ABSTRACT
Buen Vivir is living in equilibrium with the diverse beings and natural cycles that constitute life itself. Such modes of living have long been pursued through social institutions and values that foreground community and ecological well-being; in some Andean and Amazonian communities, they are known by the Quichua term sumak kawsay or the Aymara term suma qamaña. In recent decades, these and kindred traditions have been interconnected around the Spanish term buen vivir and mobilized in dialogue with environmentalist and decolonial movements (Acosta, 2019; Gudynas, 2021).
