'Cornered by Protected Areas' is a new report led by Victoria Tauli-Corpuz on replacing 'Fortress' Conservation with Rights-based Approaches to help bring justice for Indigenous Peoples and local communities (who... read more →
The Special Issue of PARKS The International Journal of Protected Areas and Conservation focuses on 'Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures' (OECMs) is now available here The Special Issue provides an overview... read more →
CSVPA member John Studley has had an article published which CSVPA-interested readers may find of interest. According the summary, "[t]he recognition that ‘other-than-human’ persons can be legal subjects has previously... read more →
Gran Canaria, Spain, on 23-24 May 2018 hosted the UNESCO International Expert Meeting on Astronomical Heritage and Sacred Places. The meeting aimed to establish and identify the links that exist... read more →
Sacred natural sites (SNS) are found all over the world. They are thought to play an important role in conservation but until recently there was little systematic investigation of this... read more →
From 18-22 April 2018, the UNESCO Regional Thematic Expert Consultation meeting on sustainable management of World Heritage properties of Religious Interest took place in Yerevan, Armenia. This was the first... read more →
The US/ ICOMOS have a call for papers for their upcoming symposium on 'Forward Together: A Culture-Nature Journey, Towards More Effective Conservation in a Changing World'. The event takes place... read more →
CSVPA member Helen Schneider has edited a volume of Oryx Journal focussing on Cultural Values to which quite a few more CSVPA members contributed. Specific articles articles people interested in... read more →
New book compiled by CSVPA's Bas Verschuuren (pictured) and Steve Brown is to be published in August 2018. Cultural and spiritual bonds with 'nature' are among the strongest motivators for... read more →
The Culture, Spirituality and Conservation Photo Exhibition presented by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) Theme on Culture, Spirituality... read more →
