Expert and researcher, I am convinced by the role the intangible cultural heritage plays in improving the quality of life of communities and in addressing the social-environmental challenges of the Anthropocene. This vision builds on over fifteen years of professional experience with academia, communities, governments, and multilateral organisations. My professional practice leans on a multidisciplinary background, especially grounded on the frameworks of development economics and ecological anthropology, and on a deep knowledge of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. My work portfolio comprises interventions related to the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage, and research focused on the leverage of traditional knowledge and practices to generate innovations and heritage-based solutions for environmental hazards mitigation. Ultimately my work aims to empower bearers and their respective communities. In that sense, my current research project aims to uncover and systematize the practices and worldviews of shepherds and goatherds within their socio-environmental contexts to assess the cultural viability and subjacent conditions to implement grazing as a wildfire prevention tool in Portugal. Ultimately, it targets the promotion of the environmental agency of shepherds and goatherds while ensuring their social, economic, and political empowerment.