Ibiza and the rest of Balears recovers 8% of the forest surface in 15 years

The abandoned agricultural zones and the work of the tree repoblation, conservation and recovery of diverse species contribute to the increase of the forest area in Ibiza.

Agencies the forest surface of Balears has reached the 223,600.42 hectares, that represents the 45 percent of the total of territory of the islands and that supposes an 8 percent more on the 205,000 forest hectares which it had the archipelago at the beginning of the Nineties. Thus it reveals a study presented yesterday by the manager of the Balearic Institute of Naturaleza (IBANAT), Miguel Sintes, in the celebration of World-wide Forest Day, that it attributes this increase of the surface to the "gradual abandoning of agricultural zones that open the way to more abundant wild species" in the islands (like the pine, the soft coal, the oak, and tamarell) and to the work of repoblación, conservation and recovery of diverse species in extition danger. With respect to the losses of forest masses, sources of conselleria informed into which in the last three years 145 fires and were devastated 50 hectares in Ibiza and Formentera. Sintes indicated that "the actions of conservation of Balearic forest genetic material" for the increase of the forest masses have been essential, a plan that has been developing since 2004 according to a strategy designed by the Service of Forest Management and Protection of ground thanks to which "they are conserved near three hundred lots of seeds of more than ninety different native species". The work for repoblación of the zones affected by fires, between which is the mountain range of Morna, in Sant Carles, maintains a ascending progression, according to Sintes, that said that, in 2006, it is anticipated that they are the 122 hectares repopulated. During 2005, the IBANAT acted on 70 hectares, whereas in 2004 42 were repoblaron. The performances that Sintes has announced for the summer are the removal of vegetation according to a plan of cleaning to create fire-resistant forest. "the objective is to create 240 hectares of cleared zones that allow to delay the advance of the fire in case of fire", declared Sintes.

Recent rains in Ibiza and Formentera favor the appearance of allergies

Although in spring the cases of reaction to polen worsen , throughout the year the most common sensitivity in Ibiza and Formentera is to the acaruses The intense precipitations fallen in the last months can increase the number of allergies to polen "because its favoring the flowering of the plants",this is what the head of the service of alergología of Can Misses predicted yesterday, Luis Conill. The expert in otorrinolaringología explained that the polen is one of the temporary endemic elements that every time cause a greater number of patients "The places were there is a high standard of life the number of adverse reactions also increases and this is the case of Ibiza and Formentera". Conill emphasized that throughout the year most common sensitivity , between the inhabitants of Ibiza and Formentera takes place by the effect of the legs, the shell or lees of the acaruses, "the typical insect of the dust in the island is agravated by the humidity", according to the specialist. Some foods, the mould or the hair of the animals are others of the factors that create a greater rejections. According to Conill, another type of allergies, in this case to medicines, usually does not get detected until they are not consumed, since for it "important specialized infrastructures are needed that are only carried out in some centers of the country by means of provocation techniques". For the facultative, there are effective methods of detection as in the case of the patients of asthma "that must avoid the aspirin ingestion since they can cause to them, in a high percentage of cases, adverse reactions". For Conill, allergies only can be considered those reactions generalized, such as urticarias, swellings, breathlessnesses or slopes of tension, and not diziness or lack of liquids that can be due "to simple described indirect effect in the prospectos". "the allergy is a disease of the civilized society that takes place because a series of defenses is reduced when accusing the hygienic conditions", according to the expert, "reason is if we increased our corporal cleaning of abusive form, showering several times a day, we can diminish our natural flora and be exposed to all type of present substances in the atmosphere". Another reason would be the massive vaccinations "that make the organism week".

