This presentation will introduce “Iakumama 2050”, a new ZEF-CPC research project funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. Iakumama 2050 explores how “environmental peace”–a concept that reconciles humans with nature–can be collectively imagined and enacted in the Colombian department of Caquetá, a region profoundly impacted by armed conflict, extractivism, and deforestation.
Developed in partnership with an Inga community, the project integrates digital humanities, environmental peace research, and indigenous epistemologies. It combines three experimental components: (1) the co-creation of an AI-based chatbot on environmental futures; (2) a collaborative podcast on local environmental conflicts and long-term imaginaries; and (3) the revitalization of an Inga women’s ritual (Atunpumsha) as a form of eco-political dialogue.
This talk will discuss the conceptual foundations, methodological risks, and epistemological implications of this radical transdisciplinary approach.