First IUCN Resolution that urges to recognize the different concepts and values of nature
Barcelona, Catalonia14 October 2008
The study promoted by the Silene Association of the different concepts of nature present in a representative sample…
Conservation
Recognition and conservation of sacred natural sites in protected areas
International Union for the Conservation of Nature2009
This resolution states that urgent action is necessary for the conservation and proper management of sacred natural sites…
Presentation of the Silene Association at the 14th Congress Europarc-Spain
Bayona, Pontevedra, Spain18-22 June 2008
On June 20th 2008 during the annual Congress of the Spanish Section of the EUROPARC Federation (Esparc 2008),…
First Workshop of The Delos Initiative in the Holy Mountain of Montserrat: Spirituality and Protected Areas
Montserrat, Catalonia23-26 November 2006
The First Workshop of The Delos Initiative (IUCN – WCPA Task Force on Cultural and Spiritual Values of…
Sacred Sites at the IUCN Summit on Protected Areas Categories, Almeria 2007
Almería, Spain7-11 May 2007
On behalf of the IUCN WCPA Task Force on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas and The…
A Survey of Sacred Lands in Ganzi Prefecture, Tibet
Ganzi, Tibet2004-2007
Conservation International (CI) has worked to establish and build the capacity of Tibetan nongovernmental organizations in local communities….
Second international workshop of the Delos Initiative: the sacred dimension of protected areas
Ouranoupolis, Greece 24-28 October 2007
The second seminar of the Delos Initiative, organised by the Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos (Mediterranean-INA), was…
Meteora World Heritage Site. Thessaly, Greece
Lyratzaki, Irini2007
The article examines the Meteora area (in Greek = ‘rocks or mountains suspended in the air or in…
To know is to respect: indigenous ecological-cultural principles ant the Ecosystem Approach in the Colombian Amazon
Rodríguez, Carlos Alberto; Hammen, Maria Clara van der; Gruezmacher, Mónica2007
Case study published within Application of the Ecosystem-based Approach in Latin America, along with other studies and experiences…
Cultural Transformation and Conservation: Growth, Influence, and Challenges for the Judeo-Christian Stewardship Environmental Ethic
Van Dyke, Fred2006
This document contains a reflection on the important role that Christianity could have in tackling the world’s environmental…