Declaring Sacred Natural Sites as juristic persons
The recognition that “other-than-human” entities have legal personality can be seen as an emerging eco-spiritual paradigm around the world.
Towards a ‘Top 10 Guidelines’ for researchers and conservation practitioners working on Sacred Natural Sites.
With this article we would like to invite you to think creatively and critically about the role of science and by extension those of conservation and policy-making in relation to sacred natural sites. In particular, we invite you to consider the significance that sacred natural sites hold in the eyes of their custodians and communities […]
Japanese translation of the “IUCN UNESCO Sacred Natural Sites Guidelines” launched.
The Japanese section of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas Japanese recently and proudly launched their translation of the “IUCN-UNESCO Sacred Natural Sites Guidelines”. The launch happened late last month at the conference of parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It was part of a series of events that highlighted the role of […]
Sacred Natural Sites Custodians at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
The Sacred Natural Site Initiative (as part of IUCN CSVPA), Gaia Foundation, Sacred Land Film Project & UNU-Traditional Knowledge Initiative are organizing several activities for a group of sacred natural sites custodians at the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC). The WCC in South Korea, Jeju Island in September 2012 presents an ideal opportunity to further […]
French Language Sacred Natural Sites Guidelines Launched
This week at the Indigenous Forum of the International Congress of Ethnobiology the IUCN - UNESCO Sacred Natural Sites Guidelines - French Language Version were launched.
IUCN UNESCO Guidelines for Sacred Natural Sites launched in Estonia
In Estonia, around 2500 traditional sacred natural sites, covering large areas of land are known to contain significant spiritual, cultural and natural heritage values. Further research and documentation is expected to reveal a network of as much as 7000 sacred natural sites in the country alone.
IUCN launches Russian and Spanish versions of Sacred Sites Guidelines
IUCN launches today Russian and Spanish versions of its Sacred Natural Sites: Guidelines for Protected Area Managers – a landmark publication to support the protection of sacred places around the world.
