Services Evolution of Two Groundwater Dependent Wetland Ecosystems in the “Mancha Húmeda” Biosphere Reserve (Spain)

A wetland that does not comply with the ecological standards of EU Directive 2000/60/EC cannot properly provide its services. This paper presents a review of the criteria for wetland assessment based on the Spanish experience in two specific Ramsar areas: the Tablas de Daimiel and the Ruidera Lakes. The aim of this article is to consider and promote a holistic awareness of the hydrological cycle and of the wetland area ecosystems within it. The methodology developed under the umbrella of the UNESCO project IGCP 604 is applied to describe the groundwater-wetland-human interrelationship. This methodology was chosen for two reasons: (a) it is designed to assess the services the wetlands provide; (b) it focuses on groundwater dependent wetlands such as the two cases presented here. In each case, although to a different extent, agricultural activities and water management have led to important changes in the services provided by the two ecosystems.

Estudio de relatos de conversión y cura al pentecostalismo brasileño

El objetivo de la investigación es analizar desde una perspectiva psicosociológica cuál es la representación de salud que presenta la comunidad pentecostal brasileña a través del estudio de los relatos de conversión y cura. Con tal fin, se ha desarrollado un estudio de caso de una comunidad pentecostal, en un barrio popular brasileño, se tuvo en cuenta aspectos históricos y contextuales, no solo de la comunidad sino también del pentecostalismo como un movimiento religioso, en gran expansión en el escenario sociocultural brasileño. Estos relatos de veinte sujetos conversos adultos a este “nuevo movimiento religioso”, nos revelan como la experiencia religiosa pentecostal repercute en la construcción de un concepto de salud.