Welcome to a new edition of The Highlander Journal, in which we dive into the enriching confluence of traditional knowledge and environmental humanities. In this issue, we draw extensively on the ongoing efforts and recent insights from the Ekologos project, a collaborative endeavour initiated in 2022 and set to run until 2026. Spearheaded by UiT The Arctic University of Norway, the initiative comprises a consortium of global and local partners, including the Norway-based Institute for Marine Research (IMR), the Brazil-based State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), and three India-based organizations: RV University in Bangalore (RVU), Doctors For You (DFY) in Mumbai, and the Highland Institute in Kohima (THI). The collective endeavour emphasizes a nuanced understanding of the environmental challenges faced by diverse societies, including indigenous peoples, across some of the Earth’s most vulnerable regions: the Arctic, Amazon, Himalayas, and South Asia.
