El Dharma: el so del silenci
Gaspar Caballero (Zen Sambo Mallorca)2021
From the series ‘El so del silenci’ (The Sound of Silence) a brief audiovisual meditation on Dharma in…
Documentation centre
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).
- Information and sensitization
Tools for information, awareness and reflection on the cultural and spiritual values of nature and landscape in various traditions and worldviews. Pedagogical, didactic and training resources that help integrate spiritual values in the conservation of nature, including myths, tales, and legends. - International declarations
Declarations of spiritual, scientific, political or social authorities in relation to the spiritual values of nature and the need to acknowledge them. - Legal documents
Conventions, treaties, laws, regulations of any administrative, national or international scope. - Management documents
Actions that reinforce the preservation and enjoyment of the values of the intangible heritage of nature, in an integrated way with conservation, in all fields, including the evaluation of their effectiveness. Traditional systems of governance of territories and resources. - Planning documents
Plans and programs aimed at the conservation of nature, protected areas, habitats or species, that incorporate the spiritual and cultural dimensions. - Reflections on nature and spirituality
Contributions on the relationship between nature and spirituality, in any of the concepts and the meanings that both may have and in all its manifestations. - Reflections on science and spirituality
Contributions on the relationship between modern science and spirituality, or with the traditional sciences of nature and / or traditional ecological knowledge. - Strategical documents
Guidelines, strategies, recommendations or proposals, from congresses, symposia, seminars, workshops, etc. either international or national - Videographers
Movies, documentaries and interviews - Wisdom quotes
Quotes, aphorisms and advices about Nature from the spiritual Traditions of humankind.
The man who stopped the desert
Journeyman Pictures2020
Yacouba Sawadogo, with determination, ingenuity and persistence, without any modern machines or technology, was able to stop a…
Spiritual Dimensions in Exploring the Human-Geosphere Relationship under a Values-Based Approach in Lake Turgoyak, Southern Urals, Russia
Francesc Bellaubí2021
Surrounded by mountains and forests, Lake Turgoyak in the Southern Urals (Russia) is a popular tourist destination. However,…
Sacred Trees, Mystic Caves, Holy Wells: Devotional Titles in Spanish Rural Sanctuaries
Jaime Tatay2021
This paper explores how local, lived religion has creatively linked spiritual insights and popular devotions in ecologically valuable…
Sharing Life. the Ecopolitics of Reciprocity
Andreas Weber2020
This assemblage of 12 stories, poetry, song, artwork and academic writings, speaks about alternative worldviews and traditional knowledge…
Gaarú: The growing African Movement for Earth Jurisprudence
The Gaia Foundation2021
Earth Jurisprudence recognises that the Earth is embedded in a lawful and ordered Universe. Our Earth uniquely sustains…
Sitios Naturales Sagrados en el Derecho Internacional: una mirada antropológica a la respuesta jurídica
Jeronimo Basilio Sâo Mateus2020
This doctoral thesis analyzes the recent process of incorporating the idea of Sacred Natural Sites (SNS) in different…
Ali Al Khawwas
Anthologie du soufisme1978
There is a subtle mystery in each of the movements and sounds of this world. The initiate will…
Xarq al Àndalus, la gent de la terra
David Segarra2020
This article sets out the Arab-Amazigh origins of the outstanding Valencian, Spain, horticultural landscape (8th-10th centuries), the largest…
Natura
Jordi Corominas i Joan Albert Vicens, coord.2021
This monographic issue of the magazine Perifèria. Cristianisme, Postmodernitat, Globalització, coordinated by Jordi Corominas and Joan Albert Vicens,…