The Journal of Climate Change and Health (Mar 2023)
Land Body Ecologies: A case study for global transdisciplinary collaboration at the intersections of environment and mental health
- Samrawit Gougsa,
- Victoria Pratt,
- Babitha George,
- Cecilia Vilela,
- Daniel Kobei,
- Sylvia Kokunda,
- Ilan Kelman,
- Ben Eaton,
- Lilian Maina,
- Samson Luari,
- Outi Autti,
- Kaisa Kerätär,
- Jenni Laiti,
- Catherine Baxendale,
- Romit Raj,
- Reema Deshpande,
- Riya Gokharu,
- Neha Singh,
- Sheila Ghelani,
- Nqatyiswa Mendu,
- Ayesha Ahmad
Affiliations
- Samrawit Gougsa
- Minority Rights Group International, 54 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LT, UK; The Hub at Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE; Corresponding author.
- Victoria Pratt
- Invisible Flock, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, S75 4BS, UK; The Hub at Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE
- Babitha George
- Quicksand, No. 111, 2nd main, 1st block, Koramangala, Bangalore, 560 034, India
- Cecilia Vilela
- Invisible Flock, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, S75 4BS, UK; The Hub at Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE
- Daniel Kobei
- Ogiek Peoples Development Program, 211 Biashara Street, Nakuru, Box 424-20115, Egerton, Kenya
- Sylvia Kokunda
- Action for Batwa Empowerment Group, Butogota Town Council, Kanungu, Uganda
- Ilan Kelman
- Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction and Institute for Global Health, University College London, UK and University of Agder, Norway
- Ben Eaton
- Invisible Flock, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, S75 4BS, UK; The Hub at Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE
- Lilian Maina
- Ogiek Peoples Development Program, 211 Biashara Street, Nakuru, Box 424-20115, Egerton, Kenya
- Samson Luari
- Ogiek Peoples Development Program, 211 Biashara Street, Nakuru, Box 424-20115, Egerton, Kenya
- Outi Autti
- University of Oulu, Pentti Kaiteran katu 1, 90570, Oulu, Finland
- Kaisa Kerätär
- Waria, Pikisaarentie 15, 90100, Oulu, Finland
- Jenni Laiti
- The Hub at Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE
- Catherine Baxendale
- Invisible Flock, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, S75 4BS, UK; The Hub at Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE
- Romit Raj
- Quicksand, No. 111, 2nd main, 1st block, Koramangala, Bangalore, 560 034, India
- Reema Deshpande
- Quicksand, No. 111, 2nd main, 1st block, Koramangala, Bangalore, 560 034, India
- Riya Gokharu
- Quicksand, No. 111, 2nd main, 1st block, Koramangala, Bangalore, 560 034, India
- Neha Singh
- Quicksand, No. 111, 2nd main, 1st block, Koramangala, Bangalore, 560 034, India
- Sheila Ghelani
- The Hub at Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE
- Nqatyiswa Mendu
- Invisible Flock, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, S75 4BS, UK; The Hub at Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE
- Ayesha Ahmad
- St George's University of London, London, SW17 0RE, UK; The Hub at Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10
p. 100206
Abstract
Land Body Ecologies (LBE) is a global, transdisciplinary research group seeking to understand the mental health dimensions of minority, Indigenous and other land-dependent communities’ relationship to ecologies in a changing environment. We posit that our project is a successful case of global transdisciplinary collaboration that can serve as an example for others. In this paper we present: (1) an overview of our project structure across various disciplines and geographies; (2) a description of how we manage day-to-day operations and decision-making; (3) details of how we operationalise collaboration through examples from three key areas – creative methodologies, language considerations and authorship; (4) a discussion on strengths and limitations of the project.
