I am currently a PhD student in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Évora and was awarded an FCT PhD grant in 2025 with the plan “Fire Regime effects on Soil Habitat and Carbon Balance in Mediterranean Landscapes”. I hold dual degrees in Zootechnics and Agronomy from the Santarém Polytechnic Institute, as well as a Master’s in Conservation Biology from the University of Évora. My research in MED, within the SOLVO and SOLVIT projects, focused on the impact of mulch and biochar applications in restoring degraded agricultural soils. Additionally, I studied biochar’s potential to enhance soil carbon sequestration by assessing carbon stocks and fluxes. Through my involvement in various scientific projects, including REWET and RESFIRE, I expanded my research from agricultural soils to forest ecosystems, addressing critical global environmental challenges. These include improving carbon sequestration strategies in response to rising atmospheric carbon levels and developing sustainable wildfire management approaches in the context of climate change.