La Lupa: new video series in our Science Diplomacy project
As part of our Science Diplomacy project, we are launching the first episode of La Lupa, the project’s third web-based video series. Each episode will provide a brief and thought-provoking look at research topics related to peace in Colombia.
In the opening episode of La Lupa, Juliette Vargas (CEDPAL/CAPAZ), Markus Ciesielski (JLU Giessen) and Carlos Andrés García (Universidad de los Andes) present their recent publication and invite us to read it. This research team tells us how their editorial collaboration came about and why this publication is important for Colombia and other countries.
The regions of the Atrato River and the Amazon in Colombia are now subjects of law, setting the tone for other biodiversity- and culture-rich regions in Colombia to also be declared protected by law. What does it mean that regions, rivers, areas of environmental and biodiversity value, and ethnic communities enjoy biocultural rights before the law? Who made this happen and how did they do it? A surprising yet important aspect of the research is that it highlights the fact that it was the social organisations, the communities themselves, advised by collectives of lawyers and jurists, who achieved this milestone.
In this first episode, the researchers make their debut in front of the camera and describe their work, findings, and collaborations in a few simple words.
All episodes of this and the other video series of the project are in Spanish with German subtitles.
Join us to watch the episodes and read about the research!