Our Story

Lugar Sostenible emerged from years of working on the ground with communities, organizations, and multi-actor initiatives across Latin America and beyond. Its foundation is shaped by direct experience with territories, ecosystems, and the human dynamics that ultimately determines sustained change.

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The practice was founded by Marisabel Dávila, whose trajectory spans regenerative design, community-based work, participatory processes, and leadership development in complex contexts. Early experiences as the founder of TMA.earth, and through work in conservation, community initiatives, and socio-environmental projects, revealed a recurring pattern: technical solutions alone were not enough. What consistently shaped outcomes were relationships, trust, decision-making dynamics, and the capacity of people to work and learn together while navigating change.

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From Experience to Practice

Over time, this insight became the backbone of Lugar Sostenible’s approach. The practice integrates systemic design with participatory methodologies and relational skill-building, drawing from years of work with rural communities, cross-sector networks, foundations, and corporate teams operating across multiple countries and cultures.

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Rather than offering predefined solutions, Lugar Sostenible focuses on designing processes—spaces where people can align, reflect, make shared decisions, and move toward coordinated action in conditions of uncertainty.

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A Human-Centered Practice

While Lugar Sostenible operates as a consulting practice, its work is grounded in a human understanding of change. This means paying attention not only to structures and strategies, but also to the lived experience of the people involved: how they relate, communicate, exercise power, and navigate responsibility and ambiguity together.

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This perspective informs every engagement—whether designing participatory strategy processes, supporting leadership teams, or facilitating meaningful experiences that enable learning and transformation.