Benin law recognizing sacred forests and their custodian communities
2012
In 2012, civil society and communities successfully lobbied the Benin Government to pass a national law (Interministerial Order…
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.
Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth
Vaughan-Lee, Llewellyn (ed.)2013
This book is a collection of responses to the call of the Earth. It is not offered as…
Loving Nature: Towards an ecology of emotion
Milton, Kay2002
As the effects of human activity on Earth’s life-support systems are revealed by science, the question of whether…
On the Origin of Beauty: Ecophilosophy in the Light of Traditional Wisdom
Griffin, John2011
In the light of the looming ecological crisis facing the world today, much of the stunning beauty of…
Biodiversity priority areas and religions: a global analysis of spatial overlap
Mikusiński, G; Possingham, H.P; Blicharska, M.2014
Numerous solutions have been proposed to slow the accelerating loss of biodiversity. Thinking about biodiversity conservation has not,…
Spiritual Ecology: A Quiet Revolution
Sponsel, Leslie E.2012
The book offers an intellectual history of spiritual ecology. Arranged chronologically, it samples major developments in the thoughts…
The Contribution of Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Conserved Territories and Areas to the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-20 (Aichi Targets)
Kothari, Ashish; Neumann, Aurelie (coords.)2014
The Aichi Targets, within the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-20, outlines an ambitious roadmap towards halting and reversing…
On the move – for 10000 years… Biodiversity Conservation through Transhumance and Nomadic Pastoralism in the Mediterranean
Zogib, Liza (coord.)2014
This report takes an in-depth look at the ancient practices of transhumance and mobile pastoralism and explores how…
La Contemplatio naturalis et son rôle dans la mystique chrétienne
Hani, Jean1999
Secondary characteristics aside, the stages of spiritual fulfilment are essentially the same in all traditions and can be…
Parcs als comunals. La patrimonialització de la muntanya al Pallars Sobirà
Beltran, Oriol; Vaccaro, Ismael2014
This monograph is the fruit of research started in 2005 as part of the Inventory of the Ethnologic…