New wildlife sanctuary created around Buddhist Monastic Community Forest
Monastery Sang Rukhavoan, Cambodia2018
The Cambodian government created a new wildlife sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey province. It includes the Buddhist Sang Rukhavoan…
Conservation
Religious and indigenous leaders launch interfaith rainforest initiative
Oslo (Norway) 19-21 June 2017
Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist and Daoist and Indigenous leaders from 21 countries have launched a global effort…
A IUCN Theme on Culture, Spirituality and Conservation
IUCNJuly 2017
Within the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy, a Theme on Culture, Spirituality and Conservation (CSC)…
XII Interreligious Training Course on the relationship of the main religious traditions with nature
Monastery of Montserrat, Catalonia4-8 July 2017
Interreligious Course on Nature and Religions, organized by the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (DIM) and the Superior Institute of…
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…
Workshop on the Cultural and Spiritual Significance of Nature in the Governance and Management of Protected and Conserved Areas
Island of Vilm, Germany16-20 August 2017
Culture and spirituality are among the strongest personal drives and motivators for nature conservation yet they are not…
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…
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…
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…
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…