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Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 12h ago

The printed copies of *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego* have arrived!📚 Co-created with Fundación Mar Adentro, the collection offers pluralistic approaches to fire, forests, communities, and technologies in Chile. Explore the web and PDF editions: publications.smartforests.net/en/ecologies...

Planetary Praxis@planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

With accelerating climate change and unsustainable land uses, fires are becoming more frequent and destructive. Our new Smart Forests collection, *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego*, asks how to collectively rethink relationships with fire: publications.smartforests.net/en/ecologies...

Front and back cover spread of *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego* (Smart Forests and Fundación Mar Adentro, 2026), showing the title and abstracts in English and Spanish. The front cover features the China Muerta burn site in monochrome.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 7d ago

📻 Explore stories of rainforest regeneration in Scotland and Wales through a new Smart Forests Radio playlist bringing together all related episodes. Tune in: atlas.smartforests.net/en/playlists...

Screenshot of the Rainforest Regeneration playlist on the Smart Forests Atlas.

Planetary Praxis@planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3w ago

We’re delighted to launch *Community-led Forest Technologies: A Smart Forests Final Report*, bringing together findings from our knowledge exchange workshop and a fifth case study in Scotland. We’re also releasing two short films to accompany it. 📄 Read the report: smartforests.net/community-le...

Front cover of *Community-led Forest Technologies: A Smart Forests Final Report*, showing the community shelter at Ardura Community Forest, Isle of Mull, Scotland, with orange and rust colour filters applied. Credit: Mind the Film with Smart Forests, 2026.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 2w ago

In the new article, ‘Digital fire technologies and community networks’, Jennifer Gabrys, Paula Tiara Torres and Pablo González Rivas analyse how digital technologies influence fire prevention, response, and recovery in La Araucanía, Chile: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Front page of the paper ‘Digital fire technologies and community networks: Cultivating just sociotechnical practices for living with planetary change’ by Jennifer Gabrys, Paula Tiara Torres, and Pablo González Rivas, published in People and Nature. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70377.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 2w ago

Alongside our new short film *Rainforest Regeneration in Scotland: Communities and Technologies* (featured in this post), discover four new Smart Forests Atlas Stories written by people working on community-led rainforest regeneration projects across western Scotland🧵 vimeo.com/1186677471?s...

Rainforest Regeneration in Scotland: Communities and Technologies

Rainforest Regeneration in Scotland visits four projects in western Scotland to learn about the role of digital technologies in facilitating temperate rainforest regeneration. A more in-depth discussi...

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Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3w ago

We’re delighted to launch *Community-led Forest Technologies: A Smart Forests Final Report*, bringing together findings from our knowledge exchange workshop and a fifth case study in Scotland. We’re also releasing two short films to accompany it. 📄 Read the report: smartforests.net/community-le...

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

On Smart Forests Radio, Niall Burnside, Senior Lecturer in Biogeography and Geoinformatics at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), discusses researching Scotland’s Atlantic temperate rainforests as marine-terrestrial interfaces: atlas.smartforests.net/en/radio/nia...

Episode icon for Niall Burnside. The background image shows a four-wheeled SAMS (Scottish Association for Marine Science) robot operating on the coast. Plum and forest green filters have been applied. The text reads ‘Niall Burnside: Monitoring Scotland’s Temperate Rainforests across Sea and Land’. Image source: SAMS Robotics Academy.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Did you know Scotland has temperate rainforests? In this Smart Forest Radio episode, Gordon Gray Stephens of Saving Scotland’s Rainforest and Native Woods Co-op talks about how digital technologies, such as drones, are helping to restore this unique habitat: atlas.smartforests.net/en/radio/gor...

Episode icon for Gordon Gray Stephens. The background image is an aerial view of temperate rainforest on the west coast of Scotland. The text reads ‘Gordon Gray Stephens: Visualising and Saving Scotland’s Rainforest’. Image source: The Woodland Trust, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzoAxoG3AZg.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How might forest regeneration be done with and for communities? On Smart Forests Radio, Rachel French, former biodiversity officer at the Mull and Iona Community Trust (MICT), discusses the regeneration of the Ardura Community Forest: atlas.smartforests.net/en/radio/rac...

ALT: Episode icon for Rachel French. The background image shows Ardura Community Forest on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. The text reads “Rachel French: Forests as Community Spaces”. Purple and green filters have been applied. Image source: Mull and Iona Community Trust (MICT), https://www.mict.co.uk/projects-services/ardura.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“Rather than saying rhododendron is the devil … link it to local culture, the stories of the Mabinogion.” On Smart Forests Radio, Gethin Davies at Celtic Rainforest Wales discusses technology, people, and culture in rainforest restoration: atlas.smartforests.net/en/radio/get...

