RUSSO G.1, CIOLFI M.1, CHIOCCHINI F.1, FANTINATI L.2, PISANELLI A.1, LAUTERI M.1
(1) Istituto di Biologia Agroambientale e Forestale (IBAF), Dipartimento Terra e Ambiente, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Porano, TR, Italy; (2) Fondazione Giovanni Paolo II, Arezzo, Italy
The biocultural approach applied to landscape ecology studies highlights the evolutionary link between human beings and territory. The recognition of the landscape biocultural nature is crucial for the territorial interpretation and sustainable management. In this work we present two case studies based on the biocultural postulate. The first concerns the cultivation area of Ogliarola campana, an olive tree (Olea europaea) cultivar of southern Italy (Campania region) recognized for the quality of the extra virgin olive oil (EVOO). Given the importance in local economy, we traced Ogliarola's EVOOs by means of stable isotope and micro-element analyses in four diferent production areas, to verify the geographical origin. Furthermore, we investigated historical aspects of Ogliarola cultivation exploring toponyms, ancient sources and early medieval agricultural contracts, in order to add elements for the traceability and valorization. This allowed mapping well distinguished areas of production across the region, identifying diverse biocultural landscapes. Each biocultural landscape is characterized by its own intangible heritage, biodiversity and specificity. These elements provide solid biocultural bases to any program of local safeguard, valorization and sustainability. The second case concerns the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) cultivation in the Jordan valley, Palestinian Territories. At present, this cultivation is spreading in the de - sertic environment as highly intensive plantations, with an unsustainable use of environmental resources, primarily water. Furthermore, owing to its commercial value, the clone Medjoul is being planted almost exclusively wi - thin the Jericho area, arising strong concerns about the socioecological sustainability. We analysed historical and archaeological bibliography concerning the date production in the Jordan valley. These results were compared to the Palestinian farmers' perception on the agroecological status of the cultivation at present. This allowed comparing past and present agricultural systems in the area. Finally, the poor sustainability of the current intensive plantations suggests to corroborate the socioecological resilience by recovering intra-specific biodiversity and introducing new agroforestry systems. Suitable agroforestry systems could be designed following the oasis model that is traditional in many dry areas of the Mediterranean basin.
SISEF XI Congresso LA FORESTA CHE CAMBIA Ricerca, qualità della vita e opportunità in un paese in transizione, Roma - CNR Centro Congressi, 10-13 ottobre 2017
Isoscape, local identity, global change, toponymy, history, agroforestry systems
Ciolfi Marco, Russo Giuseppe, Lauteri Marco, Pisanelli Andrea, Chiocchini Francesca
ID: 376732
Year: 2017
Type: Presentazione
Creation: 2017-10-16 16:56:40.000
Last update: 2018-09-19 12:19:40.000
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