Holy Island, Isle of Arran. Scotland, United Kingdom
Soria, Isabel2007
Holy Island, near the island of Arran (SW Scotland, UK) was regarded as a holy site during medieval…
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.
The Diversity of Sacred Lands in Europe: Proceedings of the Third Workshop of the Delos Initiative – Inari/Aanaar 2010
Mallarach, J-M; Papayannis, T; Väisänen, R. (eds.)2012
Proceedings from the third international seminar of the Delos Initiative, organized by Metsähallitus Natural Heritage Service (organization in…
Le monastère de Solan. Une aventure agroécologique
Delahaye, Thierry2011
This beautifully illustrated book has been written using texts, testimonies and conversations with members and friends of the…
Sacred Natural Sites: Conservation of Biological and Cultural Diversity
Verschuuren, Bas [et al.].2010
This document provides a synthesis of the importance of sacred natural sites as reservoirs of biological, cultural and…
Sacred World Heritage Sites. Balancing Meaning and Management
Sharkley, Myra2001
The author reviews 166 World heritages Sites, 29% of those included in the UNESCO list when the work…
Sacred Natural Sites: Monastic Communities Conserving Nature
Mallarach, Josep-Maria; Verschuuren, Bas; Waal, Vita de2010
Document prepared by the Task Force on Cultural and Spiritual Values in Protected Natural Areas of the IUCN…
Protegiendo sus valores culturales, biodiversidad y tierra: área protegida de Kuna Yala
Castillo, Geodisio2010
The Protected Wilderness of Kuna Yala is a natural area with primitive ecosystems and great biodiversity. Management of…
Enfoque de conocimiento tradicional indígena en el cuidado de un área especial de plasma germinal medicinal en Putumayo, Colombia
Mutumbajoy, Luciano; Riascos, Juan Carlos2007
A group of shamans from a number of different indigenous peoples in the piedmont of the Colombian Amazonia…
The Conservation Value of Sacred Sites of Indigenous People of the Arctic: A Case Study in Northern Russia.
Conservation of Artic Flora and Fauna 2004
This document is a summary of a case study of the sacred sites of two indigenous peoples in…
How protection took the beauty from the land; conflicting values and meanings of Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
Infield, Mark; Duli, Eunice Mahoro; Mugisha, Arthur R.; Rubagyema, Patrick2008
Uganda’s Lake Mburo National Park protects the last remaining unenclosed rangeland known historically to the Banyankole Bahima pastoralists…