International Mountain Day: Mountains matter
Catalunya11 de desembre de 2020
“Mountains matter” is the motto of International Mountain Day 2020 which is celebrated every December 11th. Because, leaving…
Sacred Sites
Landforms as Sacred Places: Implications for Geodiversity and Geoheritage
Kevin Kiernan2014
The natural environments have influenced the development of spiritual and religious belief systems. Nature, including natural landforms, continues…
Biocultural Sacred Sites in Mexico
M. C. Bastida Muñoz and G. Patrick Encina2017
There have been many different approaches and contributions to our intercultural understanding of the inherent sacredness of nature….
Resolution on the protection of sacred heritage sites, buildings and landscapes
ICOMOS2011
Recalling the work of several ICOMOS’s National Committees and the resolutions on religious heritage adopted by the 14th,…
Linking Biocultural Diversity and Sacred Sites: Evidence and Recommendations in the European Framework
F. Frascaroli and B. Verschuuren2016
There is growing recognition that sacred natural sites (SNS) form hotspots of biocultural diversity and significantly contribute to…
Pilgrimage to Cruach Phádraig / Croagh Patrick
IrelandJuly 2019
On the last Sunday in July, thousands of pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick (Ireland), a holy mountain 764 m…
Native Hawaiians block the building of a new giant telescope to summit of sacred Mauna Kea
Hawai, USAJuly 2019
Last week, hundreds of protectors came back to the base of the Mauna Kea access road, peacefully blocking…
A declaration by the sacred sites Guardians of the Pamir, Tien Shan and Altai Sayan. Darvi Sum, Khovd aimag, Mongolia
Guardians and traditional cultural practitioners of the Pamir, Tien Shan and Altai Sayan2014
Joint declaration of the traditional custodians of the sacred mountains of Pamir, Tien Shan and Altai Sayan (Kyrgyzstan,…
Among Saints, Enchanted and Orixás: a journey through the diversity of sacred natural sites in Brazil
Erika Fernades-Pinto & Marta de Azevedo Irving2018
Recognition on the multiple values of nature has been increasing in the recent decades in global forums on…
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…