Nicolás Pradilla

Beyond monocultures disguised as traditional forms of agriculture by the industrial imaginary, there are spatial modes of production that have been practiced for centuries in forests, wetlands and plains that refuse to assume the erosion of exploitation and reproduce life together with earth others.

Our sensibility is grounded in fossil fuels, high energy demand and the fantasy of permanent growth. If we are to halt the advance of the extractive frontier, we may need to re-educate our aesthetic sense.

Concerns about the migration of animals, plants, fungi, viruses and bacteria have followed paths of colonial control parallel to those built around the transit of people from the south to the North-West. It has little to do with caring for the endemic populations of a territory and much to do with controlling the economic interests of certain groups in power.

Image: Water harvesting pot in San Sebastián de las Flores, Oaxaca. Retaining as much rainwater as possible brings many environmental, health and economic benefits. It contributes to the infiltration of water into groundwater and the regeneration of soils. Photograph by Nicolás Pradilla. Climate change is forcing economic transitions among the poorest sectors and will accelerate … No global climate justice without global epistemic justice

What role do local authorities play in caring for forests and promoting sustainable activities for the reproduction of life?

Increasing climate disasters in the global south bring the threat of widespread epidemics and the claim for restorative justice