Vanda is born and raised on the banks of the Solimões River in the Brazilian Amazon. She embodies the spirit of her people, the Witoto, who revere ants as a symbol of resilience, hard work and community. She is contributing to revive the ancestral knowledge of ancient indigenous medicine, acknowledging the healing properties of the forest.

About the lecture series "New narratives for planetary education"

The guiding question of the lecture series is: "How can we bear witness to climate change and how can we create new narratives for planetary education?"
Adapting to climate change is an evolutionary challenge where we need to understand that we are actually helping to shape the future. However, we think of climate change as a technical problem that has to do with carbon dioxide emissions. But it is about more than that - it is an adaptation challenge that also affects our beliefs, values and worldviews. We should not only consider the practical, technological and behavioral aspects, but also the personal and social aspects. To recognize the blind spot of these aspects, we need new narratives with a new awareness. This lecture series invites scientists and activists who are conceptualizing and practicing new WEs - global, transgenerational and planetary WEs. Each lecture will be hybrid - online and in person at the university. All participants will be invited to a planetary cooking/dinner on July 18th.