YACHAY WASI
("House
of Learning" in the Quechua Language of Peru)
Yachay Wasi is continuing its Campaign of planting High Altitude Native Trees in the Circuit of Four Lakes at an altitude of 3,600 meters (11,800 feet) in the Peruvian Andes.
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Quote from Mr. Achim Steiner, United Nations Under-Secretary-General, and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP):
"The Billion Tree Campaign is delighted to partner with Yachay Wasi. This initiative will assist in conserving the health of vast fresh water lakes which support communities and wildlife alike. The economic and environmental imperative to restore lost and damaged ecosystems from forests and freshwater to mangroves and wetlands can no longer be ignored if we want growth through job generation and poverty alleviation, all of which are so needed to deliver sustainability in the 21st century." (July 2010)
Peoples Climate March (New York City, 21 September 2014)
Message from UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous peoples
13th Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
14 to 18 July 2014 at United Nations Headquarters in NYC - OWG-13
On Monday 14 July 2014, Yachay Wasi presented this Statement on Sustainable Tourism
AGUA ES LA VIDA, en el tiempo de los Inkas / WATER IS LIFE, in the Time of the Inkas
20 May 2014 at 1:15 pm - Hosted by UNEP NY Office - DC2 Building, UN Hqrs
was held 18 May 2014 at 2:30 pm - NYC Baha'i Center - 53 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003 -
WORLD TOURISM DAY - 27 September 2013 -
Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity In 2013: Luis Delgado Hurtado, President of Yachay Wasi, traveled from Cusco, Peru to Erzurum, Turkey to attend the Fourth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership (17 - 20 September 2013) - Final Program - Photos Courtesy of IISD Reporting Services- Left: Erzurum, Turkey, view from the meeting venue; Center: Panel: Ibrahim Çifti, Forestry, Turkey; Mahir Küçük, Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, Turkey; Eduardo Rojas-Briales (FAO) and Thomas Hofer, Mountain Partnership Secretariat. Right: Working Group on Joint Actions - Yachay Wasi President, back row 2nd from right.
TRAVEL TO CUZCO AND EXPERIENCE "TURISMO VIVENCIAL" (LIVING TOURISM) IN PERU ANDES Yachay Wasi Newsletter December 2012 Effective November 2012, Yachay Wasi is approved for accreditation with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Maya Elders' visit to the United Nations - End of Maya Calendar: 21 December 2012 explained
Yachay Wasi "Million Native Trees Campaign" in Peru Andes was mentioned in the United Nations Secretary-General Report on SUSTAINABLE MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT (Doc. A/66/294 pg 12 dated 11 August 2011) Informe del Secretario General (pg.13)
LAST YEAR: THE FUTURE WE WANT - Outcome Document: English , Spanish ,
French
Zero Draft
Document. Some
Comments by Yachay Wasi.
Yachay Wasi
Statement at Indigenous Peoples Major Group Side Event at UN Hqrs in NYC: 20 March 2012
During the Year of the Centennial of Professor Hiram Bingham encounter of Machu Picchu, this Conference honored the Porters of the Inka Trail to Machu Picchu. Traditionally, they are from Ollantaytambo, carrying heavy loads for international tourists with small pay
Report of Yachay Wasi 2009 Conference "Sacred Sites: Biodiversity and Andean Spirituality" in Acopia, Peru.
DVD: Spanish and Quechua (with Spanish subtitles)
Yachay Wasi is a member of the Mountain Partnership.
Group photo in Nagoya
60 Ways the United Nations makes a difference
A photograph by Luis Delgado Hurtado, president of Yachay Wasi, is featured in a brochure published by the UN Department of Public Information for the 60th anniversary of the United Nations.
See page 48: The 60th way "Improving the plight of Indigenous peoples"
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Updated 11 February 2018
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