Living Religious World Heriatge Sites: Participatory Management and Sustainable Use
Erevan, Armenia18-22 April 2018
The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia, in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Center and…
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We offer our own news, news from collaborating organisations, or from others, which provide inspiration in relation with the cultural and spiritual values of Nature.
New wildlife sanctuary created around Buddhist Monastic Community Forest
Monastery Sang Rukhavoan, Cambodia2018
The Cambodian government created a new wildlife sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey province. It includes the Buddhist Sang Rukhavoan…
Post-graduate course on spiritual meanings and values of Nature
Catalonia & AndorraFebruary-July 2018
The Foundation of the University of Girona has opened the registration of the third edition of the postgraduate…
The Ecumenical Bennedict Monastery of Middleton wins international Assisi Award for conservation efforts
Holy Wisdom Monastery of Middleton, Wisconsin, USAJuly 2017
The Benedictine Sisters at Holy Wisdom Monastery of Middleton, Wisconsin, USA, received the inaugural Assisi Award for faith-based…
Religious and indigenous leaders launch interfaith rainforest initiative
Oslo (Norway) 19-21 June 2017
Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist and Daoist and Indigenous leaders from 21 countries have launched a global effort…
A IUCN Theme on Culture, Spirituality and Conservation
IUCNJuly 2017
Within the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy, a Theme on Culture, Spirituality and Conservation (CSC)…
ISSREC Seminar: Present and Future of the Laudato si’ in the Catholic Church of Spain
Shrine of Torreciudad, Aragon, Spain19-21 June 2017
The seminar Present and future of the Laudato si’ in the Spanish Church was developed between 19 and…
XII Interreligious Training Course on the relationship of the main religious traditions with nature
Monastery of Montserrat, Catalonia4-8 July 2017
Interreligious Course on Nature and Religions, organized by the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (DIM) and the Superior Institute of…
African legal decision to protect Sacred Natural Sites
Niamey (Níger)May 2017
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the regional treaty body for Africa, at its 60th ordinary…
New Zealand’s Whanganui River granted legal status as a person after 170-year battle
New Zealand March 2017
The country’s Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson said the passing of the Te Awa Tupua…