Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – The entire world is our home and all living beings are our relatives
Medani P. Bhandari2021
In this interview format opinion paper, Professor Medani P. Bhandari, directly or indirectly reveals the interconnected impact 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.
Óta Kté / Luther Standing Bear
The old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man’ s heart away from Nature becomes hard; he…
Charlene Spretnak
States of Grace: The Recovery of Meaning in the Postmodern Age1991
Aspiring to a depth of awareness of the sacred whole has always been the path to wisdom and…
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer: An Anthology1947
The deeper we look into nature, the more we recognize that it is full of life, and the…
The Symbolic Landscape of the Muiscas
François Petitpierre1975
The symbolic vision of the landscape of the Andes, still shared by several indigenous peoples who have preserved…
La integració del patrimoni immaterial en els espais naturals protegits: La sexafòlia a l’alt Pirineu
Xavier Perarnau, coord.2023
This is the proceedings of a workshop organized by Silene Association for the High Pyrenees Natural Park at…
Bethany Beyond the Jordan – Baptism site of Jesus
Mustapha Gouverneur-Henry, director2007
The documentary exposes the rediscovery of the baptism site of Jesus of Nazareth (Al-Maghtas), on the eastern banks…
The Orthodox Church adresses the Climate Crisis
The volume contains a selection of fifteen texts representative of the various contexts of the countries of the…
Water Heritage. Material, conceptual and spiritual connections
This book deals with the heritage of water management and the use that was made of water, as…
La teoría de la Gaia orgánica
Carlos de Castro 2022
Carlos de Castro, professor of Applied Physics and member of the Energy, Economics and Systems Dynamics Group of…