Conference on the Governance of Protected Areas of Spain
University of Valencia, Spain1-3 December 2021
The aim of the GOBERPARK congress is to learn about the evolution of management in the Natural Parks…
Governance
Inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Montseny Natural Park and Reserve of Biosphere
Centre UNESCO de Catalunya2010
The immaterial cultural heritage of Montseny is the result of a pioneering project developed in the Montseny Biosphere…
Cultural and spiritual significance of nature in the management and governance of protected and conserved areas
Germany-Australia-USA2014-19
In 2013, the Silene Association proposed to the Specialist Group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas,…
Spiritual Governance as an Indigenous Behavioural Practice: Implications for protected and conserved areas
John Studley & Peter Horsley2019
Many of the world’s sacred natural sites are located in territories inhabited by indigenous animistic people and are…
Statement from Colombo: Agreeing To Sustain Life: Our Ecological Conversion
IUCN Specialist Group on Religion, Spirituality, Environmental Conservation and Climate Justice2016
The IUCN Commission for Environmental Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) Specialist Group on Religion, spirituality, environmental conservation and…
Whanganui River Agreement: Indigenous Rights and Rights of Nature
Hsiao, Elaine C.2012
Environmental law has long sought to protect the interests of nature and all of its elements. Sometimes this…
Legal and Institutional Aspects of Recognizing and Supporting Conservation by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Jonas, Harry; Kothari, Ashish; Shrumm, Holly2012
This synthesis report is based on two studies promoted by the ICCA Consortium between 2011 and 2012. The…
A primer on governance for protected and conserved areas
Borrini-Feyerabend, G et al.2014
This publication, presented at the World Parks Congress IUCN held in Sydney (Australia) in November 2014, becomes a…
Custodians of the Tibetan Spiritscape: A Bio-cultural audit of Sacred Natural Sites in NW Yunnan
Studley, John2014
Numinous spiritscapes, presided over by “place gods” or gzhi bdag, have been a defining cultural feature of Tibetan…
The Valdeavellano de Tera Declaration on the Recognition and defence of the Commons and ICCAs in Spain
Iniciativa Comunales2013
The Declaration of Valdeavellano de Tera, for the defense and recognition of community uses and ICCA in Spain,…