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Hello researchers.. please send me your references!! This list has not been updated in awhile and I'd be more than happy to add to it.

Adams, B. A. O. (2001). Education, awareness building and training in support of Biosphere Reserves: lessons from Nigeria. Parks, 11(1), 18-25.

Amos, B. (1994, October 26-28). The challenge of biosphere reserves: living examples of sustainable development. Paper presented at the Leading Edge '94: A Conference Linking Research, Planning and Community in the Niagara Escarpment, Mono Township, Ontario.

Andrews, J., Migoya Von Bertrab, R., Rojas, S., Mendez, A., & Rose, D. (1998). Mexico: Ria Celestun and Ria Lagartos Special Biosphere Reserves. In L. Brandon, K. H. Redford & S. E. Sanderson (Eds.), Parks in peril: People, politics and protected areas (pp. 79-106). Washington, DC: Island Press.

Batisse, M. (1982). The biosphere reserve: a tool for environmental conservation and management. Environmental Conservation, 9(2), 101-111.

Batisse, M. (1986). Developing and focusing the Biosphere Reserve concept. Nature and Resources, XXII(3), 2-11.

Batisse, M. (1990). Development and implementation of the Biosphere Reserve concept and its applicability to coastal regions. Environmental Conservation, 17(2).

Batisse, M. (1993). Biosphere reserves: an overview. Nature and Resources, 29, 3-4.

Batisse, M. (2001). World Heritage and Biosphere Reserves: complementary instruments. Parks, 11(1), 38-45.

Bioret, F. (2001). Biosphere Reserve manager or coordinator? Parks, 11(1), 26-29.

Birch, J. (1988). Benefits and costs to the national park of the biosphere reserve designation at Waterton Lakes: Parks Canada.

Bonheur, N. (2001). Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve, Cambodia: management and zonation challenges. Parks, 11(1), 3-9.

Borodczak, N. (1997). Ontario's Niagara Escarpment (Ontario, Canada): implementing the biosphere reserve concept in a highly developed region. Retrieved January 18, 2005, from http://www.biosphere-canada.ca/publications/cases/c2_0.htm

Bridgewater, P., Phillips, A., Green, M., & Amos, B. (1996). Biosphere Reserves and the IUCN system of protected area management categories. Paris: UNESCO.

Bull, G. A. (1982). An overview of the situation with respect to Waterton Lakes National Park. In Towards the biosphere reserve: exploring relationships between parks and adjacent lands. Proceeding of an International Symposium. (pp. 22-35).

Burak, P. G., & Swinnerton, G. S. (1998). The Beaver Hills: an exploratory application of the biosphere reserve concept in the Aspen Parkland of Alberta. In N. W. P. Munro & J. H. M. Willison (Eds.), Linking protected areas with working landscapes conserving biodiversity: proceedings of the Third International Conference on Science and Management of Protected Areas, 12-16 May 1997 (pp. 577-583). Wolfville, NS: Science and the Management of Protected Areas Association.

Canadian Parks Service. (1990). Guidelines for Canadian Parks Service involvement in the biosphere reserve program. Ottawa: Canadian Parks Service,.

Canadian Parks Service. (1991). Report on implications of biosphere reserve establishment at national parks. Ottawa: National Parks Directorate.

Clermont, H. (2006). Financing conservation management in parks and conservation areas: a case study of Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve. Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC.

Cowley, M., & Lieff, B. C. (1984). Extending the biosphere reserve by involving local people in western Canada. Paris: UNESCO.

Danby, R. K., & Slocombe, D. S. (2005). Regional ecology, ecosystem geography, and transboundary protected areas in the St. Elias Mountains. Ecological Applications, 15(2), 405-422.

Dempster, B. (2004). Biosphere reserves: idealizations and realizations. Environments, 32(3), 95-102.

Dolan, B., & Frith, L. (2003, May 12-16). The Waterton Biosphere Reserve: fact or fiction? Paper presented at the SAMPAA Conference, Victoria, BC.

Dyer, M. I., & Holland, M. M. (1988). UNESCO's man and the biosphere program. Bioscience, 38, 635-641.

Francis, G. R. (1990). Biosphere Reserves. Ottawa: Canada/MAB Secretariat.

Francis, G. R. (1990). Biosphere Reserves in Canada. Ottawa: Canada/MAB Secretariat.

Francis, G. (1993). Biosphere reserves as regional planning tools. Canadian Parks Service national workshop on ecosystem management of managers.: University of Waterloo.

Francis, G. (1997). Waterton Biosphere Reserve: Periodic Review Report, 1997.

