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Question
Complete the following.
| Year | Establishment | Role |
| 1954 | ____________ | ____________ |
| 1959 | ____________ | ____________ |
| 1965 | ____________ | ____________ |
| 1968 | ____________ | ___________ |
| 1972 | ____________ | ____________ |
Solution
| Year |
Establishment |
Role |
|
1954 |
1. Egypt starts plans to build Aswan High Dam. |
1. Started the momentum for the protection of cultural and natural heritage sites around the world. |
|
1959 |
2. International campaign by UNESCO to protect temples and artifacts likely to be destroyed by Aswan High Dam; a draft convention initiated for the same |
2. Protection of natural and cultural sites around the world |
|
1965 |
3. A White House Conference in the US called for a 'World Heritage Trust'. |
3. To protect not only the historic and cultural sites but also the significant natural and scenic sites around the world |
|
1968 |
4. The International Union for Conservation of Nature |
4. Development of goals similar to those of the White House Conference |
|
1972 |
5. Convention concerning the protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage adopted by UNESCO's General Conference. |
5. To protect not only the historic and cultural sites but also the significant natural and scenic sites around the world. |
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Although the idea of protecting cultural and natural heritage sites around the world began in the early twentieth century, momentum for its actual creation was not until the 1950s. In 1954, Egypt started plans to build the Aswan High Dam to collect and control water from the Nile River. The initial plan for the dam's construction would have flooded the valley containing the Abu Simbel Temples and scores of ancient Egyptian artefacts. To protect the temples and artefacts, UNESCO launched an international campaign in 1959 that called for the dismantling and movement of the temples to higher ground. The project cost an estimated US $ 80 million, $ 40 million of which came from 50 different countries. Because of the project's success, UNESCO and the International Council on Monuments and Sites initiated a draft convention to create an international organisation responsible for protecting cultural heritage. Shortly thereafter in 1965, a White House Conference in the United States called for a "World Heritage Trust" to protect historic and cultural sites but to also protect the world's significant natural and scenic sites. Finally, in 1968, the International Union for Conservation of Nature developed similar goals and presented them at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972. Following the presentation of these goals, the Convention concerning the Protecting of World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted by UNESCO's, General Conference on November 16, 1972. |
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