FRED HAGENEDER’S GATEWAY TO THE MEANING OF TREES IN CULTURE AND CONSCIOUSNESS

sacred grove at Heggala Aiyappa, Western Ghats, India. © Claudia Rutte
conservation

Mapping sacred sites for their protection

To scientists from the universities of Oxford and of Basel started a database project to record Sacred Natural Sites for research and future conservation.

cloud forest at the Santa María Volcano, or Gagxanul, a sacred natural site in Guatemala. © Bas Verschuuren
conservation

Protecting sacred natural sites worldwide

A global programme to protect sacred sites and their biodiversity as well as cultural practices from industrialization, urbanization, and tourism has begun.

feeding beaver couple. © P Harstela/shutterstock.com
climate care

Beaver is coming back to Scotland

Four beaver families have been transferred from Norway to Argyll. The scientific trial respects the beaver as an important key species in landscape ecology.

world map: Number of native tree species (2005)
conservation

The global forest situation 2005

Global deforestation continues at an alarming rate. Reforestation with farmed seedlings does not make up for the rich eco systems of old-growth forests.

tree shrine in Nepal. © Lisann Drews
conservation

Sacred Site to be recognised term

The return of the oldest method of habitat protection on Earth: to honour and respect a place or an area as “sacred ground” (= untouchable, taboo).

she-wolf with cubs. © Vibe Images/fotolia.com
climate care

Return of the wolf to Germany

After 150 years, the first pair of wild wolves have reared their young in Germany. The wolf is returning to Europe from Russia and the Carpathian Mountains.

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biodiversity

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sacred grove at Heggala Aiyappa, Western Ghats, India. © Claudia Rutte
conservation

Mapping sacred sites for their protection

To scientists from the universities of Oxford and of Basel started a database project to record Sacred Natural Sites for research and future conservation.

cloud forest at the Santa María Volcano, or Gagxanul, a sacred natural site in Guatemala. © Bas Verschuuren
conservation

Protecting sacred natural sites worldwide

A global programme to protect sacred sites and their biodiversity as well as cultural practices from industrialization, urbanization, and tourism has begun.

feeding beaver couple. © P Harstela/shutterstock.com
climate care

Beaver is coming back to Scotland

Four beaver families have been transferred from Norway to Argyll. The scientific trial respects the beaver as an important key species in landscape ecology.

world map: Number of native tree species (2005)
conservation

The global forest situation 2005

Global deforestation continues at an alarming rate. Reforestation with farmed seedlings does not make up for the rich eco systems of old-growth forests.

tree shrine in Nepal. © Lisann Drews
conservation

Sacred Site to be recognised term

The return of the oldest method of habitat protection on Earth: to honour and respect a place or an area as “sacred ground” (= untouchable, taboo).

she-wolf with cubs. © Vibe Images/fotolia.com
climate care

Return of the wolf to Germany

After 150 years, the first pair of wild wolves have reared their young in Germany. The wolf is returning to Europe from Russia and the Carpathian Mountains.

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drop us a line and keep in touch