Francis, G., & Whitelaw, G. (2002). Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve: periodic review report 2002: Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association.

Francis, G. (2004). Biosphere reserves in Canada: ideals and some experience. Environments, 32(3), 3-26.

Francis, G., & Whitelaw, G. (2004). Biosphere reserves in Canada: an introduction. Environments, 32(3), 1-2.

Francis, G., Whitelaw, G., & Laurence, A. (2004, March 3-5). New stewardship and conservation opportunities from a biosphere reserve perspective. Paper presented at the Leading Edge 2004: The Working Biosphere, St. Catherines, Ontario.

Franklin, J. F. (1977). The biosphere reserve program in the United States. Science, 195(4275), 262-267.

German MAB National Committee. (2005). Full of life: UNESCo biosphere reserves, model regions for sustainable development. Bonn, Germany: Springer-Verlag.

Graham, J., Amos, B., & Plumptre, T. (2003, 8 - 18 September). Governance principles for protected areas in the 21st century. Paper presented at the The Vth World Congress on Protected Areas, Durban, South Africa.

Gregg, W. P. (1999). Environmental policy, sustainable societies, and biosphere reserves. In J. D. Peine (Ed.), Ecosystem management for sustainability: principles and practices illustrated by a regional biosphere reserve cooperative (pp. 23-40). Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers.

Hall, J. E. (1995, March 20-25). Exploring the linkages between Canada's Model Forest Program and the Man and the Biosphere Program. Paper presented at the International Conference on Biosphere Reserves, Seville, Spain.

Hinote, H. (1999). Framework for integrated ecosystem management: The Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Cooperative. In J. D. Peine (Ed.), Ecosystem management for sustainability: principles and practices illustrated by a regional biosphere reserve cooperative (pp. 81-98). Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers.

IUCN. (1979). The biosphere reserve and its relationship to other protected areas: International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

IUCN, & UNESCO. (1993). Biosphere Reserves in operation. Proceedings of the Workshop at the IVth World Parks Congress, Gland, Switzerland.

IUCN. (1998). Biosphere reserves: myth or reality? Proceedings of a workshop at the 1996 IUCN World Conservation Congress, Montreal, Canada. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN.

Jamieson, G. (2003). Efforts to fund an empower local communities in conservation of existing protected areas: examples from Mount Arrosmith Biosphere Reserve, British Columbia. Paper presented at the Making Ecosystem Based Management Work: 5th International SAMPAA Conference, Victoria, BC.

Jamieson, G. (2004). Commentary. Environments, 32(3), 103-106.

Kemf, E. (1993). In search of a home: people living in or near protected areas. In E. Kemf (Ed.), Indigenous peoples and protected areas (pp. 3-11). London: Earthscan Publications.

Krueger, R. (1994). Provincial-municipal conflicts in implementing the Niagara Escarpment Plan; some observations from Grey County. Paper presented at the Leading Edge '94: a conference linking research, planning and community in the Niagara Escarpment, Hockley Valley Resort, Mono Tonwship, Ontario.

Leiff, B. (1985). Waterton Lakes Biosphere Reserve: developing a harmonius relationship. Parks, 10(3), 9-12.

Lerner, S. (2004). Networking possibilities: learning together for sustainable development. Environments, 32(3), 91-94.

Maher, R. V. (2001, November). Biosphere reserve, ecological integrity and science assessment: mutually exclusive or consistent concepts? Paper presented at the Kejimkujik Science Conference.

Maikhuri, R. K., Nautiyal, S., Rao, K., Chandrasekhar, R., Gavali, R., & Saxena, K. G. (2000). Analysis and resolution of protected area-people conflicts in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India. Environmental Conservation, 27, 43-53.

Maldague, M. (1984). The biosphere reserve concept: its implementation and its potential role as a tool for integrated development. In F. di Castri, F. Backer & M. Hadley (Eds.), Ecology in Practice (Vol. 1, pp. 376-401). Dublin: Tycooly.

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Margerum, R. D., & Born, S. M. (2000). A co-ordination diagnostic for improving integrated environmental management. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 43(1), 5-21.

Matysek, K. A., Stratford, E., & Kriwoken, L. K. (2006). The UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Program in Australia: constraints and opportunities for localized sustainable development. The Canadian Geographer. 50(1), 85-100.

McCormick, F. J. (1999). Principles of ecosystem management and sustainable development. In J. D. Peine (Ed.), Ecosystem management for sustainability: principles and practices illustrated by a regional biosphere reserve cooperative (pp. 3-21). Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers.

