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He was also awarded the Orden de la Monja Blanca by the Guatemalan Ministry of Defense in 2019. He was named as "one of the 24 individuals that changed Latin America<ref>Latin Trade Magazine, Dec. 2013, p. 72, www.latintrade.com</ref> and his work has been an important contribution to the understanding of the development of Maya civilization.<ref>Prensa Libre, 10 Marzo 2017: 12,35 http://www.globalheritagefund.org/apocalypto.html Global Heritage Fund {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102063514/http://www.globalheritagefund.org/apocalypto.html |date=2007-11-02 }}</ref> |
He was also awarded the Orden de la Monja Blanca by the Guatemalan Ministry of Defense in 2019. He was named as "one of the 24 individuals that changed Latin America<ref>Latin Trade Magazine, Dec. 2013, p. 72, www.latintrade.com</ref> and his work has been an important contribution to the understanding of the development of Maya civilization.<ref>Prensa Libre, 10 Marzo 2017: 12,35 http://www.globalheritagefund.org/apocalypto.html Global Heritage Fund {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102063514/http://www.globalheritagefund.org/apocalypto.html |date=2007-11-02 }}</ref> |
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Hansen and his Guatemalan, European, and U.S. associates worked with a distinguished bipartisan group of U.S. senators (Sen. Tom Udall, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. James Inhofe, Sen. James Risch, Sen. William Cassidy, Sen. Robert Menendez, to pass a legislated donation in the U.S. senate to assist the Guatemalan government to establish the first Wilderness Area in Latin America (S. 3131, U.S. Senate) due to the extraordinary concentration of large and early ancient Maya cities found within the geographical borders of the Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin The plan to provide security, increase conservation and maximize protection of the area created an organized opposition dedicated to the destruction and personal economic exploitation of the area and who falsely claimed that the legislation would turn large areas of the Mirador Basin into a privately-managed park with hotels, restaurants, and a miniature train. The Wilderness Area recommendation, with no roads, airstrips, and controlled access was designed to improve prosperity of local communities and at the same time, enhance conservation and protection of the area for all Guatemalans, including the native Maya. |
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Hansen has been working with Republican U.S. Congressman [[Jim Inhofe]] to pass a bill in the House of Representatives which would create the provisions for U.S taxpayers to fund a project to turn large areas of the Mirador Basin into a privately-managed park with hotels, restaurants, and a miniature train.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mayan Ruins in Guatemala Could Become a U.S.-Funded-Tourist Attraction|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/889qpz/mayan-ruins-in-guatemala-could-become-a-us-funded-tourist-attraction|access-date=2021-03-08|website=www.vice.com|language=en}}</ref> Hansen's plans have drawn criticism from local indigenous communities with many questioning the intentions of the project.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Archeologist Seeks to Privatize Maya Historic Sites in the Name of Conservation|url=https://nacla.org/guatmala-peten-tourism-hansen|access-date=2021-03-08|website=NACLA|language=en}}</ref> Those opposed to the project, including several archaeologists and many of the indigenous inhabitants of the area who would undoubtedly be affected by the proposals, believe it would interfere with The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the center's sustainability efforts within the Maya Biosphere.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stoian|first=D.|last2=Rodas|first2=A.|last3=Butler|first3=M.|last4=Monterroso|first4=I.|last5=Hodgdon|first5=B.|date=2018-12-15|title=Forest concessions in Petén, Guatemala: A systematic analysis of the socioeconomic performance of community enterprises in the Maya Biosphere Reserve|url=https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/7163/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=CIFOR|language=en}}</ref> |
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Hansen's suggestions drew criticism from local logging concessions, who falsely asserted that the attempt was to privatize the area. Archeologist Seeks to Privatize Maya Historic Sites in the Name of Conservation. However, he gained the entire support of most of the surrounding communities with signed signatures from nearly all mayors of indigenous villages, hundreds of written community signatures, and support from prominent environmental and community NGO's and the Guatemalan Chamber of Commerce <Prensa Libre, 7 Julio 2020:18>. Those opposed to the project included loggers, petroleum interests, looters,and poachers of the area who would undoubtedly be affected by the proposal since the increased security and conservation would make the plunder of the area more difficult <Graham and Hansen 1997; Hansen 1997>. Some believed it would interfere with The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the center's attempts to log within the densest concentration of archaeological sites in the the Maya Biosphere. Forest concessions in Petén, Guatemala: A systematic analysis of the socioeconomic performance of community enterprises in the Maya Biosphere Reserve |
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Richard D. Hansen is an American archaeologist who is an adjunct professor of anthropology at the University of Utah.
