Peru is one of the few nations that has human development and resource consumption balanced. Brainstorming ideas on how to go green and become more sustainable is quite simple, following through on these ideas; not so much.
However, Peru has it a bit easier than certain countries such as the United States. Much of Peru is a part of the Amazon Rainforest which provides many water and timber resources. What was the first step that was taken towards this sustainability movement? According to Jorge Bentin, agriculture. It’s hard to believe that there was ever a time before agriculture; however, this is what greatly influenced technospheres, which is the part of the environment where technodiversity extends its influence into the biosphere. Learning to grow crops naturally and live off the land helped influence many go green initiatives. Along with agriculture, antropocentrism has a huge effect on fixing, maintaining, and preserving ecosystems. Although this approach focuses largely on humans best interest and it lacks empathy for other parts of our ecosystem. Therefore, it is not always the best approach to take, but depending on the sustainability initiative, it can be beneficial.
Throughout my time here in Lima, I have had the opportunity to tour many different businesses or companies and learn about their production platforms. Every place that I went had their own ways of somehow going green: Inca Kola uses sky lights in order to provide lighting inside the warehouse and cleans and reuses recycled bottles; Amaz uses Amazonian resources such as handmade woven baskets and paper straws; Aicasa coffee uses pure Peruvian coffee which limits the need for transportation and other environmentally harmful products that can have an affect on products obtained elsewhere.
Sustainability is not always an easy thing to obtain. However, when everyone begins working together and doing their part to achieve these goals, it makes a huge difference. Although some nations may have more natural resources, everyone can find their own way to go green.
Peru's Food Movement 