patrimony

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And in 2009, the new constitution even recognized “ancestral coca as cultural patrimony, a renewable natural resource of Bolivia’s biodiversity, and as a factor of social cohesion.”

From Salon

But mandating folic acid in masa isn’t like adding fluoride to tap water; it’s messing with cultural patrimony.

From Los Angeles Times

Officials declined to say how much the initiative cost, but the actual replica was made by the Factum Foundation, a Madrid-based non-profit that creates high-resolution digital replicas of the world’s cultural patrimony.

From Seattle Times

While acknowledging activists’ right to protest, he said they must “respect the law and our cultural and religious patrimony.”

From Washington Times

The first Taliban regime was notorious for destroying art and cultural patrimony it deemed un-Islamic, such as the giant ancient buddhas carved into cliffs in Bamiyan.

From Seattle Times