In his paper 'The Right to Stay Home: Equity and the struggle of migrant indigenous peoples', Rivera-Salgado writes about the strategies adopted by Mexican indigenous communities to sustain their cultural identity and bonds among those who migrated and those who stayed. It presents a typical example of the importance of network-territories in the current globalized world. Based on the concepts of multi-territoriality and intercultural dialogue of knowledge, I argue that development approaches that focus on communities, organizations and companies as separate entities are not sufficient to meet sustainable development goals. I propose that soft regulations on social responsibility and sustainability need to be complemented by coherent legislation for sustainability, both in zone-territories and network-territories. Finally, I propose an analytical meta-model for the design of policies and strategies for sustainable development cooperation, which combines public, private and civil society agents.