Episode icon for Gethin Davies. The background image shows Coed Llechwedd in Wales. The text reads ‘Gethin Davies: Restoring the Celtic Rainforest with Community and Technology’. Image source: Celtic Rainforests Wales, https://celticrainforests.wales/coed-felenrhyd-llennyrch.

Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge @camsociology.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join Eduardo Romero Dianderas as he examines the evolving media infrastructures that have shaped tropical timber supply chains over the past decades. Organised by @planetarypraxis.bsky.social group. 📅 20 May 🕓 2:30-4:00pm 🏢 Seminar Room, Dept. of Sociology 🔗 www.sociology.cam.ac.uk/events/plane...

Join guest speaker Dr Eduardo Romero Dianderas as he examines the evolving media infrastructures that have shaped tropical timber supply chains over the past decades. Organised by the Planetary Praxis research group.
"Against Documents: Traceability, Corruptive Mediality, and the Remaking of Environmental Accounting in Tropical Timber Supply Chains", Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2:30-4:00pm, Seminar Room, Department of Sociology, Cambridge

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Junto con la colección *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego*, explora el estudio de caso de Chile y mira nuestro vídeo sobre los conocimientos, las redes y las tecnologías relacionadas con el fuego en el Smart Forests Atlas: atlas.smartforests.net/es/bitacoras...

Smart Forests: Estudio de caso de Chile — Smart Forests Atlas

El proyecto Smart Forests incluye cuatro estudios de caso en Chile, Indonesia, Países Bajos e India, creados conjuntamente con las comunidades locales mediante escuelas de campo y talleres. En Chile, ...

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Planetary Praxis@planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Con la aceleración del cambio climático y los usos insostenibles del suelo, los incendios son más frecuentes y destructivos. Nuestra colección *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego*, se pregunta cómo replantearnos nuestra relación con el fuego: publications.smartforests.net/es/ecologies...

Página doble de portada y contraportada de *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego* (Smart Forests y Fundación Mar Adentro, 2026), en la que aparecen el título y los resúmenes en inglés y español. La portada muestra en blanco y negro el lugar del incendio de China Muerta.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Alongside the *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego* collection, explore the Chile case study and watch our film segment on fire-related knowledges, networks, and technologies on Smart Forests Atlas: atlas.smartforests.net/en/logbooks/...

Smart Forests: Chile Case Study — Smart Forests Atlas

The Smart Forests project includes four case studies in Chile, Indonesia, the Netherlands, and India, co-created with local communities through field schools and workshops. In Chile, we focused on wil...

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Planetary Praxis@planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

With accelerating climate change and unsustainable land uses, fires are becoming more frequent and destructive. Our new Smart Forests collection, *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego*, asks how to collectively rethink relationships with fire: publications.smartforests.net/en/ecologies...

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

*Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego* surgió de conversaciones colectivas y de la experimentación con artistas, investigadores, actores claves y comunidades de todo Chile. En Smart Forests Atlas, puedes explorar cuatro relatos sobre residencias en el Bosque Pehuén y tres escuelas de campo🧵

Planetary Praxis@planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Con la aceleración del cambio climático y los usos insostenibles del suelo, los incendios son más frecuentes y destructivos. Nuestra colección *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego*, se pregunta cómo replantearnos nuestra relación con el fuego: publications.smartforests.net/es/ecologies...

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

*Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego* emerged from collective conversations and experimentation with artists, researchers, policymakers, and communities across Chile. On the Smart Forests Atlas, you can explore four stories on residencies in Bosque Pehuén and three Field Schools🧵

Planetary Praxis@planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

With accelerating climate change and unsustainable land uses, fires are becoming more frequent and destructive. Our new Smart Forests collection, *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego*, asks how to collectively rethink relationships with fire: publications.smartforests.net/en/ecologies...

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Nuestra nueva colección *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego* incluye una lista de reproducción de Smart Forests Radio: escúchala para descubrir enfoques científicos, artísticos y comunitarios sobre la intensificación de los incendios forestales en Chile: atlas.smartforests.net/es/listas-de...

Lista de episodios de podcast con carátulas de álbumes en la lista de reproducción de Smart Forests Radio «Incendios forestales en Chile». Captura de pantalla: Smart Forests Atlas, https://atlas.smartforests.net/es/listas-de-reproduccion/incendios-forestales-en-chile/.

