African legal decision to protect Sacred Natural Sites
Niamey (Níger)May 2017
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the regional treaty body for Africa, at its 60th ordinary…
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New Zealand’s Whanganui River granted legal status as a person after 170-year battle
New Zealand March 2017
The country’s Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson said the passing of the Te Awa Tupua…
The Delos Initiative Fourth International Workshop, Malta
Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq (Malta)2017
The fourth international workshop of the Delos Initiative was held in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq (Malta) from 23 to 27…
Academic symposium on the influence of the sacred in the elaboration of landscapes
Orleans, France4 March 2017
On the occasion of the publication of the book ‘Sacrée nature’ (PUPS, 2017) a symposium on the influence…
2nd Seminar on monastic landscapes: Monastery and territory, spiritual and spatial peripheries
Praglia Abbey, Veneto, Italy18-20 May 2017
Praglia Abbey and Padua University have joined together to organise the second seminar to enhance knowledge of monastic…
Green Growth and Pilgrimage INTERREG project 2017-2021
Europe2017-2021
From 2017 to 2021, the “Green Growth and Pilgrimage” INTERREG project aims to bring together partners from 5…
Symposium on values in heritage management: emerging approaches and research directions
Los Angeles, California, USA6-7 February 2017
Organized by the Getty Conservation Institute in collaboration with Prof. Erica Avrami, Columbia University, and Prof. Randall Mason,…
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…
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…