Four native species of parasitic mites belonging to the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart, 1896 (Acariformes: Chirodiscidae) are recorded on the North American beaver Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820 (Rodentia: Castoridae) from Russia. Totally ten beavers from all three main geographically isolated populations of in Russia (Leningrad Province, Voronezh Biosphere Reserve (beaver farm) and Khabarovsk Ter...

Metrocoris morsei sp. nov., and Metrocoris shillongensis sp. nov., are described from India and compared with known congeners. Metrocoris morsei sp. nov. from Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve (GNBR), Nicobar Islands, cannot be assigned to any of the known species groups of Metrocoris, so it forms the Metrocoris morsei-group. M. shillongensis sp. nov. from Shillong, Meghalaya, belongs to the M. o...

The genus Papillocepheus is recorded in the Oriental region for the first time. A new species, Papillocepheus primus sp. n., is described from southern Vietnam; the description is based on specimens collected from semidecayed leaves and litter of Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve and Bu Gia Map National Park. The new generic diagnosis of Papillocepheus and an identification key to the known species of...

Three new species of Labena Cresson (Ichneumonidae, Labeninae); L. littoralis sp. nov., L. tekalina sp. nov. and L. madoricola sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Material was collected with Malaise traps in 2008 and 2009 in the Biosphere Reserve Ria Lagartos (Mexico). Diagnostic characters to distinguish them from all other New World species of the genus are provided. In addition, the trop...

There has been significant interest in the values and benefits of early childhood nature experiences on children’s well-being development. One aspect studying exposure children to that requires more focus is role played by educators. In particular, there a need for environmental education training pre-service This study will explore use UNESCO Biosphere Reserve as an outdoor classroom professio...

The sustainability of biosphere reserves is arguably linked to socio-economic factors, yet limited research exists that links sustainable development, and tourism with reserves. There thus a need for studies determine how stakeholders engage in the process sustainability. Determining stakeholders' perceptions can be useful during several stages conservation programme implementation. These could...