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The Parties undertake to:
a) encourage everyone to participate in: – the process of identification, study, interpretation, protection, conservation and presentation of the cultural heritage ;
– public reflection and debate on the opportunities and challenges which the cultural heritage represents;
– the process of identification, study, interpretation, protection, conservation and presentation of the cultural heritage ;
– public reflection and debate on the opportunities and challenges which the cultural heritage represents;
b) take into consideration the value attached by each heritage community to the cultural heritage with which it identifies;
c) recognise the role of voluntary organisations both as partners in activities and as constructive critics of cultural heritage policies;
d) take steps to improve access to the heritage, especially among young people and the disadvantaged, in order to raise awareness about its value, the need to maintain and preserve it, and the benefits which may be derived from it.