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Story 03 Nov, 2008

Sacred Dimensions

Understanding the Cultural and Spritual Values of Protected Areas

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Photo: IUCN WCPA

For many people around the world, protected areas are perceived not so much as in-situ repositories of genetic wealth, but as primal landscapes of the creation that deeply touch the spiritual, cultural, aesthetic and relational dimensions of human existence.
--Allen Putney, IUCN WCPA