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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).

 

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News

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Sophrony Sakharov

When you feel the touch of the Eternal Spirit in your heart…love streams like a light on all…

Pierre Rabhi

By beauty I mean one that flourishes in generosity, equity and respect. That alone is capable of changing…

Enric Sala

The sense of wonder is what makes people fall in love with the natural world and get involved…

Byung-Chul Han

Natural disasters are the angry response of the earth to the lack of scruples and human violence. We…

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.

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Simbiosis Fluvial

Simbiosi Fluvial is a four-year collaborative project (2024-27) dedicated to regenerating ecological, social and economic links with the…

Capacity buidling and dissemination