Perfect order. Recognizing complexity in Bali
J. Stephen Lansing2013
Dr. J. Stephen Lansing, professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona, explains that along a typical Balinese…
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).
- 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. - International declarations
Declarations of spiritual, scientific, political or social authorities in relation to the spiritual values of nature and the need to acknowledge them. - 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. - 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.
Educación y espiritualidad. Una propuesta laica, libertaria y transcultural desde los estudios transpersonales
This doctoral thesis explores a new vision of education that integrates the spiritual dimension from a secular and…
Modern Science and the Dehumanization of Man
Philipe Sherrad critiques the empirico-rationalist philosophy that denies metaphysical knowledge, tracing its roots to 19th-century thinkers like Sir…
Setting Science Free from Materialism
Rupert Sheldrake2013
Modern Western Science is based on the claim that all reality is material or physical. There is no…
The Four Domains Model: Connecting Spirituality, Health and Well-Being
At our core, or coeur, we humans are spiritual beings. Spirituality can be viewed in a variety of…
Rigoberta Menchú Tum
I, Rigoberta Menchú. An indian woman in Guatemala1983
The land is sacred, it is the basis of our identity. Respecting and protecting it is protecting the…
Winona LaDuke
For us, the earth is not a mere commodity, it is our mother. Taking care of it is…
Uncivilisation: The Dark Mountain Manifesto
Paul Kingsnorth & Dougald Hine2009
Written by Paul Kingsnorth and Dougald Hine, this manifesto was a first attempt to put into words the…
Exploring evolving spiritual values of forests in Europe and Asia: a transition hypothesis toward re-spiritualizing forests
The development of societies, including spiritual development, is closely connected to forests. The larger interrelations among changing societies,…
Enric Sala
The Nature of the Nature. Why we Need the Wild. 2020
The sense of wonder is what makes people fall in love with the natural world and get involved…