Biodiversity and World Heritage

World Heritage magazine devotes issue 56 to Biodiversity and World Heritage 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, and the 10th Conference of Parties to the Biodiversity Convention has just begun in Nagoya, Japan. With the latest news on biodiversity and World Heritage sites, issue 56 of World Heritage focuses on: §  Synergies between World Heritage sites and key biodiversity areas §  Kew Gardens (UK) – from a royal garden to a global botanic resource §  Marine World Heritage §  Climate change §  Cultural diversity and biodiversity §  Western Ghats (India): biodiversity, endemism and conservation To see the issue, click on the e-version below: §  English §  French §  Spanish World Heritage is UNESCO’s quarterly magazine featuring in-depth articles, news reports and key interviews with the people behind the preservation and management of the world's most outstanding sites. Stunning photographs present monuments, cities, natural parks and landscapes from around the globe. This magazine is particularly designed to reflect and enhance UNESCO’s dedication to World Heritage sites: our legacy from the past, our responsibility for the present and our duty to future generations.