Study on the “aplecs” of L’Alt Pirineu Natural Park and its area of influence
Natural Park Alt Pirineu, CataloniaMay-October 2013
From May to October 2013 the Silene Association studied around twenty aplecs (a type of local pilgrimage with…
Cultural Values
Restoring the silence in the natural reserve of La Fageda d’en Jordà, Catalonia
Natural Park Volcanic Zone la Garrotxa, CataloniaJune 2013
The managers of the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park have asked the Silene Association to collaborate with the…
2nd Congress in the Carpathian Network of Protected Areas: spiritual values
Tatranská Javořina, Slovakia 23-26 April, 2013
The Second Congress of the Carpathian Network of Protected Areas will be held on 23–26 April in Tatrasnká…
Workshop on the intangible cultural heritage in the Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean
Tetouan, MoroccoDecember 2012
The Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage organized a Workshop for the Documentation, Dissemination and Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural…
IUCN Specialist Group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas: Work plan 2013-2017
Gland, Switzerland2013-2017
The Steering Committee of the IUCN WCPA SG CSVPA has prepared a four year work plan aiming to…
Comments on The Ramsar Convention and culture: Draft Strategic Action Plan 2012-2016
CataloniaSeptember 2012
The Silene Association submitted comments on The Ramsar Convention and culture: Draft Strategic Action Plan 2012-2016 that address…
Intangible heritage: cultural and spiritual values. Manual for its introduction into protected areas of Spain
SpainSeptember 2012
After 18 months work, the Fundación Fernando Gonzalez Bernáldez has published Patrimonio inmaterial: valores culturales y espirituales. Manual…
Preparing guidance to integrate cultural and spiritual values into the protected areas of Spain
Mallarach, Josep-Maria, Comas, Eulàlia and de Armas, Alberto2010
The Silene Association proposed to promote the elaboration of a guide to integrate the cultural and spiritual values…
First meeting Art, Nature and Spirituality of Farrera
Farrera, Catalan Pyrenees 13–15 July 2012
Josep Mañà (designer and member of the teaching staff of the Massana Fine Arts School in Barcelona), the…
Second workshop of the working group for developing a manual on intangible heritage in protected areas in Spain
La Morera de Montsant (Catalonia) 3-5 March 2012
The second workshop to advance the drafting of the manual on the cultural and spiritual values of protected…