María Zambrano
Contemplation is the law that beauty carries with it. And in contemplation, as is known, a minimum of…
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.
Byung-Chul Han
Lob der Erde: Eine Reise in den Garten.2018
Natural disasters are the angry response of the earth to the lack of scruples and human violence. We…
Henri Bortoft
Taking Appearance Seriously2012
The experience of authentic wholeness requires a new style of learning largely ignored in our schools and universities…
Linking Biocultural Diversity and Sacred Sites: Evidence and Recommendations in the European Framework
F. Frascaroli and B. Verschuuren2016
There is growing recognition that sacred natural sites (SNS) form hotspots of biocultural diversity and significantly contribute to…
Antoni Gaudí
The great book, always open and we have to make an effort to read, is that of Nature;…
Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente
La conciencia planetaria de Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente2008
For me, life is a continuous search for the essentiality of man through his habitat in communion with…
Wolfgang Smith
The Wisdom of Ancient Cosmology2003
Hard science, it turns out, is ultimately destructive of scientist myth. The scientific entrerprise is self-corrective. (…) The…
John O’Donohue
Beauty: The Invisible Embrace2005
What you encounter, recognize or discover depends to a large degree on the quality of your approach. Many…
Bernard of Clairvaux
Epistola CVI1130
Believe, my dear friend, to my own experience. You will learns much more in the woods than in…
Pierre Rabhi
Vers la sobriété hereuse2013
By beauty I mean one that flourishes in generosity, equity and respect. That alone is capable of changing…