published on April 17, 2025
On December 17th took place the official launch of the project “The Climate Line”, an initiative promoted by CESAM and the Department of Environment and Planning (DAO) of the University of Aveiro. The opening session featured the presence of Prof. Dr Amadeu Soares, Coordinator of CESAM, Prof. Dr Fátima Alves, Director of DAO and Vice-Coordinator […]
On 17 December 2024, the University of Aveiro (UA) and the Port of Aveiro Authority (APA, S.A.) formalised the creation of the Non-Academic Chair UA/CESAM – Port of Aveiro. The ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of APA, S.A., the Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation, and Third-Cycle Training and Accreditation of […]
The event involved 900 children and highlighted the importance of community action for a more sustainable future On December 6th, 2024, the city of Aveiro hosted an event that brought together education, sustainability, and citizenship: the Parade of Sustainability. Organized by the Union of Parishes of Glória and Vera Cruz, in partnership with the Agrupamento […]
Between October and November 2024, the CCforBio project promoted an important ecological restoration action in the Quiaios Dunes National Forest. The initiative aims to recover biodiversity in a forest area devastated by the 2017 fires, creating an ecological corridor in Pinus pinaster plantations, promoting biodiversity and the sustainable development of these plantations. The intervention was […]
Valentina Silva, a PhD student at CESAM, was awarded the “Best Paper” prize for PhD students at the international congress “Ozone and Advanced Oxidation – Science, Technologies and Applications for a Better World”. The event, organized by the International Ozone Association, Europe-Africa-Asia-Australasia Group, took place in Porto, from November 27th to 29th, 2024. The award-winning […]
The Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) and the University of Aveiro (UA) were featured on the official webpage of Nanjing Tech University, China, on 3 December. The news highlighted the visit of CESAM’s Coordinator, Prof. Amadeu Soares, and Prof. Rosa Freitas, a CESAM researcher and member of the Department of Biology (DBio), to […]
On November 25th, researchers from CESAM, CICECO and LAQV-REQUIMTE met under the motto “When Chemistry meets Biology: (Eco)toxicity of Biodegradable Polymers and Nanomaterials”. The universities of Lisbon and Pardubice (Czech Republic) and the Portuguese company Smallmatek Lda. were also present to discuss and collaborate in the field of biodegradable polymers and nanomaterials for different applications. […]
Researchers from the Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) at the University of Aveiro participated in a global scientific study that revealed how rising temperatures can accelerate the decomposition of organic matter in wetlands, putting their ability to store carbon at risk. . The work, which studied wetlands in 28 countries and involved researchers […]
After co-organizing, in partnership with ICNF/RNET, an AEWA (African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement) meeting dedicated to the right-billed sandpiper, in Alcochete, at the beginning of this year, CESAM researchers are now present at a documentary on the ARTE channel (French-German public service channel). The documentary, titled “La Barge à Queue Noire”, focuses on the preservation efforts of […]
On 25 October, Ana Lillebø, coordinator of the European projects A-AAGORA and Restore4Cs, participated in the Serralves Park Conference ‘Challenges and opportunities in integrated water management – from source to sea’. In a session on integrated coastal management, the CESAM/UA researcher presented ‘Coastal restoration with nature and people: demonstrating ecosystem-based management using a living laboratory […]