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Marine Biologist, currently a Doctoral Student and Researcher, developing research on Sea Turtles Spatial Ecology and Migration with CCMAR Centre of Marine Sciences and R2C2 Research Group, from the University of Algarve in Portugal and the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, from the University of Exeter, in the UK. Since 2002, she has been committed to marine and environmental conservation, developing and managing research and conservation programs, in Oman, Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe, in several remarkable international organizations such as Projeto Tamar in Brazil, WCS in Angola, IBAP in Guinea Bissau, and now Programa Tatô in Sao Tome and Principe, funded by several international donors such as, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Lisbon Oceanarium, Private Foundations such as MAVA Swiss Foundation, and the Private Sector. She implemented community-based sea turtle conservation and monitoring projects in remote locations, through the involvement and capacity building of a wide range of local stakeholders. Through these years of working experiences she has been involved in monitoring of threatened and migratory marine species and has been developing scientific research initiatives towards conservation, as well as, developing ecologically sustainable economic alternatives for local communities and promoting environmental education and conservation awareness.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Betânia Martins da Silva Ferreira Airaud

Citation names

  • Ferreira-Airaud, Betania

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2510-FCC8-EDAB

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 919055199 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua do Moinho, 1B, 8600-013, Lagos, Lagos, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Reproductive Biology
  • Social Sciences - Media and Communications - Media and Socio-cultural Communication

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/05/03 - 2025/05/03
Ongoing
 Ciências do Mar, da Terra e do Ambiente (Doutoramento)
Major in Sea Turtles Ecology
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

University of Exeter, United Kingdom
"Population assessment and management needs of the hawksbill and green sea turtles in Sao Tome and Principe." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2022/01/22 - 2022/02/04
Attended
 Satellite Telemetry data analysis, programming and mapping using R and QGIS (Outros)
University of Exeter, United Kingdom
2021/11/01 - 2022/01/23
Attended
 Writing in the Sciences (Outros)
Stanford University, United States
2021/10/25 - 2021/10/28
Attended
 Statistics for Biologists using R (Outros)
GIS In Ecology, United Kingdom
2021/02
Concluded
 FISH4ACP - Developing sustainable value chains (Outros)
Major in Sustainable fisheries
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy
2012/12/21
Concluded
 Mestrado em Ecologia Marinha (Mestrado)
Major in Ecologia Marinha
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Nesting habitat preferences and nest predation of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea Bissau." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2012
Concluded
 Geographic Information Systems and their Application to Ecology (Outros)
Major in GIS
ISPA Bioscience Center, Portugal
2007/07/27
Concluded
 Mestrado em Pescas e Aquacultura (Mestrado)
Major in Pescas e Aquacultura
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 15
1997/09 - 2002/05/29
Concluded
 Biologia Marinha e Pescas (Licenciatura)
Major in Biologia Marinha
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Feeding ecology of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, at Ra’s Al Hadd, Arabian Sea, Sultanate of Oman." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/09/01 - 2013/11/30 Researcher (Research) Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal
Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas, Dr. Alfredo Simão da Silva, Guinea-Bissau

