Cosmoecology: a literature review and conceptual synthesis for transdisciplinary research lines

<ns3:p>This review examines the term "cosmoecology," a polysemous neologism used across multiple disciplines to bridge the relationship between the Cosmos and ecology. Tracing its intellectual history, the paper identifies three primary lineages: Bohdan Kiełczewski’s organic metaphor regarding cosmic influences on Earthly life, Michael Mautner’s astrobiological vision for seeding the universe, and the relational multispecies entanglements proposed by Vinciane Despret and Michel Meuret. Building on these foundations and drawing from the SPIRAL project’s cross-cultural data on 73 societies, this paper proposes a new conceptualization of cosmoecology as a "relational onto-epistemology." This framework integrates African humanist traditions, the concept of the pluriverse, and ecospiritual practices to address sustainability and territorial governance in the Anthropocene. By synthesizing these diverse traditions, the review provides a foundation for transdisciplinary research that recognizes the interconnectedness of cosmic, planetary, and local human-ecology relations.</ns3:p>