This body will be responsible for the management, conservation and dissemination of the properties that embody the Talayotic Menorca candidacy, and ensuring their passing to present and future generations of Menorcans. The CIM is in the process of creating the Talayotic Menorca Agency following the recommendations of the 2017 report by ICOMOS (International Council of Monuments and Sites).
This new entity will be responsible for the effective coordination and implementation of the Talayotic Menorca Management Plan, and for preparing and submitting proposals to the different CIM bodies; promoting the management and conservation of the archaeological monuments and their associated landscapes; and furthering participation and social cooperation around the conservation of our prehistoric heritage. Promoting the sustainable development of archaeological and landscape heritage, favoring public and private investment, and promoting scientific research are other objectives of the Agency.
The organization structure
The Talayotic Menorca Agency will have a Governing Council with representatives from the island’s different institutions and representatives from the Scientific and Social councils of the Agency. This will be the body in charge of establishing the internal organization guidelines and the entity's lines of action. The Social Council will facilitate the integration and participation of all the island's public administrations and the most representative public, private and social entities related to historical and cultural heritage management. Its function will be to promote social and citizen participation. The Scientific Council, formed by institutions and people of recognized prestige, will be in charge of scheduling and supervising the Agency's activities in terms of study, research, training and scientific dissemination. In addition, it will participate in the preparation of reports for UNESCO and will offer advice on matters within its competence.
In addition, the Agency will have a Forum of Owners and Managers that will bring together all the natural and legal entities involved in the day-to-day management of the properties that are part of the World Heritage candidacy. This Forum is a private entity that is currently in the process of being created, and will be part of the Social Council, although it must also be an instrument of direct relationship between owners / managers and CIM.
Calendar
On July 19, the Plenary of the Consell Insular de Menorca ratified the initial approval of the draft of the Agency's bylaws. After its publication in the official gazette of the Balearic Islands (BOIB), the draft was on public display for 30 days, during this time appeals were presented. At the same time, the different bodies involved (public administrations, entities linked to historical heritage and environmental conservation, among others) were consulted. Once the appeals were reviewed and resolved, the final approval of the bylaws took place on December 20. The Talayotic Menorca Agency is scheduled to start running at the beginning of 2022.