A non-profit association based in Catalonia, Spain, aimed at the study, dissemination and promotion of the spiritual and intangible cultural heritage values inherent in Nature, particularly in relation to the conservation of nature and natural protected areas.
Documentation Centre
The Silene Documentation Centre contains resources and documents on the world’s intangible spiritual and cultural heritage and its relevance on a local to international scale to the conservation of natural heritage. The service is provided in four languages -English, Spanish, French and Catalan. All documents are in their original languages, being accompanied by translations whenever possible.
It is a resource of the Specialist Group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas of the World Commission on Protected Areas of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
News
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Day on Faith, Ecology and Spirituality: An opportunity for the dialogue on sustainability in Catalonia
The General Directorate of Religious Affairs of the Government of Catalonia promotes innovation and research in the field…
13th Day of Nature and Spirituality at the ancient Carthusian of Escaladei, Catalonia
The Catalan Cultural Heritage Agency organizes the 13th day of Nature and Spirituality at the monument of the…
Consultancy Projects
Projects devoted to the study, promotion and dissemination of the cultural and spiritual values of nature and landscape. In many instances, the projects had been undertaken in collaboration with other organisations, local, national or internbational.
Study and Proposals to restore silence at the Jordà Beech Tree Nature Reserve
This work, commissioned by the Natural Park of the Volcanic Zone of the Garrotxa to the Silene Association…
Endinsa’t Project: Creation of ecotherapeutic and spiritual spaces in the municipality of Bossòst
In 2017, at the proposal of the Silene Association, the Bossòst Town Hall, Val d’Aran, Catalonia, decides to…
Capacity buidling and dissemination
Contemplación de la naturaleza y ética ambiental
The materials of this publication are part of an introduction to nature contemplation course held in June 2019…
3d edition of the postgraduate course on spiritual meanings and values of Nature
The Silene Association collaborates with the Fundació Universitat de Girona in the organization and dissemination of the third…