Explanation:

ICOMOS works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places. It is the only global non-government organization of this kind, which is dedicated to promoting the application of theory, methodology, and scientific techniques to the conservation of the architectural and archaeological heritage. 

ICOMOS is a network of experts that benefits from the interdisciplinary exchange of its members, among which are architects, historians, archaeologists, art historians, geographers, anthropologists, engineers and town planners.

The members of ICOMOS contribute to improving the preservation of heritage, the standards and the techniques for each type of cultural heritage property: buildings, historic cities, cultural landscapes and archaeological sites.

Its Headquarters are located in Paris, France.

10546 Individual Members in 151 countries
 271 Institutional Members
 107 National Committees
 28 International Scientific Committees

ICOMOS. The International Council on Monuments and Sites, a non-governmental organization, was founded in 1965