press highlights.

Photo of César Rodríguez-Gravito — Jake Olson (MOTH)

Press highlights

Rights of Nature

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Since its launch in 2022, the MOTH Program has filed a case to establish the creative rights of a forest, investigated the legal and ethical possibilities of translating whale communication using artificial intelligence, and supported the implementation of a landmark court decision granting rights to nature in Ecuador.

Read article

Press highlights

Ecuador forest’s musical sounds: Ecosystem could gain legal recognition of artwork

Al Jazeera

The song, which includes recorded natural sounds of the “Los Cedros cloud forest”, was officially presented at the Cop 16 biodiversity summit in Colombia.

Watch report

Photo of Spermwhale — Amanda Cotton (CETI)

Highlights

Researchers are Using AI to Understand what Animals are Saying

Time

AI is reshaping countless aspects of life. But so far, its applications have focused mostly on our singular species, Homo sapiens. What if humans used AI to better understand the nonhuman beings with whom we share the planet?

By David Gruber & César Rodríguez-Garavito

logo and visual guidelines:

shaping our identity & telling our story.

Our story is evolving. With this new chapter, we carry voices of the past as we step forward. This visual expression reinforces our collective commitment to innovation, pollination and collaboration around cutting edge ideas and practices. At its foundation, our Center is built on these values. Our guidelines including our logo are the product of extensive research including competitive benchmarks and reputational studies among all of our audiences. NYU School of Law communications offices supported this research. The outcome was distilled into this style guide presenting our narrative and visual strategy.

STYLE GUIDE