Josep-Maria Mallarach
Since 2003 Josep-Maria is member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature World Commission for Protected Areas and of the Steering Committee of the Specialist Group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas. With Thymio Papayannis, Josep-Maria has been coordinating the Delos Initiative, focusing on sacred natural sites of technologically developed countries (2005-20). He has been teaching on immaterial heritage, cultural & spiritual values for nature conservation in four universities and many NGO. He is the president of the Silene Association. Josep Maria authored, co-authored or edited numerous books (six in English) and papers on these topics. He holds a BA in Geology, a MD in Environmental Sciences and a PhD in Environmental Biology.