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/02/27 - Current President and Co-founder of Programa Tatô (Portugal, Guinea Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe) Associação Programa Tatô, Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas e Gestão Sustentável dos Ecossistemas Marinhos e Costeiros, Portugal
Associação Programa Tatô, Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas e Gestão Sustentável dos Ecossistemas Marinhos e Costeiros, Portugal
2012/11/01 - 2020/12/31 Technical Assistant of IBAP Marine Turtles Conservation Program (Guinea Bissau) Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas, Dr. Alfredo Simão da Silva, Guinea-Bissau
2016/05/01 - 2018/02/28 Program Coordinator of ATM, Protection, Research and Conservation of Sea Turtles in Portuguese speaking countries ATM - Associação para a Proteção, Pesquisa e Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas nos Países Lusófonos, Portugal
2011/07/01 - 2011/07/31 Researcher, MsC. research project in the Bijagos Archipelago (Guinea Bissau) funded by IUCN – International Union for Nature Conservation and by the Fondation Internationale du Banc d'Arguin (FIBA) Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas da Guiné-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal
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2011/05/01 - 2011/06/30 Technical Advisor of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle Conservation Program of SOS Tartarugas, Sal Island (Cape Verde) SOS Tartarugas, Cape Verde
2010/01/02 - 2010/12/30 Research and Technical Coordinator of Fundação Projeto Tamar Bahia State (Brazil) Fundação Centro Brasileiro de Proteção e Pesquisa das Tartarugas Marinhas, Brazil
2007/09/01 - 2009/08/31 Research and Technical Coordinator Marine Turtles Component - WCS Ocean Giants Program (Angola) Wildlife Conservation Society, United States
2008/05/01 - 2008/06/30 Technical Advisor of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle Conservation Program of SOS Tartarugas, Sal Island (Cape Verde) SOS Tartarugas, Cape Verde
2003/05/01 - 2005/05/31 National Coordination Assistant of Projeto Tamar Foundation (Brazil) Fundação Centro Brasileiro de Proteção e Pesquisa das Tartarugas Marinhas, Brazil
2002/05/01 - 2003/04/30 Internship Projeto Tamar Foundation in Praia do Forte, Bahia (Brazil) Fundação Centro Brasileiro de Proteção e Pesquisa das Tartarugas Marinhas, Brazil
2001/05/01 - 2001/08/31 Research Internship on Sea Turtles Monitoring Program of the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (Sultanate of Oman) Ministry of Environment and Water Resources of the Sultanate of Oman, Oman
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/05/03 - Current Population assessment and management needs of the hawksbill and green sea turtles in Sao Tome and Principe.
UI/BD/151308/2021
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Blackwell's University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2013/09/01 - 2013/11/30 La recherche participative au service de la conservation de la biodiversité du Parc National Marin de João Vieira e Poilão (Archipel des Bijagós, Guinée Bissau)
PNMJVP
Research Fellow
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal

Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas da Guiné-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas da Guiné-Bissau

MAVA - Fondation pour la Nature
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/09/18 - 2022/09/30 Strengthening conservation of sea turtle populations and empowering local communities into sea turtle guardians and conservation leaders in São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe
F19AP00486
Technical and Scientific Advisor
Associação Programa Tatô, Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas e Gestão Sustentável dos Ecossistemas Marinhos e Costeiros, Portugal
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ongoing
2021/02/01 - 2021/12/31 Mentoring Program for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in São Tomé and Príncipe
FFI/CEPF_STP
Technical Advisor
Fauna and Flora International

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Ongoing
2020/03/01 - 2021/02/28 Instalação de Recifes Artificiais Marinhos na zona costeira da ilha de São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe
BP STP E&S 2020
Technical and Scientific Advisor
Associação Programa Tatô, Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas e Gestão Sustentável dos Ecossistemas Marinhos e Costeiros, Portugal

MARAPA, Mar, Ambiente e Pesca Artesanal de São Tomé e Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
BP Exploration STP Limited
Ongoing
2018/01/02 - 2020/12/31 Consolidation of sea turtle conservation at the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea Bissau
IBAP-MAVA18/20
Technical and Scientific Advisor
Associação Programa Tatô, Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas e Gestão Sustentável dos Ecossistemas Marinhos e Costeiros, Portugal

Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas da Guiné-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
MAVA - Fondation pour la Nature
Ongoing
2019/10/01 - 2020/09/30 Conservação das tartarugas marinhas na Ilha de São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe
Fundo de Conservação ODL 2019
Principal investigator
Associação Programa Tatô, Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas e Gestão Sustentável dos Ecossistemas Marinhos e Costeiros, Portugal
Oceanário de Lisboa
Ongoing
2020/05 - 2020/07 Community action to combat Zoonoses and, in particular, the current Coronavirus.
Birdlife_Covid19
Technical development
Birdlife International
Concluded
2019/09/01 - 2020/05/30 Reinforcing the use of social marketing to reduce the sea turtle trade in São Tomé and Principe
RFG 2019
Researcher
Associação Programa Tatô, Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas e Gestão Sustentável dos Ecossistemas Marinhos e Costeiros, Portugal
Rufford Foundation
Ongoing
2020/01/02 - 2020/04/30 Establishment of a network of marine protected areas in co-management regime in São Tomé and Principe
02_04_2018-23_FFI_SaoTome_Principe
Principal investigator
Associação Programa Tatô, Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas e Gestão Sustentável dos Ecossistemas Marinhos e Costeiros, Portugal

