Filipe Miguel Teixeira de Sousa Bernardo holds a PhD in Biology (2022) from the University of the Azores, following a Master’s degree in Environment, Health and Safety (2014) and a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences and Health (2011) from the same University . He is currently a postdoctoral researcher hired at the Gaspar Frutuoso Foundation, hosted at the Research Institute for Volcanology and Risk Assessment (IVAR) R&D unit, contributing to the Horizon Europe project SELINA – Science for Evidence-based and Sustainable Decisions about Natural Capital. His research focuses on ecology, ecotoxicology, environmental health, and ecosystem monitoring, with particular emphasis on biomonitoring of air pollution, ecosystem condition assessment, and ecosystem services in island environments. His work has advanced the use of lichens as bioindicators of environmental quality and contributed to understanding the impacts of volcanic emissions, agricultural practices, and anthropogenic pressures on ecosystems and human health in the Azores. More recently, his research has expanded to ecosystem accounting and natural capital assessment, including remote sensing approaches for mapping ecosystem extent, condition, and carbon-related services from forests and heathlands. He has authored 11 peer-reviewed scientific publications in international journals, along with multiple SELINA project deliverables, covering topics such as air quality biomonitoring, environmental contamination, ecotoxicological effects, and ecosystem condition indicators. His doctoral research developed an integrated toolbox for biomonitoring air quality in volcanic island environments, contributing methodological advances for environmental monitoring and sustainability assessment. Filipe Bernardo has participated in national and international research projects as research fellow, PhD fellow, and postdoctoral researcher, and has presented his work at various scientific conferences. He has co-supervised undergraduate research projects, contributed to environmental assessment reports, and participated in outreach activities promoting environmental awareness and science communication. His teaching experience includes lectures on air pollution, environmental health, and biomonitoring in undergraduate, master’s, senior and professional education programmes. His current research aims to support evidence-based environmental management and policy by integrating ecological indicators, biomonitoring tools, and remote sensing methods to assess ecosystem condition and natural capital, with particular focus on island ecosystems and volcanic regions. In his CV, some of the most frequent terms in the context of his scientific, technological, and cultural production are ecotoxicology; environmental health; lichens; biomonitoring; air pollution; island ecosystems; ecosystem condition; ecosystem services; ecosystem accounting; remote sensing.