New book on the sacred natural sites of the Mediterranean
SwitzerlandAugust 2022
The organization DiversEarth has just published “Protected by Prayer. Sacred Natural Sites of the Mediterranean” a work by…
Documentation centre
The Silene Documentation Center contains resources and documents about the spiritual and intangible cultural heritage linked to nature and natural heritage, from the local to the international level. Summaries are offered in four languages: English, Spanish, French, and Catalan, although the documents are in the original languages, accompanied by translations, when available.
It is the reference documentation center of the Group Specialist in Cultural and Spiritual Values of the World Commission for Natural Protected Areas, of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
- Declarations
Declarations of spiritual, scientific, political or social authorities in relation to the spiritual values of nature and the need to acknowledge them. - Information and sensitization
Tools for information, awareness and reflection on the cultural and spiritual values of nature and landscape in various traditions and worldviews. Pedagogical, didactic and training resources that help integrate spiritual values in the conservation of nature, including myths, tales, and legends. - Legal documents
Conventions, treaties, laws, regulations of any administrative, national or international scope. - Management documents
Actions that reinforce the preservation and enjoyment of the values of the intangible heritage of nature, in an integrated way with conservation, in all fields, including the evaluation of their effectiveness. Traditional systems of governance of territories and resources. - Planning documents
Plans and programs aimed at the conservation of nature, protected areas, habitats or species, that incorporate the spiritual and cultural dimensions. - Publications of Silene
Pedagogical, didactic and training resources: Plans or programmes, guides, manuals ... that help integrate religious values and protection of nature, e.g. myths, tales, stories and legends that show the spiritual values of nature. - Reflections on nature and spirituality
Contributions on the relationship between nature and spirituality, in any of the concepts and the meanings that both may have and in all its manifestations. - Reflections on science and spirituality
Contributions on the relationship between modern science and spirituality, or with the traditional sciences of nature and / or traditional ecological knowledge. - Strategical documents
Guidelines, strategies, recommendations or proposals, from congresses, symposia, seminars, workshops, etc. either international or national - Videographers
Movies, documentaries and interviews - Wisdom quotes
Quotes, aphorisms and advices about Nature from the spiritual Traditions of humankind.
Dark Green Religion: a Decade Later
Bron Taylor2020
The article presents a collection of reminiscences and reflections that the author wrote in the hope that they…
The significance of geotourism through the lens of Geoethics
Silvia Peppoloni 2022
Geoheritage and geodiversity visually and symbolically express the link between the physical and biological environment and cultural world….
Ecological crisis and Geosciences: the need for Geoethics
Giuseppe Di Capua2021
This short presentation clearly argues the need for geoethics in the current global systemic crisis, from the perspective…
Panama adopts a law that recognizes the rights of Nature
Panamá2022
Panama joins Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Mexico, New Zealand, among other countries, that have reformed constitutions,…
Viatge a l’origen
David Segarra2015
The article offers a vibrant account of the models of resilient self-management in the Valencian Country, Spain, based…
L’expérience de la nature | Les chemins du sacré
In this documentary, the first of a series of five episodes, the philosopher, sociologist and writer Frédéric Lenoir…
Focolare EcoPlan
Focolare Movement2022
The EcoPlan of the Focolare represents the commitment of this international movement in favor of the environment motivated…
Indigenous Science, Climate Change, and Indigenous Community Building: A Framework of Foundational Perspectives for Indigenous Community Resilience and Revitalization
This essay presents an overview of foundational considerations and perceptions which collectively form a framework for thinking about…
Vergers et jardins dans l’univers médieval
Centre d'études des recherches médievales d'Aix1990
Collective work dedicated to the medieval garden, with 25 articles that show different facets of these privileged spaces….