Santiago de Chile, November 26 (EFE). – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will allocate more than $96,000 to assess the damage caused by the fire that affected the heritage on October 4, the history and culture of the Raba. Nue National Park, located in the territory of Chile, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 3,500 km west of the American continent.
“The collaboration will focus on supporting the process of diagnosing heritage monuments and developing a comprehensive management plan with the local community for the site with a strong precautionary component,” said the Director of the UNESCO Office in Chile, Claudia Uribe. through a statement.
Through the Heritage Emergency Fund (HEF), which funds emergency preparedness and response activities in the cultural field, and with the contribution of international donors, the organization will carry out its activities between December 2022 and November 2022. 2023, which will be based on “expert advice of the indigenous Ma’u Henua community, responsible for the island’s World Heritage site,” the document reports.
“What emerges from the experts will help us implement measures to mitigate the damage to Moesna and other archaeological remains,” said Ma’u Henua indigenous community manager Nancy Rivera.
As detailed by UNESCO, in the first phase of the project a “detailed assessment of fire damage” will be carried out, while the second “will define measures and protocols for emergency preparedness and response in order to better protect and enhance the world heritage of Rapa Nui”, which was included in the 1995 in the UNESCO list.
More than 100 hectares calculated
The fire at the beginning of October left more than 100 hectares and an unknown number of mythical stone statues known as Moais burned on the island.
One of the places most affected by the flames was the Rano Raraku crater, where the quarry where Moai was made was located, which includes 400 of them.
The fire occurred three months after the island was reopened to global tourism, its main source of income, and after it spent two years completely closed off from the outside due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The island is protected by the Rapa Nui National Park (PNRN), a wilderness area in the country of Chile that focuses on the heritage and legacy of the Rapa Nui culture. It is estimated that within the park there are about 900 statues and more than 300 ceremonial platforms. EFE
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