Think like a Fish
Article from 10/04/2026
Our discussions examine how ecological design decisions are guided by different ways of knowing and how these perspectives influence environmental stewardship and long-term guardianship of ecosystems.
Start: 04/05/2026 | 01:45 PM
End: 04/05/2026 | 07:30 PM
Location:
Schader-Foundation
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Goethestraße 2
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64285 Darmstadt
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Nature design and restoration between different forms of knowledge
Many European landscapes have been heavily engineered over centuries. Today, restoration and rewilding initiatives are emerging, raising important questions about the knowledge systems guiding these transformations. Especially since the Montreal Agreement to protect 30% of the ocean and the land, designing new protected areas is crucial, but there are also critical voices towards this approach. In Germany, rewilding often means excluding human activity while in many other knowledge traditions (traditional ecological knowledge, TEK), the separation between human and non-human, nature and culture, is much less strong and human guardianship is much more common. What happens when those different knowledge systems are brought together? And in how far is, asked from a Western perspective, are learning and cooperation possible without violating indigenous self-understanding or local knowledge in general for landscape rewilding and design?
UN Ocean Decade 2021-2030
The event is part of the "From Takutai to Waterkant: Pacific-German Knowledge-Sharing Visit", organized by Deutsches Komitee der UN-Ozeandekade (ODK) and the Kāhui Manaaki Tangaroa - Aotearoa New Zealand National Ocean Decade Committee.
Atmospheres for a better life
Frankfurt and the Rhein-Main region are World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026, under the theme “Design for Democracy – Atmospheres for a Better Life.” Inspired by the subtitle ‚Atmospheres for a Better Life‘, this workshop explores how human societies design their relationship with nature. This includes how landscapes are shaped, restored, and protected - including the narratives and knowledge systems —scientific, traditional, local, and Indigenous — that inform these processes.
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