The development of regional cultural tourism aimed at promoting minority cultures and languages may have the positive consequence of presenting these as part of the richness of society, resulting in more inclusive representation and acceptance of national minority cultures and languages as part of the national landscape and contributing to the integration of society. 27. Development and infrastructure initiatives, including the exploitation of local resources, must not disproportionally and unjustifiably impact upon persons belonging to national minorities or fail to recognize their property rights. Persons belonging to national minorities should be consulted when development and infrastructure initiatives will affect their communities. Infrastructure and social and economic development measures may exacerbate the exclusion or disadvantage experienced by national minorities rather than promote their social and economic participation. The use of local resources or exploitation of property rights, such as in forestry, agriculture, aquatic or riparian resources or property, may not be available or accessible on a non-discriminatory basis, thus creating obstacles that prevent national minorities from fully participating in, and benefitting from, economic development initiatives. Such initiatives should also consider that some minority communities, including indigenous peoples, may have disproportionally lost property, the use of resources or exploitation rights through expropriation, privatization or discriminatory property restitution processes, which may have long-term implications for their effective participation in economic life.153 In consultation with minority communities, States should undertake to assess the impacts of development and infrastructure initiatives on national minorities, including through the collection and analysis of relevant data. Minority communities and individuals should also have guaranteed access to opportunities to challenge decisions affecting their right to use land or other resources as a result of development projects, and States should provide adequate compensation options where appropriate.154 Where limitations on the rights connected to property or to the use or exploitation of resources negatively and disproportionally affects national minorities’ participation in social and economic life, the relevant regulations and policies should be revised, 153 FCNM AC, Commentary on Participation, paragraph 51. 154 UN FMI Recommendations, 3rd session, paragraphs 24–26. Recommendations on the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Social and Economic Life 57