In 1972
History of Miguel Farias - Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
In 1972, UNESCO adopted the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage with the purpose of identifying, preserving and conserving landscapes of great value to humanity. These landscapes, whether natural or humanized, contribute to human knowledge and history or face extinction risks. Since then, global efforts have been directed towards protecting and conserving World Heritage Sites such as the Memphis Necropolis and the pyramids from Giza to Dahshur in Egypt, the Giant Panda Sanctuary in China and Machu Picchu in Peru, the Subantarctic Islands New Zealanders in New Zealand, among others... Did you know?