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Strengthening the community internal capacity to constitute as park managers

Celebration of International Tourism Day

Ma'u Henua

Celebration of International Tourism Day

Ma'u Henua

Celebration of International Tourism Day

Ma'u Henua

Community support in the caring and maintenance of our park

Ma'u Henua

Community support in the caring and maintenance of our park

Ma'u Henua

Raising awareness on the heritage and environmental care

Ma'u Henua

Community support in the caring and maintenance of our park

Ma'u Henua

In order to be prepared for taking the responsibility of the management of the National Park, the community required to build capacities on legal, administrative and technical aspects. This approach also considered the capacity building of local park rangers, in charge of transmitting, promoting and safeguarding their heritage's cultural value. Ma’u Henua has become a space where diverse fields of technical academic specialization and local experts could develop their activities in a complementary and joint manner. This is one of the most important spaces for the application of cultural and technical methodologies that dialogue with the tangible and intangible heritage context.

The process of institutionalization of the Indigenous institution allowed the community members to get involved and learn about administration, developing new skills and reinforcing their knowledge.
Youth educated in the mainland was willing to engage in the management of the protected area and return to live in the island.
Creation of opportunities in the island and national policies for community development.
Agreement with the CONAF and the Ministry of Culture and Arts.
Rich local knowledge among Rapa Nui community members.

(1) The island provides work opportunities on park management, tourist services, and other monitoring activities. These opportunities empower youth which recognize and learn about their culture and heritage, re-learn to appreciate it and protect it. World recognition of its value supports intergenerational transmission.

(2) Importance of involving elders to pass on knowledge to youth. Citizen participation is essential for management and there is potential of capitalization on local knowledge.

(3) Permitting the locals to engage in park ranger roles produce jobs in the island, allowing the use of the knowledge of the Rapa Nui community to communicate the values of the island and to better monitor their conservation.

(4) Establishment of culturally safe protocols and respectful alliances between the Ma’u Henua and State institutions for unifying criteria for heritage protection.

(5) Elaboration and implementation of an administrative structure that establishes procedures and protocols.

Implementation

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South America

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Matthew

Koehorst

Institutionalization of the Indigenous administration

Newly elected board first meeting with Honui

Ma'u Henua

Newly elected board first meeting with Honui

Ma'u Henua

Meeting between Ma'u Henua Board and the Honui autonomous authority

Ma'u Henua

Patrolling and safeguarding the Rapa Nui National Park

Ma'u Henua

In order to develop an enabling environment for the establishment of an Indigenous institution in charge of the administration of the National Park, it was necessary to develop a number of legal, administrative and financial instruments. This institutionalization process required the study of references and the generation of a regulatory and representative framework for the operations of the new management entity. This framework is based on a dialogue with governmental institutions in order to implement the administrative transfer, and the establishment of legal instruments that ratify the new administrative entity. The most important steps in this process were:

Indigenous consultation in October 2015 in agreement with the ILO Convention 169.
Creation of statutes for the Indigenous Community Ma’u Henua establishing its structure, operation, composition and Honui (clan representatives).
Operational Plan in which CONAF and Ma'u Henua managed the park together between 2016-2017.
Framework that could regulate the internal processes of economic audits and public management accounts in order to contribute to a transparent management.
Enactment of a Ministry of National Assets Decree which granted the administration of the territory of the park to the Indigenous Community.

The Indigenous Law (Law 19.253, 1993) created, along the concept of Indigenous Communities, the Comission for the Development of Easter Island, where representatives of Rapa Nui People dialogued with representatives of the Government of Chile. This authority allowed progress in the political will and the generation of trust, achieving among other themes, the transfer of the administration of Rapa Nui heritage to the local community.

(1) The board of directors is elected for a period of 4 years. Recently, a new board has been elected. The transfer will allow restructuring based on the lessons learned of the first administration, allowing the establishment of priorities for improving the management, community involvement and COVID-19 safety protocols.

(2) The administration led by Ma’u Henua has made significant progress in local empowerment and cultural heritage management, however the process has not been immune to various internal conflicts and with the Government of Chile, as part of a transition.

(3) The transfer from the State administration to Ma’u Henua has not been easy, due to political, social and cultural factors. However, significant progress was made in the organization and management of the National Park. This needs to be analyzed in depth to build the foundations for new relationships and management proposals by the new board.

(4) Need to develop a management plan for the World Heritage site with an integral focus including views of other local, national and international organizations.

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