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The artwork “Invisible Seeds” presents an embroidered and painted textile by the Shipibo-Conibo community, who belong to an indigenous people living along the Ucayali River in the Amazon rainforest in #Peru. Produced mostly by women, #Shipibo art represents an entire system of communication with plants and plant life. The artwork focuses on the complex systems of #planting, #harvesting, and treating agricultural products that sustain life in the Amazon. This #artscience project is addressing the relationships between #territory, #human beings, #nonhuman forms, and the spiritual worlds and served to develop a model of dialogue and #coresponsibility in the #decisionmaking processes between the artists involved and the Shipibo-Conibo artists in the Amazon, and JRC scientist Irene Guerrero Fernández, who is a biodiversity expert. The piece, that is made of natural pigments, acrylic paint, thread embroidery on tocuyo fabric proposes the recognition of indigenous contributions to the #sustainability of #foodsystems. It accompanies the struggles of the Shipibo people who claim the #preservation and respect of their #ancestralknowledge. They demand urgent actions to prevent the destruction of the Amazon and better living conditions for indigenous peoples in Peru and everywhere. The conservation and use of soils and biodiversity in areas of the Peruvian Amazon inhabited by native populations are sustained by the cultural relations of coexistence between them and their three life spaces: the #forest, the #water, and the #farm. In these living spaces, there is a relationship of #interdependence between human communities, cultivated plants, animal husbandry, and wild flora and fauna, including birds and fish. This interdependence is expressed in the ways of life and activities of the communities that are part of the Amazonian culture. “Invisible Seeds” by Gala Berger and Metsa Rama (Pilar Rossany Arce Mahua) in collaboration with Nélida Mahua, Lourdes Mahua, Lucy Silvano, Yoxan Ana, and Zaida Silvano. On view from next week at #NaturArchy exhibition, iMAL Brussels https://lnkd.in/dfRyHTmk EU Science, Research and Innovation Ingeborg Reichle Claudia Schnugg Virginia Bernardi Adriaan Eeckels Iliana Ivanova Jolita Butkevičienė

🔦 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: 𝗔𝗿𝗷𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗷𝗻 In investigating the implementation and upscaling of #LivingDikes, landscape historian and designer Arjan Conijn places living dikes in a broader temporal perspective. 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵: Living Dikes? In the Netherlands, we have lived with dikes for centuries! The #saltmarshes are not new, only the way we look at them. In the early days, the sea could freely flow over the salt marshes. But over the centuries, humans have made increasing (agricultural) use of them, even claiming parts of the salt marshes through poldering. The salt marshes used to be an integral part of our cultural landscape. 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵: In recent years, the intrinsic natural values of the salt marshes have been gaining attention, and the #WaddenSea has been awarded Natura2000 and UNESCO labels. These labels fixate a natural image of the ever-changing Wadden Sea. The same can be said for the coastal baseline. How do these fixations fit in the dynamics and uncertainties of contemporary challenges like climate change? 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦: In order to make use of centuries of knowledge on the coastal interaction with water, Arjan Conijn studies the varieties in the landscapes of the northern coast of The Netherlands. Additionally, he looks into the changing human-nature relationship and develops building blocks for future salt marsh design. These building blocks are based on both historical data from his research and empirical data from the other researchers in this project. On top of that, he continuously listens to and debates with other researchers (Mans Schepers, Erik Meijles, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), locals, and students to understand the impact the implementation of living dikes can have on our landscape. "𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴"

Three Days That Changed the Way I See Moss—And How It Will Shape the Future of My Designs 🌱 “It is the office of the naturalist no less than of the poet to call attention to objects that are neglected because they are familiar or obscure, to show the beauty and the charm that lie hidden in common things, to give eyes where there have been no eyes, to dispel the lethargy of the mind and to quicken the spirit to admiration and to love.” —Sir Edward Fry and Agnes Fry, 1911 I’ve just returned from an unforgettable experience at OSU’s Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island, where I spent 3 days immersed in the world of bryophytes, mostly mosses. I had the privilege of learning from Dr. Robert Klips and Lisa Kutschbach-Brohl, whose expertise and passion for these often-overlooked plants opened my eyes to their intricate beauty and ecological value. Exploring mosses on Gibraltar and the surrounding islands, combined with hands-on lab work, was a game changer for my design approach. This deeper understanding of moss identification and ecology will allow me to enrich my garden designs with lush textures and colors, while boosting soil stability, nutrient cycling, and invertebrate microhabitats. I was impressed by the expertise of my fellow participants, many of whom were professors or researchers in closely adjacent fields. Their knowledge and varied perspectives made this experience even more enriching—we even wrote moss poetry together in our free time! Grateful to Dr. Klips and Lisa for creating such a rich learning environment. I’m excited to integrate these insights into my work and see how they shape my designs. #EcologicalDesign #Ecology #Bryophytes #SustainableLandscaping #OSUStoneLab #ContinuingEducation