Planetary Praxis@planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Con la aceleración del cambio climático y los usos insostenibles del suelo, los incendios son más frecuentes y destructivos. Nuestra colección *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego*, se pregunta cómo replantearnos nuestra relación con el fuego: publications.smartforests.net/es/ecologies...

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our new collection *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego* comes with a Smart Forests Radio playlist. Tune in to explore scientific, artistic, and community-led approaches to forest fires in Chile: atlas.smartforests.net/en/playlists...

List of podcast episodes with album covers in the Smart Forests Radio playlist ‘Forest Fires in Chile’. Screenshot: Smart Forests Atlas, https://atlas.smartforests.net/en/playlists/forest-fires-in-chile.

Planetary Praxis@planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

With accelerating climate change and unsustainable land uses, fires are becoming more frequent and destructive. Our new Smart Forests collection, *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego*, asks how to collectively rethink relationships with fire: publications.smartforests.net/en/ecologies...

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Con la aceleración del cambio climático y los usos insostenibles del suelo, los incendios son más frecuentes y destructivos. Nuestra colección *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego*, se pregunta cómo replantearnos nuestra relación con el fuego: publications.smartforests.net/es/ecologies...

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

With accelerating climate change and unsustainable land uses, fires are becoming more frequent and destructive. Our new Smart Forests collection, *Ecologies of Fire / Ecologías del Fuego*, asks how to collectively rethink relationships with fire: publications.smartforests.net/en/ecologies...

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

¿Cómo surgen los procesos de liderazgo local en un territorio? En Smart Forests Radio, Simón Crisóstomo Loncopán, un lonko mapuche («jefe» en mapudungun), reflexiona sobre la gobernanza indígena y la conservación del Wallmapu: atlas.smartforests.net/es/radio/sim...

Icono del episodio de Simón Crisóstomo Loncopán. La imagen de fondo muestra estatuas mapuches de Chemamüll en la Aldea Intercultural Trawupeyum de Curarrehue, Chile. Se han aplicado filtros azules y morados. El texto en blanco dice «Simón Crisóstomo Loncopán: Gobernanza territorial mapuche y restauración forestal». Crédito de la imagen: Jennifer Gabrys, 2023.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How do local leadership processes emerge from a territory? On Smart Forests Radio, Simón Crisóstomo Loncopán, a Mapuche lonko (“chief” in Mapudungun) reflects on Indigenous governance and conservation of Wallmapu: atlas.smartforests.net/en/radio/sim...

Episode icon for Simón Crisóstomo Loncopán. The background image shows Mapuche statues from Chemamüll in the Trawupeyum Intercultural Village in Curarrehue, Chile. Blue and purple filters have been applied. The white text reads “Simón Crisóstomo Loncopán: Mapuche Territorial Governance and Forest Restoration”. Image credit: Jennifer Gabrys, 2023.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“The integration of biodiversity … could safeguard carbon projects.” On Smart Forests Radio, Dr Max Bodmer of Renew Earth, formerly Head of Nature-Based Consultancy at rePLANET, explores methodologies and technologies for biodiversity and carbon quantification: atlas.smartforests.net/en/radio/max...

Episode icon for Max Bodmer. The background image shows three people discussing around a table, reviewing a large map of Costa Rica, taking notes with laptops and papers. Green and teal filters have been applied. The text reads ‘Max Bodmer: Bringing Carbon and Diversity Together’. Image source: rePLANET, https://www.replanet.org.uk/article/859/.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 4mo ago

¿Cómo se mantiene el equilibrio en un espacio protegido? En Smart Forests Radio, Felipe Ortega, biólogo y guardaparques en Chile, habla de cómo la conservación en el Parque Nacional Villarrica concilia las prioridades biológicas y culturales: atlas.smartforests.net/es/radio/fel...

Icono del episodio dedicado a Felipe Ortega. La imagen de fondo muestra a Felipe Ortega en el campo. Se han aplicado filtros azul y musgo. El texto en blanco reza: «Felipe Ortega: Planificación intercultural con comunidades y ecosistemas». Crédito de la imagen: Jennifer Gabrys, 2023.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How do you keep a protected area in balance? On Smart Forests Radio, Felipe Ortega, a biologist and park ranger in Chile, discusses how conservation at Villarrica National Park combines biological and cultural priorities (in Spanish): atlas.smartforests.net/en/radio/fel...

