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protected areas share many features withthose already analysed and these countriespossess experts who are interestedin preparing case studies within theframework of the Delos Initiative.raised concerning the legitimacy ofattempting to provide guidance to thosewho have been managing sacred sitessince long before the existence of modernprotected areas.4.3 Towards technical guidanceDuring the workshop, some of the participantsargued convincingly for the need togo deeper and to start developing seriousguidelines for the management of sacrednatural sites in developed countries. Thisposition seemed to have general support,although some strong reservations wereThe Delos Initiative has already startedlooking into guidance as part of an effortto incorporate its inputs and perspectivesinto the UNESCO/IUCN Guidelines on themanagement of sacred natural sites,which will be developed further in 2007and published probably in 2008.However, it was generally agreed that thisis a very difficult task that will requireWorkshop session. From left to right: P. Canals, T. Papayannis and I. Soria.