Urgent call to action in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco, Peru
Currently, indigenous communities in the Sacred Valley are demanding the cancellation of a mining concession in Pampallacta sector at the headwaters of a region that could affect four sacred lagoons, their agriculture, drinking water and their way of life.
“To dispose, encumber, lease or exercise any act on the communal lands of the mountains or jungle, the agreement of the general assembly with the assent vote of not less than two thirds of all community members. ” The fact is that the communities that would be affected have not been consulted. Another point, with which they argue their petition for annulment, is that it would be the territory of ancestral communities, protected by the State. “Our cultural practices are being harmed, because it has been enabled that mining activity be carried out in our territory, without our consent, dictates part of the letter." August 15, 2019, La República
autopoiesis, llc Partner, kathryn langstaff founded, Yanapakusunchis, E.I.R.L, a Peruvian benefit corporation, to support the indigenous communities in the Valley Sagrado de los Inkas in regenerating their culture and the Willkamayu River (Rio Villcanota).
“To dispose, encumber, lease or exercise any act on the communal lands of the mountains or jungle, the agreement of the general assembly with the assent vote of not less than two thirds of all community members. ” The fact is that the communities that would be affected have not been consulted. Another point, with which they argue their petition for annulment, is that it would be the territory of ancestral communities, protected by the State. “Our cultural practices are being harmed, because it has been enabled that mining activity be carried out in our territory, without our consent, dictates part of the letter." August 15, 2019, La República
autopoiesis, llc Partner, kathryn langstaff founded, Yanapakusunchis, E.I.R.L, a Peruvian benefit corporation, to support the indigenous communities in the Valley Sagrado de los Inkas in regenerating their culture and the Willkamayu River (Rio Villcanota).
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resilience and deliver innovative solutions. Autopoietic systems are generative. We use endogenous design thinking, model whole systems, and activate mission-aligned capital to create regenerative projects at a variety of scales. We look forward to working with you to embed ecologically inspired design practices within your buildings, communities, landscapes, and
organizations. We support leaders to create wholistic regenerative design and planning to restore ecosystems and culture.
From our recent study of the Bullitt Center, rated by World Architecture News as the "World's most sustainable building," we
are inspired to transform the potential for investors, foundations, developers and individuals who value the precautionary principle, thriving human communities and natural ecosystems while providing tangible solutions to climate change.
We also work with a wide range of collaborative partners to provide the following services:
- Regenerative design and planning for biocultural resilient buildings, communities, and landscapes;
- Complex systems modeling linking ecological, social, built, and financial dynamics;
- Strategic and business planning supporting resilient and restorative organizations;
- Delivering mission-aligned capital.
autopoiesis llc Partners have helped secure more than $300 million in sustainable capital; co-authored the foundational
book Ecological Design; co-led the international Economics of Change project to transform real estate investment to include
social and ecological "externalities"; pioneered a variety of triple bottom line investment models; led the creation of the
Reliable Prosperity framework for restorative bioregions; and spent twenty years each delivering regenerative projects to
businesses, non-profits and foundations, governments, and tribes. We know what it takes to initiate and facilitate long-
term, interdisciplinary collaborations that restore people and place.
We look forward to helping you shape and implement your next breakthrough project! Contact us today.