Carolina Castellanos

Carolina Castellanos holds a B.A. in conservation of movable heritage from the Escuela Nacional de Conservación (Mexico), and M.A. in Anthropology and Archaeology from UNAM (Mexico).

For the past 20 years, she has consulted and taught for international heritage organizations, including the Getty Conservation Institute, ICCROM, ICOMOS and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, on a variety of issues ranging from the development of management systems to cultural heritage policy. She has lead heritage planning initiatives at different World Heritage properties in efforts to integrate heritage places as drivers for development. She serves as World Heritage Advisor for ICOMOS International, focusing mainly on the state of conservation and management of World Heritage properties around the globe, for which she has carried out several reactive monitoring and technical advisory missions in different parts of the world. She contributes to research related to UNESCO´s World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme, as well as climate change and sustainable development initiatives and frequently teaches heritage management and conservation planning at regional and international courses.