Career
Hansen is a specialist on the ancient Maya civilization and directs the Mirador Basin Project, which investigates a circumscribed geological and cultural area known as the Mirador Basin in the northern Petén, Guatemala.[1][2] He has previously held positions at the University of California, Los Angeles and Idaho State University.[citation needed] He is also the founder and president of the Foundation for Anthropological Research and Environmental Studies (FARES). His work has been featured in 36 film documentaries and was the principal consultant for the movie Apocalypto (Mel Gibson) (Hansen 2012a), CBS Survivor Guatemala, and National Geographic's The Story of God with Morgan Freeman.
He was also awarded the Orden de la Monja Blanca by the Guatemalan Ministry of Defense in 2019. He was named as "one of the 24 individuals that changed Latin America[3] and his work has been an important contribution to the understanding of the development of Maya civilization.[4]
Conservation
Hansen and his Guatemalan, European, and U.S. associates worked with a distinguished bipartisan group of U.S. senators (Sen. Tom Udall, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. James Inhofe, Sen. James Risch, Sen. William Cassidy, Sen. Robert Menendez, to pass a legislated donation in the U.S. senate to assist the Guatemalan government to establish the first Wilderness Area in Latin America (S. 3131, U.S. Senate) due to the extraordinary concentration of large and early ancient Maya cities found within the geographical borders of the Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin The plan to provide security, increase conservation and maximize protection of the area created an organized opposition dedicated to the destruction and personal economic exploitation of the area and who falsely claimed that the legislation would turn large areas of the Mirador Basin into a privately-managed park with hotels, restaurants, and a miniature train. The Wilderness Area recommendation, with no roads, airstrips, and controlled access was designed to improve prosperity of local communities and at the same time, enhance conservation and protection of the area for all Guatemalans, including the native Maya.
Hansen's suggestions drew criticism from local logging concessions, who falsely asserted that the attempt was to privatize the area. Archeologist Seeks to Privatize Maya Historic Sites in the Name of Conservation. However, he gained the entire support of most of the surrounding communities with signed signatures from nearly all mayors of indigenous villages, hundreds of written community signatures, and support from prominent environmental and community NGO's and the Guatemalan Chamber of Commerce <Prensa Libre, 7 Julio 2020:18>. Those opposed to the project included loggers, petroleum interests, looters,and poachers of the area who would undoubtedly be affected by the proposal since the increased security and conservation would make the plunder of the area more difficult <Graham and Hansen 1997; Hansen 1997>. Some believed it would interfere with The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the center's attempts to log within the densest concentration of archaeological sites in the the Maya Biosphere. Forest concessions in Petén, Guatemala: A systematic analysis of the socioeconomic performance of community enterprises in the Maya Biosphere Reserve
References
- ^ Archeological Research in the Petén, Guatemala - NASA
- ^ Mirador Basin National Monument: The Cradle of Maya Civilization
- ^ Latin Trade Magazine, Dec. 2013, p. 72, www.latintrade.com
- ^ Prensa Libre, 10 Marzo 2017: 12,35 http://www.globalheritagefund.org/apocalypto.html Global Heritage Fund Archived 2007-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Article by Richard Hansen & Mel Gibson about the 2006 film Apocalypto.
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- Mirador Basin Project, directed by Hansen
- Foundation for Anthropological Research and Environmental Studies (FARES), established by Hansen
- Asociacion de Amigos del Patrimonio Natural y Cultural de Guatemala (APANAC)