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Human disturbances affect the topology of food webs
Video abstract of the scientific paper "Human disturbances affect the topology of food webs", a study led by Miguel Bastos Araújo and with the first authorship by Frederico Mestre, both MED Researchers. The authors found that increased human disturbance favors the...
Documentary “LIFE LINES – Aquitecture for wildlife”
This documentary takes us through one of the regions of the Alentejo with the greatest biological diversity, located between Montemor-o-Novo and Évora, and makes us aware of the efforts to conserve and protect wildlife present in the LIFE LINES – Linear...
20 Doctoral Research Scholarships Marine Sciences (CEMAR)
The Consórcio de Escolas de Ciências do Mar (CEMAR) is opening a call for the award of 20 (twenty) PhD Research Scholarships in the area of Marine Sciences, under the FCT Research Grants Regulation (RBI) and the Research Grant Holder Statute (EBI). The grants will be...
Multi-Criteria Analyses for Biodiversity and Ecosystems Protection: Integrative Approaches at Local, Regional and Global Scales
Invitation to submit in a Special Issue "Multi-Criteria Analyses for Biodiversity and Ecosystems Protection: Integrative Approaches at Local, Regional and Global Scales" in Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). Keywords: conservation planning; climate change adaptation; climate...
Climate Change, a Threat for Food Safety and Nutritional Quality
Invitation to submit in a Special Issue "Climate Change, a Threat for Food Safety and Nutritional Quality" in Sustainability. Keywords: climate change and food safety; emerging foodborne pathogens; spread of antibiotic resistance genes; mycotoxins and food security;...
OCT 24-27, 2023
SAVE THE DATE! The next conference of the Forest Environment Division of the IUFRO - International Union of Forest Research Organizations will be held in Évora, Portugal! [Abstract submission deadline: 31st March 2023] The IUFRO Forest Environment DIV 8...
1 Research Scholarship for Master’s Student – Biological Sciences
A call for tenders is open for a vacancy for Research Scholarship for Master's Student to the MED R&D Unit, under the MED Base Funding (UIDB/05183/2020), to carry out tasks in the scope of action "Citizen science as a tool to assess the impact of exotic bird...
Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships – Incoming – la Caixa 2023 call (MED – UÉvora)
In the framework of the "la Caixa" Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships Call 2023, MED has three offers for the Incoming programme: Modelling the future of species interactions under climate change extremes | Group Leader: Prof. Miguel B. Araújo, MED-UÉvora (detalhes da...
OCT 24-27, 2023
IUFRO Forest Environment DIV 8 Conference 2023
SAVE THE DATE! The next conference of the Forest Environment Division of the IUFRO – International Union of Forest Research Organizations will be held in Évora, Portugal!
[Abstract submission deadline: 31st March 2023]
The IUFRO Forest Environment DIV 8 Conference 2023 will be between 24th and 27th of October 2023 at the University of Évora with the support of MED.
The conference will focus on the critical role of forested landscapes facing pressures driven by the Antropocene. Many of the increasing challenges require approaches at different spatial and temporal scales to increase understanding about the different ongoing processes and their consequences for ecological and socio-ecological systems to find well-suited solutions towards increasing sustainability.
Key thematic topics include:
- Human-nature relationships to support sustainable forested landscapes;
- Innovative Tools, Methods and Approaches to improve decision-support and monitoring systems (e.g., coupling models, remote sensing, spatial tools, terrestrial sensors);
- Global change, vulnerability and adaptive management of forested landscapes – How to manage increasing pressures and threats above the current resilience tipping points;
- Socio-ecological approaches integrating ecosystem services, forest management and governance models;
- Silvopastoral systems and sustainable integrative solutions at the landscape level.
The IUFRO Forest Environment DIV 8 Conference 2023 website is already online! Stay tuned https://www.iufro2023.uevora.pt/