Ekologos
Ekologos is a global interdisciplinary initiative that brings together environmental sciences, humanities, and Indigenous and local knowledge systems to address ecological challenges through collaborative research, education, and public engagement. Working across regions including the Arctic, Amazon, South Asia, and the Himalayas, the project develops inclusive and ethically grounded approaches to environmental knowledge production and climate futures.
The initiative serves as a collaborative platform for students, researchers, institutions, and communities to engage in research, teaching, artistic practice, and public dialogue on environmental change and ecological resilience. Through international partnerships and intercultural exchange, Ekologos seeks to bridge academic knowledge with lived experience and community-based environmental stewardship.
Ekologos integrates scientific and humanistic approaches to environmental challenges while foregrounding Indigenous and local knowledge systems. It promotes collaborative learning through summer and winter schools, workshops, public lectures, multimedia production, and transnational educational programmes.
Funding UTFORSK Programme (HK-dir, Norway)
Project Coordinator Michael Heneise
Regional Coordinator Lanuakum Aier
Geographic Scope Arctic, Amazon, South Asia, and the Himalayas
Ekologos has facilitated international student and faculty mobility through field exchanges, collaborative schools, and joint teaching programmes. The initiative has supported interdisciplinary learning environments that connect academic institutions, local communities, artists, and practitioners.
The project has developed knowledge-sharing initiatives including the Ekologos Wiki and open-access academic resources aimed at supporting collaborative environmental humanities research and public dissemination.
Ekologos regularly organises workshops, lectures, screenings, and conferences that encourage dialogue between academia, Indigenous communities, environmental practitioners, and creative sectors. Events emphasise ethical collaboration, ecological responsibility, and culturally grounded approaches to environmental change.
UiT – The Arctic University of Norway Norway
RV University India
The Highland Institute India
State University of Campinas Brazil
Institute of Marine Research Norway
