In Focus
- Exploring the Spice Route
The Spice Route linked the Mediterranean
basin to the Far East for over 2,500 years. (p.6) - Trade Routes of the Desert
A journey across the desert trails of
the empires of antiquity. (p.22) - The Routes of Santiago
Pilgrims’ itinerary and path of civilization. (p.32)
Interview
Interview with Dr Sandy Blair
Routes from an Australian point of view. (p.42)
Close-Up
Qhapaq Ñan
A continental cultural route (p.44)
From our Advisory Bodies
The UNESCO-ICOMOS Documentation Centre
A resource centre for World Heritage
cultural and mixed properties. (p.54)
Conventions
Dialogue of cultures and a culture of
dialogue; New European Framework
Convention on social functions of heritage;
Call for ratification of the Convention on the
Protection of the Underwater Cultural
Heritage; Man and the Biosphere
Programme awards twenty-six grants;
Convention on Cultural Diversity enters into
force. (p.58-61)
News
- Preservation
Heritage workers risk their lives; Before
disaster strikes; The Persepolis Proposal;
Europeans meet on future; Threats to Dja;
Batanga, Maabi and Bagyeli Pygmies and
heritage conservation; Reflecting on Periodic
Reporting; Progress on the Qhapaq Ñan
nomination; Conservation and development
at Haiti’s National History Park.(p.62-69) - Sites in danger
Emergency Consolidation of the Minaret of
Jam; Priorities for the Philippine Rice
Terraces; Hippos Massacred in Virunga
National Park. (p.72-75) - Outreach
European heritage days; Belgian scientific
expertise to benefit World Heritage;
Grading heritage sites; Children do the
teaching; Hostel heritage; 2006-07 World
Heritage Map available; Anniversary at
Dorset and East Devon Coast.. (p.76-78)
In Print & Online
A selection of books, brochures or
publications, press articles and multimedia
dedicated to World Heritage. (p. 80)
