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).
The knowledge systems and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities play critical roles in safeguarding the biological…
The fundamental virtue will be, above all, the serious search for the truth (…) This seriousness wants to…
As physics progresses everything tends towards the One. Modern cosmology has re-enchanted the world and it sings a…
This paper explores specific contributions that Native American thought can make to the ongoing search for a Western…
He taught us never to kill an animal unnecessarily, even a mosquito. For him, all nature, animals and…
Through the search for a vision, contributing with physical sacrifice and the greatest humility, it is how the…
The concept of Noosphere is of great importance when looking at the values underpinning the technocratic artifacts and…
The IUCN World Conservation Congress, at its session in Marseille, France: 1. RENOUNCES the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ in…
Brief commentary by Floyd ‘Red Crow’ Westerman (Kangi Duta) spokesman Lakota (Sioux) (1936-2007) regarding an ancient prophecy about…
The lack of progress in reversing the declining global trend in biodiversity is partly due to a mismatch…