The Canary Government announces a shared strategy for the historic sites of the Canary Islands

The Government of the Canary Islands has committed to leading a shared strategy for historic sites with measures such as the creation of an observatory as a permanent space for shared meeting, collaboration, and learning.

This was indicated at the I Meeting of Historic Sites of the Canary Islands, where more than twenty specialists gathered at the Archaeological Museum of Fuerteventura (MAF) to debate the current situation of these Assets of Cultural Interest (BIC), the Canary Government reported in a statement.

The Director General of Culture and Cultural Heritage, Miguel Ángel Clavijo, stated that "Betancuria will mark a before and after," after the reading of the "Declaration of Betancuria," a text that emerged from the debate sessions.

The Government of the Canary Islands, it indicated, "assumes the commitment to lead a new era for the historic sites of the archipelago, built on cooperation, knowledge, and a shared vision of the future."

To this end, the Directorate General of Culture and Cultural Heritage announced during this event organized by the Government of the Canary Islands, in collaboration with the Cabildo of Fuerteventura and the City Council of Betancuria, the launch of three initiatives to improve the management of these Assets of Cultural Interest (BIC) and that "will translate into a greater connection between citizens and their heritage."

Firstly, the creation of an Observatory will be promoted as a permanent space for meeting, collaboration, and shared learning between the Government of the Canary Islands, island councils, and city councils.

This is, explained Clavijo, a "basis for decision-making and the design of future public policies," because "knowing our historic sites better is the first step to protect them, revitalize them, and project them into the future."

This observatory will act as a network for collaboration, learning, and exchange of experiences to "share good practices, analyze common difficulties, learn from both successes and failures, generate collective knowledge, and build joint solutions" for the challenges faced by the historic sites of the Canary Islands.

As a second action, the Heritage area will carry out a comprehensive diagnosis to have an updated radiography of its heritage, social, economic, tourist, and territorial reality "as a basis for decision-making and the design of future public policies," he declared.

Finally, work will be done on "a specific strategy" for these environments that helps reinforce their conservation, boost their revitalization, and consolidate them as spaces of identity, economic activity, social cohesion, and sustainable development.

In fact, the Director General has announced that "work is already underway on the development of new outreach tools," including a digital platform to centralize revitalization activities such as heritage routes and "bring the heritage richness of their territories closer to citizens to strengthen the link between heritage, identity, and community."