Sounds of the Forest
Inspired by the Sounds of the Forest project that aims to connect people with nature by gathering the sounds of woodlands and forests to create the first ever ‘soundmap’ of the world, the Sunderland lab members are recording a one-minute sound track of nature around us. Here’s a collection of the sounds we have gathered so far-
- Vancouver island, Canada
- Pacific Spirit Park, Vancouver
- Rock Creek Park, US
- Pacific Spirit Park, Vancouver
- Northern Michigan, US
UBC Forest
Zambia
- Theory of change workshop in progress in Zambia (Feb, 2020)
- ToC Workshop participants including two Chiefs, government officials, COLANDS team members and other stakeholders from Kalomo District.
- ToC group discussion to identify current land-use challenges in Kalomo district.
- ToC group discussion in progress
- Cattle and maize are the two main drivers in Zambia’s economy.
Peru
- The Amazon, home to the world’s largest and most diverse rainforests, covers 60% of Peru’s landmass.
- Boats are an important form of transportation in the Amazon
- A monkey relaxes on the shore after a long day of eating fruit and climbing trees
- Bellavista port located on the amazon river
- Boats are an important form of transportation in the Amazon, as many places can only be reached by boat.
Colombia
- The Barranquero, also known as the Amazonian motmot
- The Cocora Valley, Salento, Colombia
- Coffee cherries in Salento, Colombia
- A rainbow Eucalyptus tree on the campus of Alliance Bioversity and CIAT. Cali, Colombia
- Pirarucu (fish) farming in Caqueta, Colombia
- Cattle grazing, Caqueta, Colombia
- A young cacao pod
- Chocolate produced by cacaoteros, Caqueta, Colombia
For more field photos from around the world, please take a look at our Flickr albums.