The Ecological Disaster of the COVID-19 Pandemic: the Care for our Common Home from the Perspective of the UN and Indigenous Peoples

ABSTRACT

This paper aims to reflect on indigenous peoples' knowledge of nature and the way it may contribute to sustainability in the context of the ecological disaster of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study is justified given the current situation in which humanity finds itself, as the UN's assessment regarding the need to take care of nature, our "common home”, and the ancestral knowledge of indigenous peoples stands out. It is realized that the values preserved by the native peoples of the Americas, by contributing to the sustainability of the planet, could also help to improve the living conditions of present and future generations. © 2023 Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. All rights reserved.