Ongoing Projects

RESEARCH

International Research Project

IUCN/SSC Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group

  • from 2008 to 2022

RCE-Azores, UNU - the United Nations University Regional Centre of Expertise

  • from 2012 to 2020

SLAM - Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the natural forest of Azores

  • from 2012 to 2020

IUCN - Spider and Scorpion Specialist Group

  • from 2014 to 2020

IUCN Mid-Atlantic Island Invertebrates Specialist Group

  • from 2015 to 2020

ESMERALDA -Enhancing ecoSysteM sERvices mApping for poLicy and Decision mAking

  • from 2016 to 2019

IUCN/SSC Species Monitoring Specialist Group

  • from 2016 to 2026

Vertebrate Natural History

  • from 2016 to 2020

Investigating the influence of environmental boundaries on the population structure of Yellowmouth Barracuda, Sphyraena viridensis

  • from 2016 to 2020

CAMBIO- Holocene insular biodiversity changes on the Macaronesian and Balearic Islands (II)

  • from 2016 to 2019

RED DE EXCELENCIA EN BIOTECNOLOGÍA AZUL (ALGAS) DE LA REGIÓN MACARONÉSICA

  • from 2016 to 2019

MACBIOBLUE - Development of new products & processes derived from macroalgae in the context of Macaronesian Blue Biotechnology & Transfer to Enterprises

  • from 2017 to 2020

Ecofibras - Eco-sustainable valorisation of invasive vegetal species in Macaronesia to obtain fibers with industrial use

  • from 2017 to 2020

PERVERMAC II - Agricultura Sostenible y seguridade alimentaria en la Macaronesia: investigacion de los benefícios y riesgos por la ingesta de produtos vegetales para la salud de los consumidores y desarollo de estratégias de minimizacion de peligros

  • from 2017 to 2019

DynaCom- Dynamics of oceanic island arthropod communities in space and Time

  • from 2018 to 2020

sEcoEvo - Biodiversity Dynamics – The Nexus Between Space & Time

  • from 2018 to 2019

Facilitating MAES to support regional policy in OVerseas Europe: mobilizing stakeholders and pooling resources

  • from 2018 to 2021

INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF ALIEN SPECIES THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE (ALIEN-CSI)

  • from 2018 to 2021

Biodiversity and biogeography of soil protists in continental and oceanic islands

  • from 2018 to 2021

National Research Project

MACDIV - Macaronesian Islands as a testing ground to assess biodiversity drivers at multiple scales

  • from 2016 to 2019

2gether - Threatened specialized interactions endemic to a biodiversity hotspot

  • from 2016 to 2019

MOMENTOS - Spatial scaling of species diversity

  • from 2016 to 2019

Azores Bioportal - PORBIOTA

  • from 2018 to 2021

Field Guide: Designing Mobile Interactive Tools for Place-Based Learning

  • from 2018 to 2021

Regional Research Project

PROAAcXXIs - Projecções das alterações climática nos açores para o século XXI: Implicações hidrológicas de interesse agronómico e ambiental

  • from 2016 to 2019

GreenGA - Green Gardens - Azores

  • from 2016 to 2019

eAZFlora - Electronic Flora of the Azores for Smartphones and Tablets

  • from 2016 to 2019

FOREST-ECO2 - Towards an Ecological and Economic valorization of the Azorean Forest

  • from 2016 to 2019

SMART ►TOURISM

  • from 2016 to 2019

GPS Azores-Geographical and Political Scenarios for Maritime Spatial Planning in the Azores and North Atlantic

  • from 2016 to 2019

Ecosystem impacts and socioeconomic benefits of Asparagopsis armata in the Azores

  • from 2016 to 2019

TU-SÉNIOR 55+ - Turismo sénior e bem-estar no destino Açores: criação de um produto cultural

  • from 2016 to 2019

Services Acquisition

Control of the Termite Reticulitermes species in Praia da Vitória (Terceira) and Horta (Faial)

  • from 2015 to 2019

Control and Erradication plan for of the drywwod termite Cryptotermes brevis in Azores

  • from 2015 to 2020