Episode icon for Felipe Ortega. The background image shows Felipe Ortega in the field. Blue and moss filters are applied. The white text reads “Felipe Ortega: Intercultural Planning with Communities and Ecosystems”. Image credit: Jennifer Gabrys, 2023.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Biodiversity is no longer just the concern of NGOs and academics but increasingly intersects with the private sector. On Smart Forests Radio, Sylvain Vaquer, founder of Mozaic Earth, discusses monitoring tools developed for this evolving landscape: atlas.smartforests.net/en/radio/syl...

Episode icon for Sylvain Vaquer. The background image shows a laptop in the field. Olive and magenta filters are applied. The white text reads ‘Sylvain Vaquer: Biodiversity Monitoring Powered by People and AI’. Image source: Mozaic Earth’s LinkedIn post, https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mozaicearth_invasive-species-activity-7437814659786903552-PPMB.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Curious about how forests recover after fires? Join Andrés Fuentes Ramírez and Paola Arroyo Vargas from Universidad de la Frontera in Chile on Smart Forests Radio as they share their insights (in Spanish): atlas.smartforests.net/en/radio/fir...

Episode icon for Andrés Fuentes Ramírez and Paola Arroyo Vargas. The background image shows a LogTag temperature data logger installed in China Muerta. The text reads: ‘Andrés Fuentes Ramírez and Paola Arroyo Vargas: Fire Ecology and Post-Fire Recovery’. Image credit: Jennifer Gabrys, 2024.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 4mo ago

¿Te interesa saber cómo se recuperan los bosques tras un incendio? Únete a Andrés Fuentes Ramírez y Paola Arroyo Vargas en Smart Forests Radio, donde compartirán sus conocimientos: atlas.smartforests.net/es/radio/rec...

Icono del episodio de Andrés Fuentes Ramírez y Paola Arroyo Vargas. La imagen de fondo muestra un registrador de datos de temperatura LogTag instalado en China Muerta. El texto dice: «Andrés Fuentes Ramírez y Paola Arroyo Vargas: Ecología de fuego y recuperación tras los incendios». Crédito de la imagen: Jennifer Gabrys, 2024.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“The role of the technology should be to assist those who want to protect the forest.” On Smart Forests Radio, Murtaza Taj, Associate Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences, details the development of forest-fire prevention systems in Pakistan: atlas.smartforests.net/en/radio/mur...

Episode icon for Murtaza Taj. The background image shows field trials at LUMS Digital Sustainable Agriculture Facility: Multiple PTZ cameras and IoT sensors are simultaneously deployed to help build the MVP. Moss and dark green filters are applied. The white text reads ‘Murtaza Taj: Building Technology and Trust for Forest Fire Prevention’. Image source: Centre for Water Informatics & Technology, Lahore University of Management Sciences, https://wit.lums.edu.pk/research-stories/Embracing-IoT-and-AI-for-Forest-Protection-Lessons-Learned-and-the-Path-Forward-for-the-Forest-Fire-Detection-Early-Warning-System.

Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Heading into the final stretch of the Smart Forests project, over the next few months we’ll be sharing a new wave of materials: podcasts on fire tech and UK rainforest regeneration, two short films, a collection on *Ecologies of Fire*, and our final report on Community-led Forest Technologies.

Two pages from *Ecologies of Fire*, showing two images of fieldwork in Chile on the left and Spanish text on the right. Smart Forests and Fundación Mar Adentro, 2026.

A still from a Smart Forests project film, showing participants watching seed-spraying drone demonstration at Kew Gardens. Smart Forests, 2026.

A still from a Smart Forests project film, showing an aerial view of Scotland rainforest. Smart Forests, 2026.

A still from a Smart Forests project film, showing a four-wheeled SAMS robot operating on the west coast of Scotland. Smart Forests, 2026.

Rosaleen Duffy @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1/ Calling all ECRS - we have 4x 3 year post docs on Multispecies Mutualisms working with us at Sheffield. Don't want to read through all the stuff to work out if its right for you? Here is a short video explainer 🎥 digitalmedia.sheffield.ac.uk/media/Multis...

Multispecies Mutualisms - Join Our Research Team!

We’re hiring 4 Postdoctoral Research Associates (PDRAs) In this video, members of the team share insights into four exciting PDRA opportunities currently available. If you are ready to take the next s...

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Rafael Barrio de Mendoza @barriozevallos.bsky.social · 6mo ago

If you are around Cambridge, UK, next 20 May, don’t miss this talk. We at @planetarypraxis.bsky.social are hosting @sunqasapa.bsky.social , who will present on the fraught infrastructures of timber supply chains' traceability and the epistemic possibilities and contestations they elicit.