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An inventory of geological sites based on solid and clear criteria is a first step for any geoconservation strategy. This paper describes the method used in the geoheritage inventory of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, and presents its main results. This inventory developed by the geoscientific community aimed to identify geosites with scientific value in the whole state, using a systematic approach. All 142 geosites representative of 11 geological frameworks were characterised and quantitatively evaluated according to their scientific value and risk of degradation, in order to establish priorities for their future management. An online database of the inventory is under construction, which will be available to be easily consulted and updated by the geoscientific community. All data were made available to the State Geological Institute as the backbone for the implementation of a future state geoconservation strategy.

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IzvlečekUDK 551.44:338.48(81) Heros Augusto Santos Lobo & Edvaldo Cesar Moretti: Jamski turizem in ohranjanje speleološke dediščine: primer iz Serra da Bodoquena (Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazilija)Mesto Bonito leži v regiji Serra da Bodoquena, v brazilski državi Mato Grosso do Sul. Ta mestna regija je adut za turizem v državi in najprimernejše področje za razvoj jamskega turizma. Kot turizem se razume »ekoturizem« in je načrtovan kot »trajnostni«. Študija je osredotočena na ekološko trajnostne vidike tamkajšnjega jamskega turizma, še posebej na turistične kapacitete oziroma predlagane omejitve. Prispevek priporoča različne pristope za ugotavljanje nosilnih kapacitet s poudarkom tako na izvedbenih kot tudi na količinskih vidikih. V Bonitu je ekološko trajnostni jamski turizem mogoč, a le če bodo sprejeti predlogi o omejitvi obiska v skladu s tehničnimi in okoljskimi pristopi ter upoštevani interesi lokalnega prebivalstva. Ključne besede: ekološki turizem, jamski turizem, samočistilna sposobnost, upravljanje. AbstractUDC 551.44:338.48(81) Heros The Serra da Bodoquena is the region in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil in which the municipality of Bonito is located. This municipality is the primary calling card for tourism in the state and is one of the most developed areas of ecotourism and speleotourism in the country. The tourism there is entitled ecotourism, and is designed to be sustainable. The present case study focuses on the ecologically sustainable aspects of the speleotourism practiced there, especially the proposals for tourist carrying capacity adopted. The results and discussion provide suggestions for the adoption of a different formulation of carrying capacity focusing on both operational and quantitative aspects. Ecologically sustainable speleotourism in the Serra da Bodoquena should be possible as long as new proposals limiting visitation are adopted which conform to technical environmental management procedures and consider the interests of local stakeholders.

Positive attitudes toward the natural environment are supposedly associated with higher levels of satisfaction in the visitation of natural protected areas. However, this relationship has not yet been thoroughly investigated. A reasonable alternative hypothesis can be considered in the case of overloaded natural protected areas (i.e., with high levels of visitation and infrastructure). Too many people and abundant facilities in natural areas could eliminate the effect of the pro-environmental attitude on satisfaction. Environmentalist visitors might feel the area has been spoilt by crowds and overconstruction, or simply they might not find the close contact with nature they were looking for. These concurrent hypotheses were tested using data from 434 interviews conducted with long-haul tourists visiting the Iguaçu National Park in Brazil. The results showed that, despite the crowds and large-scale infrastructure in the park, environmentalists are still more satisfied than nonenvironmentalists with the visitation experience. Managerial implications are discussed.

Indoor radon concentrations have been measured in Santana cave, the most frequented cave of PETAR (High Ribeira River Tourist State Park), situated southern of Sao Paulo State, Brazil. The measurements were carried out with CR-39 detectors installed in four of the most frequently visited galleries. Preliminary results from November 2009 to June 2010 show radon concentrations varying from 1.9 ± 0.1 to 8.4 ± 0.6 kBq m(-3). The total annual effective dose for all galleries was 3.32 mSv. The complete evaluation will be concluded by September 2010.

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