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Leena Heinämäki and Thora Martina Herrmann (eds.) Experiencing and Protecting Sacred Natural Sites of Sámi and other Indigenous Peoples. The Sacred Arctic (Cham: Springer, 2017)

Nordicum-Mediterraneum
The book “Protecting Indigenous Sacred Sites in the Arctic and Circumpolar North”, published with Springer Polar Science, offers a compelling exploration of the profound relationship between Indigenous communities and their Sacred Natural Sites (SNSs) in
Sara Fusco
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Diverse values and benefits of urban sacred natural sites

Trees, Forests and People, 2021
Urban sacred natural sites, found globally, are important green spaces that provide cultural and ecological benefits. They are under increasing pressure due to the impacts of urbanization, while at the same time being needed more than ever.
Alison A. Ormsby
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Indigenous mechanisms of preserving sacred natural sites in Guji Oromo, Adoola Reedde and Anna Sorra districts, southern Ethiopia

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2019
Sacred natural sites are culturally and environmentally significant areas to be researched in different cultural contexts. Hence, this research was conducted to investigate the indigenous mechanisms of preserving sacred natural sites in Guji Oromo ...
Gemeda Odo Roba
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Shaman--Ritual--Place: Sacred Sites and Spiritual Transformation [PDF]

, 1989
Throughout the world, tribal societies have held in sacred esteem certain locales within the physical environment.
Faulstich, Paul
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History of Tree Growth Declines Recorded in Old Trees at Two Sacred Sites in Northern China [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017
Qibin Zhang
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Eesti ajalooliste looduslike pühapaikade inventuurist ja kaitsest 2022. aastal [PDF]

Mäetagused, 2022
The article gives a short overview about the progress in the inventory of natural sacred sites in Estonia and describes developments in the protection of these sites. Inventory of natural sacred sites means locating and detailed description of holy sites
Pikne Kama
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Evaluating the effectiveness of vegetation conservation on a sacred mountain in western China [PDF]

Nature Conservation, 2021
Sacred natural sites, as probably the oldest form of habitat reserve for religious or cultural causes worldwide, are suggested to have an important role in conserving vegetation; however, there are insufficient data supporting the detailed implications ...
Zhaoyang Cao, Liang Dou, Nan Yang, Kai Zhang, Bin Wang, Yu Xu, Jianghong Ran   +6 more
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Protection of Sámi Sacred Sites and Culturally Sensitive Tourism in Sápmi Under the Threats of Land-use

Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2022
Tourism in Sámi homeland area, Sápmi, has increased rapidly over the past years. As its development accelerates, the various impacts of its expansion are visible at Sámi sacred sites called sieidi.
Eleonora Alareisto
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Protection of Sacred Sites – Between Legal Pluralism and Cultural Ecology

Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2022
My background is in philosophy of law but I work with different academic disciplines: law, philosophy, anthropology, theology, history and economics. My approach to protection of sacred sites is interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary.
Dawid Bunikowski
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Recognizing Innu Sacred Natural Sites as Aboriginal-led Protected Areas by UAPASHKUSS: Innu Sacred Sites Guardians

Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2022
Indigenous Peoples and communities have had long-standing relationships with nature, based on knowledge systems and practices that acknowledge and respect the spiritual environment in which they live (Verschuuren et al., 2012). They have assigned special
Dolorés André
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