The word heritage It is not a term that is used with recurrence in our language, however, it is the one indicated when wanting to refer to the set of material, cultural and moral goods that correspond to a community. Meanwhile, it is more common that instead of this word some of its synonyms are used, such as: collection, heritage and property.
Returning to the strictly referential of the term, this set of goods mentioned is characterized by being common property of several individualsMeanwhile, it may be accumulated, kept, either by tradition, inheritance, or by any other motivation of those who will protect it.
When talking about cultural heritage of a society or community will be referring to set of artistic and cultural manifestations, the uses, customs and traditions inherent to such community. It should be noted that this whole, this conglomerate, is what will mark the identity of this or that community and that it will also be built thanks to all generations, present, past and even future.
On the other hand, the scientific heritage It is made up of the set of knowledge that a scientific community has gathered about a subject after conducting arduous research on it.
In the field of genetics we also find the use of this concept, because the gene pool, which also appears referred to as genetic heritage , implies a set of unique alleles that can be appreciated when studying the genetic material of individuals of a given species. It is worth mentioning that when the gene pool is important there will be a greater chance of survival.
And for his part, at the request of the European Union (EU) the concept of the acquis communautaire has a special use in this context since it designates the set of regulations that governs the entire EU, that is, it is the legal soul of the same and includes both the rules that originated in the treaties of foundation as those product of modifications or additions. The purpose of this collection is to ensure harmonious coexistence among citizens living in the European community.
