The word heritage is not a term that is used with recurrence in our language, however, it is the one indicated when it comes to 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 the common property of several individuals , as it may be accumulated, kept, either by tradition , inheritance , or by any other motivation of those who will protect it.
When speaking of the cultural heritage of a society or community, reference will be made to the set of artistic and cultural manifestations, the uses, customs and traditions inherent to that 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 is made up of the set of knowledge that a scientific community has gathered about a subject after carrying out 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 at the time of studying the genetic material of the individuals of a species given . It is worth mentioning that when the gene pool is important there will be a greater chance of survival.
And for its 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 it includes both the norms that originated in the founding treaties as well as those product of modifications or additions. The purpose of this collection is to ensure harmonious coexistence between citizens living in the European community.