Coron Island is an archipelago full of coral reefs, brackish lagoons, namorzynowe, limestone forests and flourishing biodiversity. There are ten lakes in the area considered sacred by the Calamian Tagbanwa, called Panyaan’s. The lakes are also officially recognised by the state as indigenous ancestral territories. In the face of increasing development pressures such as mining […]
During the era of the slave trade Winti religion travelled with the African people to Suriname where they established a new connection to the land and their ancestors. Dzisiaj, their descendants still use many medicinal and spiritual herbs from the groves for their sacred rituals and healing ceremonies. The Winti belief emphasizes protection of […]
Near the Gureombi village on the South-Korean island of Jeju, Shamans pray to the ocean for abundance and prosperity. They perform the Chogamje ceremony where they invite the 18.000 Gods and Goddesses from the ocean into the sacred place. Before the gods enter the site it must first be purified. For thousands of years these […]
„Wezwanie do prawnego uznania świętych miejsc i terytoriów naturalnych, and their Customary Governance Systems” was released by Gaia Foundation and African Biodiversity Network. Raport przedstawia Afrykańskiej Komisji ds. Ludzi i Ludów’ Rights with persuasive and substantive arguments relating to a core element of original African traditions and calls for a decisive […]
Cesarz bizantyjski Bazyli I nadał mnichom wyłączne prawo wstępu na półwysep Góry Athos w 885 OGŁOSZENIE. Zbudowali kwitnącą społeczność religijną i od tamtej pory utrzymują i chronią ekosystem. Ich zarządzanie polega głównie na kontrolowaniu wejść i regulowaniu praktyk związanych z drewnem. The peninsula is officially recognized as a […]
For Lewis raised SNSI advisor Alastair McIntosh, inflating his canoe and taking it for a spin around the Hebrides Islands was not a story of heroic outdoor activity. Alistair, who’s been long involved with reading the soul of landscapes and interested in people’s deeper intertwinements with nature, headed out for a pilgrimage to the sacred […]
