The project Além Risco is reaching the end. A bit of news about in on Portuguese TV. You can also check the project's website here. TV news about Além Risco: https://www.rtp.pt/play/p11267/e673505/europa-minha?fbclid=IwAR31MoyLJnL0scHts2DNIBfgBwa-DD5_inTMCFAZHRLCtmHRVAxBUNssUP0 . . . [ Read More ]
50 years of protected areas in Portugal
Miguel Araújo was invited to give a keynote address in Portuguese parliament about the recently published study "Biodiversidade 2030". You can watch the full presentation on the belo YouTube video (from minute 49:30 onwards). . . . [ Read More ]
200 anniversary of Alfred Russel Wallace
Para assinalar os 200 anos do nascimento do grande cientista, Alfred Russel Wallace, transcreve-se em baixo um trecho do posfácio que Miguel Araújo escreveu para a edição de "A Origem das Espécies", de Charles Darwin, publicada pelo jornal Expresso e que refere a importância do tandem Darwin-Wallace. Wallace, além de ser co-autor da teoria da evolução por seleção natural, foi pai da biogeografia . . . [ Read More ]
Além Risco (Beyond Risk) project
Évora was awarded the title of European Capital of Europe in 2027. As part of a series of documentaries, the Além Risco project that Miguel Araújo leads was featured. This is a capacity building and inspirational project aiming at improving climate change adaptation of local communities through tree plantation in urban setting. You can watch the video below (Portuguese with English subtitles) or . . . [ Read More ]
Is the planet full? TV programme
Miguel Araújo participated in the RTP2 programme "Civil Society" to talk about planetary limits in wake of the 8 billion people threshold that we just passed. The interview can be seen in YouTube, below (second part). https://youtu.be/99ingxYAVHc . . . [ Read More ]
Can we protect 30% of the planet?
In the context of the COP15 summit on biodiversity that took place in Montreal, Canada, by the end of 2022, MIGUEL BASTOS ARAUJO was interviewed by the newspaper Público. The full recorded interview can be heard in a podcast below (in Portuguese). . . . [ Read More ]
COP27 – Razones para optimismo?
Hay razones para optimismo? Como solucionar la crisis climática? . . . [ Read More ]
Human disturbances affect the topology of food webs
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 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 ]
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 ]