On the kind initiative from CVSPA member Dr Zakia Zouanat, Gonzalo Oviedo and Josep M. Mallarach were invited by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs of Morocco to visit the site of Moulay ‘Abd al-Salâm ibn Mashîsh, in Jabal La’lâm, Site of Biological and Ecological Interest...
During a Europarc Consulting training course about the elaboration of PA management plans held in Poiana Brasov, Romania, on 22-24 May, the necessity of a holistic approach for natural, cultural and spiritual heritages was presented by Sebastian Catanoiu to representatives of the Carpathian Protected Areas...
The IUCN-International Task Force on Protected Landscapes, met in Scarborough, North York Moors National Park, England, UK, from 27th April to 1st May 2008, hosted by the National Park. Members of the Task Force come from North America, South America and The Caribbean, Europe, Africa,...
The International Day for Monuments and Sites was established on 18th April 1982, by ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) and later approved at the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983. This year, to mark the 18th April, ICOMOS has organised activities with regards to...
On the 13th February 2008 the Board of the Natural Park of Serra de Montsant, Catalonia, Spain, decided to unanimously approve the recommendations of the case-study prepared by Jordi Falgarona, Jaume Estarellas and Josep-Maria Mallarach. The approved recommendations include an expansion of the protected area,...
The Proceedings of the first workshop of the Delos Initiative are now released. The workshop was organised on 23-26 November 2006 in Montserrat Monastery, in Catalonia, Spain and was attended by participants from around the globe. During the workshop 10 case-studies were presented, describing the...
The second workshop of the Delos Initiative was held on 24-28 October, in Ouranoupolis, a town next to the Holy Mountain of Athos, in Halkidiki, Greece. Thus the Delos Initiative, in the framework of the Task Force on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas...
Spanish version French version TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the inspiring message of HAH the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the Workshop participants; NOTING the positive content of the welcoming addresses to the Delos2 Workshop by the representatives of the Holy Community of Mt. Athos and of the Prefecture...
The Cambridge Centre for Landscape and People organised in 24-26 September in Cambridge, England, the 3S Conference on Sacred Species and Sites. The aims of the Conference were: to report and discuss on recent research findings related to spiritual values of species and sites to improve...
Recently, the Vanatori-Neamt Natural Park in Romania has posted one large panel at the entrance of Secu Valley, including verses from the Book of Genesis, as can be seen in the picture. The idea came from the USA Smoky Mountains National Park experience of displaying panels...