जीवनाची विविधता, जैविक विविधता व्यतिरिक्त, मानव म्हणून आपल्या विविधतेचा देखील समावेश आहे: आमच्या ज्ञान संपत्ती, पद्धती, श्रद्धा, सामाजिक संघटनेची मूल्ये आणि फॉर्म. 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. गोन्झालो Oviedo, 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.

Listen to the full interview here.