The Silene Documentation Center contains resources and documents about the spiritual and intangible cultural heritage linked to nature and natural heritage, from the local to the international level. Summaries are offered in four languages: English, Spanish, French, and Catalan, although the documents are in the original languages, accompanied by translations, when available.
It is the reference documentation center of the Group Specialist in Cultural and Spiritual Values of the World Commission for Natural Protected Areas, of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Calls for society to ‘reconnect with nature’ are commonplace in the scientific literature and popular environmental discourse. However,…
Here, we expand on the term “ecomimicry” to be an umbrella concept for an approach to adaptive ecosystem-based…
The organization DiversEarth has just published “Protected by Prayer. Sacred Natural Sites of the Mediterranean” a work by…
The article presents a collection of reminiscences and reflections that the author wrote in the hope that they…
Geoheritage and geodiversity visually and symbolically express the link between the physical and biological environment and cultural world….
This short presentation clearly argues the need for geoethics in the current global systemic crisis, from the perspective…
Panama joins Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Mexico, New Zealand, among other countries, that have reformed constitutions,…
The article offers a vibrant account of the models of resilient self-management in the Valencian Country, Spain, based…
The EcoPlan of the Focolare represents the commitment of this international movement in favor of the environment motivated…
This essay presents an overview of foundational considerations and perceptions which collectively form a framework for thinking about…