site.btaGreen Machine Event to Bring Conservation Experts Together in Paris

The Green Machine social event, bringing together members of the international conservation community and participants in the World Heritage Site Managers' Forum, will take place at the Bulgarian Embassy in Paris on Wednesday, the Environment and Water Ministry and UNESCO said. The meeting forms part of the programme for the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which is being held in Paris under Bulgarian presidency.

The session includes discussions on the conservation status of 248 properties already inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, of which 56 are also listed as World Heritage in Danger. Delegates are set to review priority measures needed to ensure their long-term protection.

The 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, chaired by Bulgaria, runs until July 16 at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris. As part of the session, Bulgaria will present elements of its cultural and natural heritage. Later Monday, the July issue of LIK magazine – dedicated to Bulgaria and UNESCO – will also be officially presented at UNESCO.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on November 16, 1945. Bulgaria became a member on May 17, 1956, the same year its National Commission for UNESCO was established. The Commission coordinates activities between Bulgarian institutions and UNESCO.

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee is one of the two governing bodies responsible for implementing the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. It is composed of representatives from 21 countries elected from among the 196 States Parties to the Convention.