Mendis, S. (2004). Assessing community capacity for ecosystem management: Clayoquot Sound and Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserves. Unpublished Masters thesis, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.

Miller, K. (1996). Balancing the scales: guidelines for increasing biodiversity changes through bioregional management: World Resources Institute.

Murzin, R. (2001, October 17-19). Learning from Canada's biosphere reserves. Paper presented at the Leading Edge 2001: Focus on Biosphere Reserve, Burlington, Ontario.

Nelson, J. G., & Lawrence, P. L. (1997, date). The role of research in world biosphere reserves: experience from Long Point and opportunities for the Niagara Escarpment. Paper presented at the Leading Edge '97: The Edge & The Point. Niagara Escarpment & Long Point World Biosphere Reserves., location.

Niagara Escarpment Commission. (2002). A cooperation plan for the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve. Georgetown, Ontario: Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve.

Parker, B. (2006). Benefits and costs of biosphere reserves for Canada's national parks: Protected Areas Cooperation Branch, National Parks Directorate, Parks Canada.

Peine, J. D., Koshevoi, V. A., Wade, K. P., Zhigarev, I. A., & Davydova, M. A. (1999). A comparison in the management of two biosphere reserves: Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve, Russia and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S. In J. D. Peine (Ed.), Ecosystem management for sustainability: principles and practices illustrated by a regional biosphere reserve cooperative (pp. 99-114). Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers.

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Phillips, A. (1995). Conference report: The potential of biosphere reserves. International Conference on Biosphere Reserves, Seville, Spain, 20-25 March 1995. Land Use Policy, 23(4), 321-323.

Pollock, R. M. (2004). Identifying principles for place-based governance in biosphere reserves. Environments, 32(3), 27-42.

Preston, S. (2004). A community-based environmental values typology for the Niagara Escarpment. Paper presented at the Leading Edge 2004: the working biosphere, St. Catherines, Ontario.

Price, M. (1996). People in biosphere reserves: an evolving concept. Society and Natural Resources, 9, 645-654.

Ramsay, D., & Whitelaw, G. (1998). Biosphere reserves and ecological monitoring as part of working landscapes: the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve experience. In N. W. P. Munro & J. H. M. Willison (Eds.), Linking protected areas with working landscapes conserving biodiversity: proceedings of the Third International Conference on Science and Management of Protected Areas, 12-16 May 1997 (pp. 295-309). Wolfville, NS: Science and the Management of Protected Areas Association.

Ravindra, M. M. (2004). A road to tomorrow: local organizing for biosphere reserves. Environments, 32(3), 43-60.

Reaney, C., & Burrows, F. (2004). The Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association - The Niagara Escarpment's first biosphere community committee. Paper presented at the Leading Edge 2004: the working biosphere, St. Catherines, Ontario.

Rehman, S. (2006). Examing place-based governance principles in two Atlantic Canada protected areas. Masters of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario.

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Slocombe, D. S. (1992). The Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias National Parks, Yukon and Alaska: seeking sustainability through biosphere reserves. Mountain Research and Development, 12(1), 87-96.

Solecki, W. D. (1994). Putting the biosphere reserve concept into practice: some evidence of impacts in rural communities in the United States. Environmental Conservation, 21, 242-247.

Sundberg, J. (1998). NGO landscapes in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatamala. Geography Review, 88, 388-412.

Swinnerton, G. S., & Buggey, S. (2004). Protected landscapes in Canada: current practice and future significance. The George Wright Forum, 21(2).

Taylor, P. (2004). Resilience and biosphere reserves. Environments, 32(3), 79-90.

Tremblett, K. S. D. (2004). Evaluation of the biosphere reserve model as a mechanism to implement ecosystem-based management: using Waterton Biosphere Reserve as a case study. Unpublished Masters thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.

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Watson, J. (1993). Fostering community support for the Fitzgerald River Biosphere Reserve, Western Australia. Nature and Resources, 29, 24-28.

West, G. (2001). Biosphere Reserves for developing quality economies: the Fitzgerald Biosphere Reserve, Australia. Parks, 11(1), 10-17.

Whitelaw, G., Craig, B., Jamieson, G., & Hamel, B. (2004). Research, monitoring and education: assessing the "logistics function" of four Canadian biosphere reserves. Environments, 32(3), 61-78.

Zorn, P. (1994, October 26-28). Strengthening the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve in the Bruce Peninsula Region. Paper presented at the Leading Edge '94: A conference linking research, planning and community in the Niagara Escarpment, Hockley Valley Resort, Mono Township, Ontario.

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