Proud to have been selected for the 9th consecutive year as Highly Cited by Clarivate Reuters-Thomson: “Recognizing the true pioneers in their fields over the last decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science™. Of the world’s scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers truly are . . . [ Read More ]
New project: NaturaConnect
The European Biodiversity Strategy 2030 commits Union Member States to legally protect a minimum of 30% of the European Union’s land and sea area and to strictly protect at least a third of these protected areas. European Members States are also committed to effectively manage conservation areas and to restore Europe’s natural capital, thus taking a leading role in the Post-2020 Convention on . . . [ Read More ]
Jury of Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity meets in Lisbon
Miguel B. Araújo, vice-President of the Jury of the "Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian" Prize for Humanity on Climate Change was thrilled to meet his peers after a long period of remote work owing to COVID-19 restrictions. In particular, he is delighted to support next-President of the Jury, former Germany's Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel, in selecting nominated climate-change champions for this 1 M . . . [ 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 ]