construction of the resort which today has 13 ski lifts and 75 km of slopes. The expansion of the resort took place even though the park legislature strictly forbids such activity in the park's limits. Since the building started, Bansko has experienced severe flooding of the Glazne river, due to the intervention. In December 2017, the Bulgarian government, without warning changed the legislature of the park so that commercial logging and construction of roads and buildings within 50% the park is made legal. This sparked a wave of protests against the continuous tampering with the world heritage site, which have continued throughout February and March 2018. The protests were supported by Ska Keller who is vice-president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament. In November 2017, the World Wide Fund for Nature and other local NGOs filed a lawsuit against the Bulgarian Ministry of the Environment and Water as they deemed that plans for development of the area violated environmental regulations. See also Geography of Bulgaria Pirin List of protected areas of Bulgaria List of mountains in Bulgaria List of World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria Citations Sources References External links National parks of Bulgaria World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria Pirin Protected areas established in 1962 1962 establishments in Bulgaria Natura 2000 in Bulgaria Geography of Blagoevgrad Province Tourist attractions in Blagoevgrad Province