The Havukkavaara old forest, North Karelia, first ICCA to be established in Scandinavia
Karelia, FinlandDecember 2016
The current land owners have agreed to register of the old growth Havukkavaara forest as Indigenous Community Conserved…
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A courageous village manages to stop a Chinese mining giant to protect a sacred place
Soamahamanina (Madagascar)October 2016
The courageous people of the village of Soamahamanina, a name that could be translated as “the beautiful place…
Faith and Climate Resilience at COP12 of Kyoto Protocol
Marrakech, Morocco9 November 2016
The Conference held in Marrakech from 7-18 November is the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties…
The European Project Spirit Youth at the holy mountain of Montserrat
Montserrat, CataloniaNovember 2016
Spirit Youth is a project that has been established by an international partnership to investigate spiritual tourism in…
The IUCN World Conservation Congress of Hawai’i calls froth to link spirituality, religion, culture and conservation
Hawai’i, USASeptember 2016
The IUCN World Conservation Congress of Hawai’i issued several very significant documents regarding the cultural and spiritual values…
Journey Spirituality and Conservation at the World Conservation Congress
Hawai’i, USA1-10 September 2016
From September 1-10 the IUCN World Conservation Congress, an event held every four years, was held in Hawaii….
International photography contest of sacred natural sites in Estonia
Tartu (Estònia)2016
An international photography contest dedicated to natural sacred sites aims to commemorate the cultural and natural heritages of…
Promotion of intangible heritage of Reserves of Biosphere of Spain and Portugal
Valsaín, Segovia, Spain10-11 October 2016
Coordination: Technical Office of EUROPARC-Spain. Dates: 10 & 11 October, 2016. Venue: Centro Nacional de Educación Ambiental en…
Postgraduate course on the spiritual values and meanings of Nature: perception, communication, management and integration
University of GironaFebruary-July 2017
The University of Girona (Catalonia) has opened the registration for the second edition of the postgraduate course on…
UNESCO Initiative on World Heritage properties of religious interest: first thematic meeting
Paris, France16-18 February 2016
The first thematic expert consultation meeting on sustainable management of the World Heritage properties of religious interest, focused…