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We are pleased to announce the completion of the Daisen Ryuiki Dynamics  map, a collaborative project between the Okudaisen Natural & Cultural Council , local partners in the Daisen area, and Ecological Memes . About Daisen Ryuiki Dynamics The Daisen Ryuiki Dynamics  is a visual synthesis that unfolds the rich water cycle of Mt. Daisen in Tottori Prefecture as a web of dynamic connections, where humans and the natural environment continually interact. This map integrates a w

When I was a child, a forest stood in front of my house—a place where I played, explored, and felt nurtured by nature. When I was ten, the forest was cleared for development. I remember watching from my window as the trees fell one after another, feeling an unexpected and profound sadness. I asked myself, Why does this hurt so much? It is the trees being cut, not me. 

In central Chile, the coastal city of Viña del Mar once housed a major petroleum distribution hub for COPEC SA, one of the nation’s largest energy companies. Decades of industrialization and motorization degraded both the quality of urban life and the surrounding ecosystems, leaving the site stripped of vitality. Today, however, the same ground has been transformed

At Ecological Memes, we explore how individuals can live meaningfully in an era when humanity’s relationship with the natural environment is undergoing fundamental re-examination. Working alongside researchers and practitioners from diverse fields, we pursue interdisciplinary research and practical experimentation aimed at reconstructing and implementing new approaches to living, business, and social systems.

代表の小林が翻訳をつとめた 『リジェネラティブ・リーダーシップ――「再生と創発」を促し、生命力にあふれる人と組織のDNA』 が2025年1月22日に出版されます。Ecological Memesで探究している内容も、この本のエッセンスが多く詰まっています。...

In May 2024, Aida Lab fieldwork was held in Bali, Indonesia. The fieldwork, titled "More-Than-Human Connectivities of the Mountain, River, Village, and the Ocean in Bali: Indigenous Knowledge, Local Commons, and Regenerative Tourism", 17 participants with diverse backgrounds from Japan and abroad, including landscape design researchers, researchers on plant use in Southeast Asia, experts on circular economy, practitioners of watershed tourism, community-based tourism, and re

A year has gone by since our AWAI Global Forum 2022, "Re-Encountering Animism: Arts of Relating with the Worlds of Life," held on Dec...

Co-director Kobayashi wrote an article "Drifting between Human and Nature" in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, which will be...

"Multispecies Care Exhibition - Daily Life encountered through care Relationships with More Than Human" will be held in Kyoto, Japan. For...