Covers environmental research and monitoring activities, the embryonic global network of monitoring stations, public participation in biosphere reserve research and management, and the creation of new arctic reserves. Introduction by Norman Simmons. Welcoming Address by Bernie Lieff. Papers by A. Hodgson; G. Bruce Wiersma; Y.G. Puzachenko and Y.I. Chernov; Hugh J. Monaghan; S. Khromov; Lars Påhlsson; and Milton Freeman. Discusion by: Lorne Russell; Percy Sims; Julian Inglis; and Nancy A. McMinn