In Peru, the Yanesha community is an example of how Indigenous wisdom is passed down through generations and shared with the world. “The forest is our life, It is everything.”
“New technologies and inventions alone cannot fix our environmental problems. We must observe our world and ask, “what actually works?”, and learn by example.”
“Indigenous cultures have kept people alive in balance with nature for thousands of years. So long as these practices survive around the world, we have an opportunity to learn from people who actually know what a sustainable community looks like”.
In Peru, the Yanesha community is an example of how Indigenous wisdom is passed down through generations and shared with the world. “The forest is our life, It is everything.”
The Yanesha ethos for balance is simple. “An indigenous way of life considers the needs of all of its community members. The fish, the birds, the trees. It is only when we start taking more than we need that we cause problems and move away from the Earth and away from each other”