El libro sagrado de la Naturaleza
El Hilo de Ariadna 2013
A deep and beautiful exposition of the spiritual causes of the global crisis in which we live. In…
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.
Recommendation to support custodian protocols and customary laws of sacred sites in the face of global threats and challenges
IUCN2012
This Recommendation, adopted by the IUCN General Assembley of Jeju (South Korea), calls on all IUCN State Members…
Statement of Common African Customary Laws for the Protection of Sacred Sites
Custodians of Sacred Sites from Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa.2012
Deeply concerned about our Earth because she is suffering from increasing destruction despite all the discussions, international meetings,…
Sustainable Diets and Biodiversity. Directions and Solutions for Policy, Research and Action
Barbara Burlingame & Sandro Dernini, eds.2012
The book presents the current state of thought on the common path of sustainable diets and biodiversity. The…
Culture and wetlands in the Mediterranean: an evolving story
Papayannis, Thymio; Pritchard, Dave (eds.)2011
This book is the result of a project carried out by the Mediterranean Institute on Nature and Anthropos…
Conclusions of the first seminar on the intangible heritage of protected areas of Catalonia
Silene Association2011
The seminar provided an opportunity to share experiences of the study and consideration of intangible cultural heritage and…
Sacred Natural Sites in technologically developed countries. Reflexions from the Delos Initiative
Mallarach, J-M. & T. Papayannis2010
This chapter discusses the conservation of sacred natural sites in technologically developed countries, from the viewpoint of the…
Reviving Our Culture, Mapping Our Future
The Gaia Foundation2010
This brief documentary shows how Indigenous clans of Sale, in the province of Limpopo (Republic of South Africa)…
The Biosphere Ethics Initiative: Building global solidarity for the future of life
Biosphere Ethics Initiative2010
The present declaration is used for introduce the Biosphere Ethics Initiative, which is established with the desire to…
Saviesa ancestral
Pigem, Jordi; Miralles, Jordi2009
The issue shows how the Indigenous communities characteristics, as well as their culture and worldviews, perfectly adapted to…