Question

Write the importance of the years given below, with reference to World Heritage Sites.

Year	Importance
1959	....................
1965	....................
1968	....................
1972	....................
2009	....................

Answer 1

Year	Importance
1959	UNESCO launched an international campaign to dismantle and move the Abu Simbel temples to higher ground.
1965	A White House Conference in the United States called for a “World Heritage Trust” to protect both, historic and natural sites.
1968	The International Union for Conservation of Nature developed goals to protect both, historic and natural sites.
1972	The International Union for Conservation of Nature presented their goals at the United Nations conference on Human Environment and the Convention concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference on November 16, 1972.
2009	There were 890 World Heritage Sites located across 148 countries.