生命の多様性, 離れて生物多様性から, また人間として私たちの多様性が含まれています: 知識の私たちの富, プラクティス, 信念, 価値観や社会組織の形態. But all this is, in fact, inextricably linked with nature: over the centuries, our ancestors have developed ways of interacting with the environment by assigning spiritual values to certain species and places. These are the so-called “sacred natural sites”: natural areas recognized as holy by indigenous and traditional peoples, and natural areas recognized by religions as places for worship and remembrance.
ゴンサロオビエド, IUCN’s Senior Advisor for Social Policy, has been involved in collecting information about these sites and helping improve their protection. He explains how much we know about sacred sites and how much more we still need to learn.