I am researcher for an organisation working on topics related to the defense of the territory and environmental protection. We operate in different regions, including those which have been historically subjected to violence due to the armed conflict and which are now experiencing a spike in a range of environmental conflicts. Our work consists of supporting communities, social processes, as well as institutions and NGOs.

There are different forms of surveillance which may apply in different contexts. In Colombia, surveillance consists of ensuring that things do not deviate from the path, and that the status quo is not challenged.

We have undertaken significant work in the areas which have been historically caught by the armed conflict. That's where surveillance and control is felt the most. In these places, the use of digital or analog methods of surveillance is unusual, but you can perceive surveillance nonetheless through the preservation of social rules by way of the imposition of force or violence, which often relies on tracking and monitoring.