New book on the spiritual values of protected natural areas in Europe
Island of Vilm, GermanyDecember 2012
In December, the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation published a paper and digital volume Spiritual Values of…
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New IUCN Resolutions to encourage cooperation with religious organisations and to support custodians and customary laws regarding sacred natural sites
Jeju, South KoreaSeptember 2012
The General Assembly of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), held in the island of…
International Conference on the Sacred Sites of Indigenous Peoples in Northern and Arctic Regions
Rovaniemi and Pyhä, Finland. September 2013
Co-organised by the Artic Centre of the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, the Université de Montréal, and the…
Sacred natural sites and Aichi targets at Convention for Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties 11
Hyderabad, IndiaOctober 2012
10th of October As part of a broader programme of “Natural Solutions: Protected Areas meeting Biodiversity Targets and…
Comments on The Ramsar Convention and culture: Draft Strategic Action Plan 2012-2016
CataloniaSeptember 2012
The Silene Association submitted comments on The Ramsar Convention and culture: Draft Strategic Action Plan 2012-2016 that address…
Intangible heritage: cultural and spiritual values. Manual for its introduction into protected areas of Spain
SpainSeptember 2012
After 18 months work, the Fundación Fernando Gonzalez Bernáldez has published Patrimonio inmaterial: valores culturales y espirituales. Manual…
Launch of Sacred Sites Research Newsletter (SSIREN)
University of Zurich, SwitzerlandJuly 2012
On July 2012 was launched the first issue of Sacred Sites Research Newsletter (SSIREN) a digital quarterly publication…
The Canigó, French Grand Site and the sacred mountain of the Catalans
Canigó, Catalan Pyrenees, FranceJuly 2012
The French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy has recently declared the Canigó massif as a grand…
First meeting Art, Nature and Spirituality of Farrera
Farrera, Catalan Pyrenees 13–15 July 2012
Josep Mañà (designer and member of the teaching staff of the Massana Fine Arts School in Barcelona), the…
New support to the indigenous & traditional peoples and local communities from the Society of Ethnobiology in
Montpellier (France)20–25 May 2012
The goals of the International Conference of the Ethnobiological Society are: examine current great environmental challenges in light…