published on May 08, 2025
On 21 May, between 1pm and 5pm, the first meeting of the CCFORBIO project – “Conservation corridors in woodlands: A win-win for biodiversity, wood production, and carbon sequestration”, coordinated by researcher Bruna Oliveira (CESAM/DAO), took place. This meeting was attended by the project members (Tiago Silva, Paula Maia, Diana Rodrigues, Bruna Oliveira, Sofia Corticeiro, João […]
Within the scope of the CAPMOZ project (Capacity building towards the implementation of an EcoHealth framework in Northern Mozambique), funded by the FCT-AKDN programme, researchers Eduardo Ferreira and João Carvalho, from the Wildlife Unit, CESAM / DBIO at the University of Aveiro are on the first mission of the project in Mozambique. Between the 9th […]
The Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) launches a new project for scientific dissemination, called Science Cast, which aims to promote science and Portuguese scientists. The podcast, which premieres on May 16th, National Scientists’ Day, invites you to discover scientists from various areas of knowledge in informal and in-depth conversations. Science Cast is a […]
Susana Loureiro’s nomination (CESAM/DBIO) was made at the 34th Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe, which took place from 5th to 9th May 2024 in Seville, Spain, with the presence of more than three thousand participants. The election took place at the beginning of the year in the SETAC Europe Council and was ratified at the […]
On April 30th, May 2nd, and May 3rd, a group of doctoral students from CESAM and the Lipidomics Laboratory of the Mass Spectrometry Center at the University of Aveiro (CEM-UA) (Helena Ferreira, Inês Guerra, Marisa Pinho, and Tatiana Maurício) presented the activity “Discovering Lipids – the Lipodrome in Action” at the Xperimenta 2024 event. In […]
This year, Navy Day celebrates its 526th anniversary, and the city of Aveiro will be the stage for the celebrations of this event. An event that sees increased involvement from the University of Aveiro, reflected in the relationship UA has with the Portuguese Navy and the sea. Several members of UA are part of the […]
Climate change is affecting forests in the Mediterranean region, particularly in southern Europe, where these ecosystems, increasingly subject to high temperatures and low rainfall due to climate change, are degraded by large and intense fires, which are occurring more and more frequently. Preparing the forest and planning its management taking future climate scenarios into account […]
A recent study conducted by DBio/CESAM in collaboration with the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF) presented relevant findings regarding the population of stray animals in Continental Portugal. The first National Census of Stray Animals reveals that there are over 930 thousand animals without homes, of which 830,541 are cats and 101,015 are dogs. […]
From the 23rd to the 25th of April, the inaugural RethinkBlue international conference convened, facilitated by EU COST Action CA22122 – Rethinking the Blue Economy: Socio-Ecological Impacts and Opportunities. The event, supported by COST – European Cooperation in Science and Technology, the University of Zadar, and the Croatian Science Foundation, served as a forum for […]
A study conducted by researchers from CESAM has revealed that rewilding efforts in the Greater Côa Valley, Portugal, are facilitating the return of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) to the region, beneficial for the Iberian wolf and local producers. The Rewilding Portugal team has been working to support the recovery of the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus […]