# UNV125-26 - 1992 World Heritage
To ensure the conservation of mankind’s shared heritage, the “Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage” was adopted in 1972 by UNESCO. The World Heritage Committee selects sites and monuments considered to be of universal value to be inscribed on the World Heritage List. Those listed are then eligible for grants or loans for restorative purposes.
Among the six sites selected for the series are the Iguacu National Park, Brazil, with its unusual Iguacu Falls and tropical rain fores and Abu Simbel, Egypt, located on the Nile River, site of two ancient temples carved into the cliffs rising from the river valley.
To ensure the conservation of mankind’s shared heritage, the “Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage” was adopted in 1972 by UNESCO. The World Heritage Committee selects sites and monuments considered to be of universal value to be inscribed on the World Heritage List. Those listed are then eligible for grants or loans for restorative purposes.
Among the six sites selected for the series are the Iguacu National Park, Brazil, with its unusual Iguacu Falls and tropical rain fores and Abu Simbel, Egypt, located on the Nile River, site of two ancient temples carved into the cliffs rising from the river valley.