https://youtu.be/N4D--Wj3JvM What do galaxies and molecular structures have in common? Or trade between countries, communications on the Internet, and trophic relationships within ecosystems? One answer is that they all involve nodes interconnected by flows of mass and energy. In other words, they are networks. The study of networks has revealed intriguing regularities. For example, it is . . . [ Read More ]
Interview in “El Español”
"¿Y cómo afecta la biodiversidad al cambio climático? En la biosfera terrestre hay casi tanto carbono como en la atmósfera, unas 750 gigatoneladas, pero en los océanos hay 28.100 gigatoneladas. La gestión de los flujos de carbono entre lo que está vivo y lo que está muerto y los stocks de carbono se hacen con los ciclos biológicos. Un cambio, una alteración de esos ciclos puede . . . [ Read More ]
Interview in Ambiente Magazine
Interview of MIGUEL BASTOS Araújo in Ambiente Magazine, about the recent study Biodiversidade2030, developing recommendations for biodiversity conservation in Portugal under climate and other environmental changes. You can access the interview here (in Portuguese). An excerpt: Reiterando o facto de as políticas de descarbonização, de conservação da natureza e da biodiversidade . . . [ Read More ]
2022 Edition of the SDM course
We are thrilled to announce the 8th edition of the “Species Distributions Modelling Course: Concepts, Methods, Applications, and Challenges” that Babak Naimi and I give regularly. The previous edition had a limited presencial participation owing to the pandemic COVID-19 and we inaugurated the online participation. While online participation is now maintained, we strongly encourage those that can . . . [ Read More ]
Biodiversity 2030: New Agenda for Conservation under Climate Change
Publicado o estudo "Biodiversidade 2030: Nova Agenda para a Conservação em Contexto de Alterações Climáticas", encomendado pelo Ministério do Ambiente e Ação Climática e coordenado por Miguel Bastos Araújo. Participam ainda, como coordenadores setoriais, Sara Antunes, Emanuel Gonçalves, Rosário Oliveira, Sofia Santos e Isabel Sousa Pinto. O trabalho beneficiou ainda da colaboração empenhada de 14 . . . [ Read More ]
A Geografia Mental de Putin
As the world witnesses with astonishment and outrage the new war started by Russia in Ukraine, it is important to understand what are the geographical features of Eurasia that explain some of the anxieties underpinning the current aggression. This is what Miguel B. Araújo attempts in his article in the weekly newspaper Expresso. "Em 1939, Winston Churchill observou que a Rússia era uma . . . [ Read More ]
Farewell Ed Wilson
Edward O. Wilson was probably the most influential biologist of his time. He sadly passed away yesterday, at 92 years of age, in Burlington, Massachusetts. Co-proponent of the important island biogeography theory, together with Rob MacArthur, he was a world leader in the study of the social biology of ants of which he named more than 400 species. He became widely known for popularizing the concept . . . [ Read More ]
Farewell Tom Lovejoy
I am deeply saddened by the passing away of Thomas Lovejoy. Known as one of the godfathers of biodiversity, he was a key figure in bringing biodiversity science to the high spheres of policy and politics, especially in the USA. He advised US Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, and served on several biodiversity-related missions under Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Among multiple awards, he . . . [ Read More ]
Joining NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme
It's a honour to have been appointed member of the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme's 'Independent Scientific Evaluation Group' (ISEG). The Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme promotes dialogue and practical cooperation between NATO member states and partner countries based on scientific research, technological innovation and knowledge exchange. The SPS Programme . . . [ Read More ]
BCSD Key note address
It was a true pleasure to talk to entrepreneurs and business people at the annual meting of the Business Council for Sustainable Development on the limits of the economy in the finite planet and discuss new ways to address the problem of sustainability, with focus to the natural capital and to biodiversity in a changing world. . . . [ Read More ]