Virunga Massif Ecosystem
RWANDA
Earthsongs World Tour 2025 Destination
WILD HAPPINESS RWANDA
Inspiring Well-Being Through Music, Culture, and Tourism.
Music of Virunga
​​We are collaborating with Greg Bakunzi and Red Rocks Initiative to collect songs inspired by the forest and wildlife.
These songs are part of the living cultural heritage of the Virunga Massif Ecosystem. Music is a cultural ecosystem service. Humans are an integral part of biodiversity.
This is an ongoing initiative to curate and share the music of the forest-cultural ecosystem.​​​
Red Rocks Initiative
Campaign
This campaign features the transformational power of music to catalyze a regenerative well-being economy in the communities surrounding Volcanoes National Park (VNP) in Rwanda. We are collecting music from Virunga to connect global audiences to Rwanda’s living heritages, nature and culture, through music, video, events, and social media.
GOALS
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Grow Regenerative Rural Economies.
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Nurture Wild Happiness throughout the Virunga Massif Ecosystem.
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Inspire Global Connection to Africa's most Biodiverse Forest.
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Celebrate Virunga's Traditional Music and Cultures.
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Elevate Local-Global Well-Being Through Regenerative Tourism.
Inclusive Innovation
Through music and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of communities near Volcanoes National Park, our project celebrates the interconnectedness of people, wildlife, and nature by promoting well-being and cultural wisdom. Inclusive innovation means elevating and ensuring local knowledge, voices, and leadership are at the center of the global conversation on stewardship of lands, waters, and all species.
Regenerative Tourism
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Wild Happiness
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Regenerative Economy
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One Nature Institute
2024 Wild Happiness Survey
CONTEXT
The Rwanda government is expanding the Volcanoes National Park! In a world witnessing massive destruction of Nature, this is a huge win for Nature! Local communities in Kinigi must move. Red Rocks is working to support the community and regenerate their economy!
Well-Being Baseline: Kinigi
November 2024
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One Nature Institute conducted a Wild Happiness Survey working with local community researchers. The survey results will become the well-being baseline to create an inclusive strategy for wild happiness and human well-being.
When people flourish,
the wild is happy!
Biodiversity stewardship means more than protecting nature, because
cultures have always been a part of healthy and thriving wild places. When Local Communities thrive economically and socially in connection with the wild, people and nature feel happy!
Growing A Well-Being Economy
Well-Being For All Beings
The well-being of all beings - humans, animals, and ecosystems - is deeply interconnected.
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​Well-being economies are regenerative, resilient, and reciprocating. Growing well-being economies means learning how to nurture relationships between people and the natural world. Caring for humans means caring for our nature home - this is regenerative economics.
Virunga Massif Ecosystem
Protecting Our
Biodiversity Global Safety Net
Virunga Massif Ecosystem is the heart of Africa's biodiversity and it is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. This ecosystem is the home of giant volcanoes, mountain gorillas, gorgeous lakes, golden monkeys, bamboo forests, primary forests,
indigenous cultures, sacred sites, birds, savannah, and immense awe-inspiring beauty!