Anotaciones nomenclaturales sobre sintáxones del sudeste ibérico

Se comentan sintaxonórnica y nomenclaturalmente varios sintáxones presentes en la provincia de Alicante (SE de la Península Ibérica). Se propone una nueva combinación (Diplotaxio-Erucastretum vesicariae subass. schismetosum barbati) y se reivindican los nombres Sisymbrio-Amaranthetum viridis y Teucrio-Brachypodietum retusi subass. thymelaeetosum hirsutae. Para cada sintaxon se indica su comportamiento ecológico, bioclirnático y biogeográfico, y se incluye su tipo nomenclatural.

Examples of “land stewarship” in Brazil. The “Projecto Sempre Viva” (Mucugê-Bahia)

In recent years the concept of "Land Stewardship" has gained a great importance. In short, it means that local entities and individuals can protect enclave of high ecological and cultural value. This vision has been effective in some places in the world with success. For example, the “Projeto Sempre Viva”, created in the town of Mucugê, a place located in one of Brazil´s most renowned Natural Protected Areas: the Chapada Diamantina (State of Bahia). We had looked over the available information about this project on the Internet, as well as a personal visit that was made to the site to know it and to have the possibility to talk to their managers. On this basis, it has been reached to the conclusion that this project, born to protect a Sempre Viva´s endemic species in danger of extinction, has turned into an important site for tourism and environmental education, completed with the preservation of the cultural identity of this region which is linked to diamond mining.