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Developing the promotion and integration of the cultural and spiritual significance of nature in protected area management and governance.
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All the latest news, events, publications and case studies supporting the cultural and spiritual values of protected areas throughout the world.
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New book: Sacred Mountains of the World, Second Edition (Cambridge University Press 2022)
Cambridge University Press has just published a revised and updated second edition of Sacred Mountains of the World by Edwin Bernbaum, Co-Chair of.. Read More →
IUCN Best Practice Guidelines on Cultural and Spiritual Significance of Nature
“We nourish what we love” New guidance for the management and governance of protected and conserved areas “We nourish what we love” is.. Read More →
Call for Case Studies in the Conservation of Nature through Faith
CSVPA member Radhika Borde and colleagues (in a non-CSVPA context) are inviting potential authors to submit abstracts to be considered for a book.. Read More →
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Vanatori Neamt Nature Park, Romania
Vânători Neamț Nature Park is part of the wider cultural monastic landscape in the northeastern Romanian Carpathian mountain range.