Since its launch in 2021, the IUCN WCPA Best Practice Guidelines “Cultural and Spiritual Significance... read more →
“We nourish what we love” New guidance for the management and governance of protected and conserved areas “We nourish what we love” is a much-heard phrase. It often holds true... read more →
It's time to start thinking about contributing to the next issue of 'Culture for Nature' - the CSVPA newsletter. Please send in contributions by the 20th of October 2019 to radhika.borde@gmail.com. Please also send pictures accompanying... read more →
CSVPA-member Érika Fernandes-Pinto (Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio/MMA), Assessoria da Coordenação Geral de Gestão Socioambiental (CGSAM/DISAT)) focuses on 'Projeto Sítios Naturais Sagrados do Brasil' and recently started... read more →
Those interested in the work of CSVPA, may be interested in a new short film on Culture, Spirituality and Conservation by the SCB Religion and Conservation Biology Working Group and... 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 →
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 →
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 →
UN Environment, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the International Institute on Environment and Development (IIED), recently launched a report proposing more action and... read more →