World Heritage, Indigenous, Mexico, Archaeology (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Amilcar Vargas. Margarita Díaz-Andreu. César Villalobos.

The ‘critical importance of involving indigenous, traditional and local communities in the implementation of the [World Heritage] Convention’ (World Heritage Committee Decisions 31.COM/13A and 31.COM/13B, 2007) reflects discussions that have been taking place in WH since 1994, and has guided much of UNESCO's efforts regarding these communities in World Heritage Sites since. In 1994 social participation became a requirement in the nomination of new World Heritage Sites and since 2008 it has been...