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Heritage Ecology Journeys

Heritage, memory, landscapes and environmental change—experienced through land, water, trees, routes and belonging.

Cluster 032026–2027

Landscapes are not backdrops. They are lived archives.

Heritage Ecology Journeys connects heritage to landscapes, oceans, routes, environmental change and local-global relations, showing how heritage is lived through land, water, climate, memory and movement.

It brings together living landscapes, ecological memory, maritime and water-related heritage, transoceanic routes and community-based environmental storytelling—without reducing heritage to environment alone.

People with small boats among mangroves at low tide on Ilha de MoçambiqueIlha de Moçambique · Mozambique · Photo CIE / Robert Parthesius

Role in CIE

A bridge between people and place.

The cluster links Dhakira’s questions of memory and justice, HeritageLab’s methods, Heritage Futures’ public experiments and EduHub’s learning resources.

It provides a shared home for work where environmental change, cultural memory and digital presentation meet.

Connecting programmes

Routes through the cluster

Each programme gives a broad question enough structure to support several projects, outputs and partnerships.

ProgrammeLandscapes

Heritage, Memory & Landscapes

Places shaped by memory, ecology, labour, migration, conflict, climate and everyday practice.

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ProgrammeWater

Global Ocean Heritage

Maritime, underwater, coastal and water-related heritage connected to living communities.

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Shared methodStories

Ecological storytelling

Community narratives that connect environmental change to identity, care and belonging.

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Projects

Work on the ground

Focused initiatives give the cluster a tangible public life.

TreeRouted filming beneath palm trees
ActiveGlobal

TreeRouted

Trees as living archives of memory, routes, conflict and care.

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Filming The Golden Harvest
FilmScreenings

The Golden Harvest

Ancient olive trees, family, conflict and Mediterranean landscapes.

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Consultation2026–27

MUCH Better

Locally grounded better practice for maritime and underwater heritage.

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DocumentationGaza

Documenting Gaza’s Archaeology

Rapid documentation for coastal and underwater archaeology at risk.

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Historic view of the harbour of Surat
ResearchDatabase

Historic Shipping Networks

Maritime routes, colonial histories and searchable shipping data.

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2026–2027 focus

What comes next

  • Define and publish the cluster profile across CIE platforms.
  • Develop TreeRouted, Gaza documentation and MUCH Better with partners and funders.
  • Connect project outputs to HeritageLab, Heritage Futures and EduHub.
  • Create public stories, documentation templates and practical learning resources.