About the BIOrdinary research project
BIOrdinary is a research project that expands the biodiversity agenda by focusing on ordinary places impacted by species influxes and climate change. It uncovers social and cultural processes behind species mobility, explores local adaptation practices, and aims to create a more inclusive and just biodiversity agenda. The project investigates case studies related to colonial histories and species shifts, emphasizing the importance of coexistence and multispecies justice.
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Learn more: BIOrdinary Pamphlet
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Mobile species have their own histories. Some of them
moved of their own accord. Others were brought along by humans or hitched a ride on infrastructural projects and international trade.
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Objective and Aims
The objective of the research program BIOrdinary is to expand the current biodiversity agenda to explore how people in ordinary places address everyday biodiversity dilemmas propelled by species influxes and climate change. The project is articulated through three aims.
Aim I:
To write environmental histories that uncover the entangled social, cultural and biogeographical processes that underlie species mobility and shifts in biodiversity.
Aim II:
To document vernacular understandings and adaptation practices among local communities and other stakeholders at the frontline of biodiversity dilemmas.
Aim III:
To formulate a more just, democratic and inclusive biodiversity agenda.