Sacha Ancestral People, in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, Sacha Taki was born: a proposal that declares the "song of the forest" of this territory as cultural heritage of Ecuador and UNESCO. More than a recognition, this declaration is an act of protection: of the region's biocultural diversity and of the living bond that unites its communities with the forest. In 2021, Sacha Taki was officially recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ecuador.
With funding from the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP), Dr. Alice Eldridge, and the Sacha Warmi Foundation, we built an ethnographic archive —compiled by Paola Moscoso— that reveals the depth of that relationship. From that process came a documentary directed by Gustavo Chiriboga and two illustrations by Sozapato: works created to carry the voice of Sacha Taki beyond its territory.
To learn more about the proposal:
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Listen to the interview we gave for BBC Radio 4 or read the article in Condé Nast Traveller.
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Visit our collaborators' websites:
https://sachawarmi.org/es/sacha-taki-canciones-del-bosque/ https://www.facebook.com/kawsaksacha
ECOFORENSIC: Defending Rights of Nature
We work in collaboration with Ecoforensic in order to strengthen the current mechanisms for the defense of the Rights of Nature through a collaborative network of people working around it (scientists, indigenous people, peasants, artists, lawyers and NGOs) in Ecuador; as well as the formation of a group of Paraecologists.
Paraecologists are people from communities and nature reserves, in charge of gathering scientific information to feed a freely accessible database. This, with the aim of providing empirical support and strengthening arguments in favor of Nature in legal disputes.
Our work focuses on providing high-quality audiovisual material and content for the dissemination of the Rights of Nature within the framework of the Constitution of Ecuador. The method we use is based on interdisciplinary ethnographic research and audiovisual arts . We put emphasis on giving emotion and reflection to our pieces so that they have a greater impact.
The first product generated is a series of illustrations (designed by Sozapato) and a documentary (created by Gustavo Chiriboga and produced by Paola Moscoso) that reveal the practical ways in which the laws present in the Constitution act. It also delves into the origin, status and future vision of this mechanism for the protection of Nature in Ecuador.
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If you want to know more about this initiative visit:https://ecoforensic.org/
The soundscape of the Andean Chocó Forest of Ecuador as an UNESCO Natural Heritage Site?
Forests have a sonic identity. The songs of birds, amphibians, insects, rain, and wind create a soundscape that reflects the biodiversity and functioning of an ecosystem.
This project, made possible by the Fundación Futuro, studies the soundscapes of the cloud forests of the Chocó Andino, one of the regions with the greatest biodiversity and endemism in Ecuador.
What do we do?
We conducted passive acoustic monitoring in two areas: Mashpi-Tayra and Bellavista-Tandayapa. We recorded forest sounds in different environments, altitudes, seasons, and levels of human intervention.
From these recordings we analyze the acoustic diversity and complexity and identify the acoustic value of the places according to their species.
Why does it matter?
The soundscape can function as a living archive of natural heritage, allowing us to document biodiversity and detect changes in the ecological integrity of forests.
Our goal is to generate a scientific baseline of the acoustic richness of the Andean Chocó that contributes to valuing its ecological importance and supporting its recognition and conservation as natural heritage.
Listen to understand. Understand to preserve.
For more information, you can read this article published in Conde Nast Traveller magazine or visit the Fundación Futuro website : https://www.fundacionfuturo.org.ec/
We establish networks with a multidisciplinary team from the social and biological sciences and the arts
We design a methodology of work tailored to research needs
We creste easy-to-understand stories through audiovisual, graphic and literary production
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