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Ibiza Medieval

This week the name will be known of the company that will be in charge of the assembly and development of the medieval fair of Vila .This week the term is closed so that the resident craftsmen in Ibiza or Balears ask for the concession of a position in Medieval fair of Ibiza, that will be celebrated days 12.13 and 14 of May. Yesterday the sources of the City council of Ibiza explained, the interested ones must fulfill a series of requirements, like having merchandise adapted to a medieval fair and acclimating the shutdown with decoration of the time that recreates this celebration. The salesmen, will have to credit to be in possession of the card of food manipulation, according to indicate the bases for the concession of these artisan positions. The Consistorio native of ibiza anticipates the installation of 45 shutdowns and will have preference the salesmen who have participated in other editions of the fair, the traditional nourishing product manufacturers of Ibiza and Formentera and those whose products adjust to the philosophy of the medieval market. On the other hand, in the next days the name of the company will be known that will be in charge of the assembly of the fair. Although three supplies had appeared, in the end one of the companies has misestimated not to present/display all the required documentation. The final decision will show preference for one of the two remaining supplies, ` Pegasus Temáticos´ Markets or ` AMB Producciones´. The two companies have collaborated in Medieval fair in some of previous editions, according to confirmed from the City council native of ibiza.

The bad air services to Ibiza prevent to develop the tourism of retired in winter

The main German touroperadores notice that the bad air services in winter that suffer the Ibiza and Formentera are preventing the correct and beneficial development of the tourism of older people, or senior tourism, coming from the European Union. "Majorca counts on better communications", indicated Rainer Hoffmann, General director of Rewe wholesaler during fair ITB of Berlin. Hoffmann defined to the greater one of the Balears as "it cradles of the winter tourism", that is very related to the older of 65 years, they can travel without being subject to a labor schedule.

The necessity of ` atack´ the segment of the senior tourism is evident with an European population more and more aged. The German touroperators presented in the last edition of the international fair of tourism of Berlin, the ITB: Rewe, TUI, Thomas Cook and Alltours, showed their interest by this market. Thus, most of the wholesalers offers special packages for older already, "simultaneously the destinies are fitting their supply to the necessities and tastes of this public", indicate the magazine specialized in Hosteltur tourism. And here it is where the destiny of Ibiza and Formentera has much to work. The Plan of Tourist Marketing, elaborated by the deprived sector to be applied between administration and industralists, indicates that the island could be a very good destiny for older in winter, "but for this it would need to improve and to adapt his supply hotel, besides to complement it with a correct arrangement of his supply of cultural leisure and to add attractive like the programs of health and well-being for them, that are very appreciated by older in the European Contries". Nevertheless, this it is not the main obstacle. The Plan of Marketing and the touroperadores indicate that if is tried to develop the not subsidized senior tourism, there is a factor that must be surpassed before coming to an important public promotion: the communications. The Plan of Marketing explains, on this point, that the connections in winter "are little, expensive and even nonexistent with the main European countries". The only existing connections have previous scale in Majorca or in Barcelona and indeed the greater client wants facilities and to travel without frights, with no stops in the flights. Thus, the own plan recognizes that it is not worth the trouble at the moment to spend much money in promoting something that still cannot be offered. In spite of the critics by the low yield of the product, a survey of Mundosenior on the Imserso reveals that Balears heads the listing of independent communities in which more income generated the tourism of pensioners, with 75.1 million euros, of which 28,624 correspond to lodging and 46,528 to cost in destiny. In the 2005 only 15 percent of the older of 65 years that traveled did it through these subsidized programs, which supposes that a 85 percent traveled by free or buying organized trips. The Hosteltur magazine, that dedicates a monographic to this type of tourism in its last number, indicates that if the Mediterranean destinies now do not begin to adapt to this market "it can lose competitiveness to other destinies that are being developed in a frame in which the senior already are very considered". It concludes that the explosion of the senior tourism "still has to arrive". As far the touroperators and the tourist of the Ibiza and Formentera sector agree in which the greater advantage of the segment of pensioners is its contribution to break up the high season. The older ones can take advantage of good supplies outside season and, little by little, be turned into their ` favorite´destiny . The problem is that if the infrastructures and the services are not adapted, the tourist will not repeat.

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