Thanks for the invitation to participate in the conference held yesterday on the BUSTAN and HEIRLOOM TREE SPECIES at Ramat Hanadiv, cosponsored by Haifa University (Guy Bar-Oz and the Bostan Tree project) KKL, INPA and others. Joining agronomists, botanists and archaeologists, I spoke about the bustan, the traditional orchard of native fruit trees, as a cultural landscape. Why didn't it become an inspiration to Israeli landscape architectural design and part of our design lexicon? I discussed the deep ambivalence toward native vegetation and local traditional landscape forms... part of the ethos of greening the landscape. And the importance of the bustan for agrobiodiversity, food security and more, as recognized by the FAO and IUCN.

Mae hwn yn hynod ddiddorol - ffordd gwahanol o feddwl am ystyr lle a mapiau This is a really interesting consideration on the meaning of place and function of "maps"

Special Issue Article Announcement: December 2025 The second special issue article announcement will be in the first year of a journal! https://lnkd.in/dkJZfhmv *THEME: SUSTAINABILITY, ECOLOGY, ENERGY-EFFICIENT DESIGN, AND BIOMIMICRY: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL APPROACH IN ART, DESIGN, AND ARCHITECTURE #DesignforSustainability #SustainabilityinArchitecture #Ecology #EnergyEfficientDesign #Biomimicry #BiophiliCDesign #Wellbeing #Wellness #SustainableArchitecture #SustainableInteriorDesign #EcologyFurniture #Nanomaterials #GreenBuilding

Meet Fernando García-Dory, artist, agroecologist and director of INLAND, a collaborative #art and #ecology project started in 2009. It provides a platform for diverse actors engaged in agricultural, social, and cultural production and questions the center-periphery dynamics so prevalent in the arts system. It also aims to strengthen the rural as a space for change.   👉 Learn more about INLAND and the Allianz Foundation Hubs: https://lnkd.in/eGVQRA_J #letstalkclimatejustice #climatejustice

Nature Inspired Design Strategies: Biomimicry Biomimicry can be defined as taking inspiration from nature or imitating nature in designs and technologies developed as solutions to various problems. At the heart of biomimicry is the idea that nature has already solved many of the problems humanity is wrestling with today. You can check the link for more! https://lnkd.in/diHnzyrU #Biomimicry #Nature #Desing #Planet #Ecological #Biologist #OkButWhy

DACE - Dance Art Critical Ecology 2025. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚, 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧. We find ourselves, again, at the brink, this time among mosses and marine swells, within half-lit studios and on tree-lined paths, all brimming with more-than-human possibility. As we step into 2025, we invite you to follow the lines weaving through our projects, each line an unspooling thread of movement, matter, and thought. Together, they entice us to create forms of art that acknowledge no strict outside, that hold open the door to the not-yet-known.   Throughout the year, DACE carries forward four distinct yet interlaced explorations, each fusing dance-making with pressing ecological questions, read about it here: : https://lnkd.in/dCSqDKK2

"New Paper Released" I am thrilled to announce that my latest research paper, titled 'Territorial Landscape: Explaining the Relationship Between the Concept of Territory and Landscape,' has recently been published in the esteemed manzar journal: The Scientific Journal of Landscape (Web of Science-indexed, Q2). This paper is based on findings from my PhD research, which I successfully defended in July 2024, under the supervision of my co-authors, Dr Seyed-Amir MANSOURI and Dr SAEED HAGHIR at University of Tehran. In this paper, we explored the critical concepts of 'landscape' and 'territory,' which both address the human environment, focusing on their conceptual relationship. Our goal was to clarify their correct usage and to prevent their ambiguous or interchangeable application in future research studies. The main findings of the paper are: 1-Territory is inherently a landscape and can be considered a type of landscape, conceptualized under the term "territorial landscape." 2- A territorial landscape, as a large-scale landscape, is composed of a collection of smaller landscape units, whose collective perception gives the territory its distinct identity. 3- Territorial landscape refers to a concept distinct from "landscape ecology" or "territorial planning." Unlike these, it adopts a holistic approach that considers both the objective and subjective dimensions of the territory. 4-The paper also emphasizes that a territory is a historical, social, economic, ethnic, cultural, and ecological unit, which gives rise to essential, unifying, identity-giving characteristics within a geographical area. You can freely access the paper via the link below: https://lnkd.in/dG8u586t #Landscape #Territory #Territoriallandscape