different cultures have different ways of showing their respect for the planet, from the sacred groves of india to the national parks here in the u.s. unfortunately, the natural areas that inspire awe and respect in so many people are being threatened by political forces who want to strip them of their protection. but if we look to other cultures and reconsider the concept of sacredness, we may learn to revere and respect the planet once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
can changing the way we think about our planet help us fight back against the erosion of our most treasured natural areas?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9535,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5196,4899],"tags":[457,3927,606,195,3941,3870,591,1426],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-12318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-past-storyfest","category-policy","tag-culture","tag-national-parks","tag-podcast","tag-politics","tag-respect","tag-sacred","tag-storyfest","tag-video"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n