Launching the book ‘Bells boscos vells’
Girona, Catalonia13 May 2022
The book Bells boscos vells (Beautiful Old Forests), promoted by the Agrupació Naturalista i Ecologista de la Garrotxa,…
Protected Areas
Silene allegation to the Planning of the Natural Park Cadí-Moixeró
Catalan Pyrenees24 November 2021
The Silene Association has presented an allegation during the participatory process of the planning of the Cadí-Moixeró Natural…
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…
Launching of IUCN Guidelines for geoconservation in protected and conserved areas
Gland, SwitzerlandNovember 2020
After two years of work, IUCN has published a Best Practice Guidelines for Geoheritage of Protected (legally) or…
Guidelines for geoconservation in protected and conserved areas
Roger Crofts et al.2020
Gland, SwitzerlandNovember 2020
Written by an international team of experts in easy-to-understand language, these guidelines are intended primarily for protected natural…
3rd International Conference on the Potential of Forests in the Health and Well-Being
Girona (Catalonia)7-10 October 2019
This new congress will mean a step forward in the update in biomedical research on the potential of…
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,…
Summer course on contemplation of nature and its ethical implications
Navacerrada National Park, Madrid, Spain24-26 June 2019
The Chair of environmental ethics of the University of Alcalá organizes, from 24 to 26 June, a a…
Judgement of the International Court for the Rights of Nature -on the Isiboro Sécure Territory, Bolivia
International Court for the Rights of Nature2018
The International Court’s historic ruling urges the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to ensure the immediate…
Popular Religion, Sacred Natural Sites, and “Marian Verdant Advocations” in Spain
Jaime Tatay-Nieto & Jaime Muñoz-Igualada2019
A relevant number of shrines, hermitages, monasteries, and pilgrimage routes in Spain are located within or near Natura…