About

Ekologos emerged from a shared recognition: the climate crisis cannot be addressed by science alone. It demands a broader dialogue — one that brings together ecological sciences with the interpretive insights of the humanities and the deeply grounded knowledge of Indigenous and local communities.

Founded in 2022 through the Norwegian UTFORSK programme, Ekologos is coordinated by UiT The Arctic University of Norway and builds on collaborations with RV University (Bangalore), the State University of Campinas (Brazil), The Highland Institute (Northeast India), and the Institute of Marine Research (Norway).

We work across four ecologically critical and culturally rich regions — the Arctic, the Amazon, South Asia, and the Himalayas — to explore how people make sense of environmental change, and how education, research, and public dialogue can respond to it more ethically and effectively.

Why We Work

• Because dominant narratives of climate and ecology have historically silenced or ignored Indigenous voices.

• Because students need more than technical knowledge — they need ethical frameworks, critical tools, and cross-cultural perspectives.

• Because ecological knowledge is never just “data” — it is meaning, memory, and relationship.

How We Work

• We co-design research and teaching across institutions and regions.

• We support student and faculty mobility, with summer and winter schools, fieldwork exchanges, and collaborative supervision.

• We develop open, inclusive platforms for knowledge-sharing — such as the Ekologos Wiki and the Ekologos Journal of Environmental Sciences and Humanities.

• We cultivate ethical partnerships rooted in respect, reciprocity, and accountability.

Ekologos is a collective invitation to think differently — not just about the environment, but about how we come to know it, live with it, and care for it together.