Risk Management Program for Preventive Conservation and to Avoid Illegal Trafficking of Cultural Property

Abstract

The theft of cultural property is an international problem that affects countries with cultural heritage such as Mexico’s. The Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), responsible for the regulation and protection of paleontological, archaeological and historical cultural property, generates tools that prevent illegal trafficking. Its Coordinación Nacional de Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural (CNCPC-INAH) has generated a Risk Management Program for Preventive Conservation and to Avoid Illegal Trafficking of Cultural Property. The program consists of three campaigns: regulations, training and updating, and communication campaign, titled What do We Stand to Lose When Our Heritage is Stolen? that will be responsible for generating public discussion about the seriousness of this issue.