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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

Last news…

Marie-Madeleine Davy

In the mystery of eternity, the experience of a bliss, even a passing one, extends to all human…

Agustín López Tobajas

A harmonious relationship with nature can only be based on the recovery of the cosmic and spiritual dimension…

Bediüzzaman Said Nursî

Nature is a Divine art, it cannot be the artist.

Amadou Ampâté Bâ

Men can  reach a common goal without following the same ways.

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