The so-called Dark Ages, which date roughly from the collapse of the Roman Empire in 422 A.D. to early medieval times, saw a massive contraction of interregional trade and investment.

FORBES: Fifth Anniversary

At the interregional level, from 20 to 22 February 2006 in Paris, researchers from Fiji, Jamaica and Mauritius were among twenty-eight participants at a joint UNU-UNESCO workshop on 'Setting the Stage for a Strategic Research Agenda for the UNDESD'.

UNESCO: Petits ?tats insulaires en d��veloppement