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.