Oikos - Cooperação e Desenvolvimento, São Tomé and Príncipe

Fundação Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe

Fauna and Flora International, United Kingdom

MARAPA, Mar, Ambiente e Pesca Artesanal de São Tomé e Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
Blue Action Fund
Ongoing
2018/10/03 - 2020/04/30 Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program of São Tomé, São Tomé and Principe.
BP STP E&S 2018
Principal investigator
Associação Programa Tatô, Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas e Gestão Sustentável dos Ecossistemas Marinhos e Costeiros, Portugal
BP Exploration STP Limited
Ongoing
2018/07/07 - 2019/09/30 Strengthening conservation of sea turtle populations and empowering local communities into sea turtle guardians and conservation leaders in São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe
F18AP00322
Principal investigator
Associação Programa Tatô, Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas e Gestão Sustentável dos Ecossistemas Marinhos e Costeiros, Portugal
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Concluded
2018/09/01 - 2019/08/31 Conservação das tartarugas marinhas e capacitação das comunidades locais como guardiões e líderes de conservação na Ilha de São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe.
Fundo de Conservação ODL 2018
Principal investigator
Associação Programa Tatô, Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas e Gestão Sustentável dos Ecossistemas Marinhos e Costeiros, Portugal
Oceanário de Lisboa
Concluded
2017/11/01 - 2018/10/31 Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas através do envolvimento das comunidades locais, na ilha de São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe.
Fundo de Conservação ODL 2017
Technical development
ATM, Associação para a Proteção, Pesquisa e Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas nos países lusófonos, Portugal

MARAPA, Mar, Ambiente e Pesca Artesanal de São Tomé e Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
Oceanário de Lisboa
Concluded
2017/07/18 - 2018/09/30 Strengthening Conservation of Sea Turtle Populations through Community Participation in São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe
F17AP00400
Principal investigator
ATM, Associação para a Proteção, Pesquisa e Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas nos países lusófonos, Portugal
 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Concluded
2017/04/01 - 2018/03/31 Strengthening Conservation of sea turtle populations through Community Participation in the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea Bissau
F17AP00192
Technical development
Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas da Guiné-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Concluded
2016/11/01 - 2017/10/31 Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas através do envolvimento das comunidades locais, na ilha de São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe.
Fundo de Conservação ODL 2016
Technical development
ATM, Associação para a Proteção, Pesquisa e Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas nos países lusófonos, Portugal

MARAPA, Mar, Ambiente e Pesca Artesanal de São Tomé e Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
Oceanário de Lisboa
Concluded
2016/09/13 - 2017/09/30 Strengthening the community-base sea turtle conservation project in São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe
F16AP00963
Principal investigator
ATM, Associação para a Proteção, Pesquisa e Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas nos países lusófonos, Portugal
 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Concluded
2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 Strengthening Conservation of Sea Turtle Populations through Community Participation in the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea Bissau
F16AP00188
Technical development
Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas da Guiné-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Concluded
2015/11/01 - 2016/11/01 Programa Tatô - Programa de Proteção e Conservação de Tartarugas Marinhas da Ilha de São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe.
Fundo de Conservação ODL 2015
Technical development
ATM, Associação para a Proteção, Pesquisa e Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas nos países lusófonos, Portugal

MARAPA, Mar, Ambiente e Pesca Artesanal de São Tomé e Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
Oceanário de Lisboa
Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31 Strengthening Conservation of Sea Turtle Populations through Community Participation in the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea Bissau
F14AP00680
Technical development
Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas da Guiné-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Concluded
2013/08/23 - 2014/12/31 Conservation and management of sea turtles in the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea Bissau: monitoring and protection of nesting sites in close collaboration with the local communities
F13AP00882
Technical development
Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas da Guiné-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Concluded
2012/10/01 - 2013/06/30 Conservation and management of sea turtle populations in the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea Bissau: engaging local communities and strengthening national technical capacity.
F12AP01150
Technical development
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal

Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas da Guiné-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Ferreira, Betania; Vieira, Sara; Manuel Jorge de Carvalho do Rio; Elisio Neto; Vanessa Schmitt; Jaconias Pereira. "The Sea Turtles of São Tomé and Príncipe: Diversity, Distribution and Conservation Status". In Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands: Science and Conservation, edited by Luis M. P. Ceríaco; Ricardo F. Lima; Martim Melo; Rayna Bell. Springer Nature, 2022.
    Under revision
  2. Barbosa, Castro; Patrício, Ana Rita; Ferreira, Betania; Sampaio, Manuel; Catry, Paulo. "Tartarugas Marinhas". In Parque Nacional Marinho João Vieira e Poilão: Biodiversidade e Conservação., edited by Catry, Paulo; Regalla, Aissa. 2018.
    In press
Conference paper
  1. Ferreira, Betania; Patrício, Ana Rita; Regalla, Aissa; Barbosa, Castro; Godley, Brendan; Broderick, Anne; Catry, Paulo. "Nest-site selection of green turtles from the third largest Atlantic rookery, Poilão, Guinea Bissau.". Paper presented in 34th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, New Orleans, USA, New Orleans, 2014.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Barbosa, Castro; Ferreira, Betania; Betunde, Domingos; Regalla, Aissa; Indjai, Bucar; Catry, Paulo. "Sharing 10 years of sea turtle conservation in Guinea-Bissau: engaging local communities, a challenge in a cultural diversity context relating humans to sea turtles in so many different ways.". Paper presented in 34th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, New Orleans, USA, 2014.
  2. Ferreira, Betania; Lecoq, Miguel; Barbosa, Castro; Rebelo, Rui; Catry, Paulo. "Nesting habitat preferences of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) at João Vieira Island, Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea Bissau.". Paper presented in 34th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, New Orleans, USA, 2014.
  3. Ferreira, Betania; Angela Formia; António Nogueira; Klein, W; Bayhnam, T; Howard Rosenbaum. "Marine Turtle Research and Conservation in Soyo, Northern Angola.". Paper presented in 29th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Brisbane, Australia., 2009.
  4. António Nogueira; Angela Formia; Ferreira, Betania; Klein, W; Bayhnam, T; Rosenbaum, H. "The Use of GIS to Support Marine Turtle Research and Conservation in Soyo, Northern Angola.". Paper presented in 29th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Brisbane, Australia., 2009.
  5. Ferreira, Betania; Marisa Garcia; Ali Al-Kiyumi. "Effects of natural and human threats on loggerhead sea turtle population, Caretta caretta, on Masirah Island, Arabian Sea, Oman.". Paper presented in 22nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Miami, FL, USA., 2002.
  6. Ferreira, Betania; Marisa Garcia; José Calvário; Ali Al-Kiyumi; Barry Jupp. "The first report on epizoic algae of nesting green turtles, Chelonia mydas, at Ra’s Al Hadd Turtle Reserve, Arabian Sea, Oman.". Paper presented in 22nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Miami, FL, USA., 2002.
  7. Ferreira, Betania; Marisa Garcia; José Calvário; Barry Jupp. "Epizoic algae of nesting loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, on Masirah Island, Arabian Sea, Oman.". Paper presented in 22nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Miami, FL, USA., 2002.
  8. Ferreira, Betania; Marisa Garcia; Barry Jupp; Ali Al-Kiyumi. "Human and natural threats to the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, at Ra’s Al Hadd Turtle Reserve, Arabian Sea, Sultanate of Oman.". Paper presented in 22nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Miami, FL, USA., 2002.
  9. Ferreira, Betania; Marisa Garcia; Barry Jupp; Ali Al-Kiyumi. "Feeding ecology of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, at Ra’s Al Hadd, Arabian Sea, Sultanate of Oman.". Paper presented in 22nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Miami, FL, USA., 2002.
Journal article
  1. Thomas-Walters, Laura; Vieira, Sara; Jiménez, Victor; Monteiro, Domingas; Ferreira, Betania; Smith, Robert J.; Veríssimo, Diogo. "Challenges in the impact evaluation of behaviour change interventions: The case of sea turtle meat and eggs in São Tomé". People and Nature (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10162.
    10.1002/pan3.10162
  2. Laura Thomas-Walters; Vieira, Sara; Victor Jiménez; Domingas Monteiro; Ferreira, Betania; Robert J. Smith; Diogo Verissimo. "Oxygen Consumption by Sea Turtle (Chelonia, Caretta) Eggs during Development". People and Nature (2020):
    Accepted
  3. Patrício, Ana R.; Varela, Miguel R.; Barbosa, Castro; Broderick, Annette C.; Ferreira, Betania; Godley, Brendan J.; Regalla, Aissa; Tilley, Dominic; Catry, Paulo. "Nest site selection repeatability of green turtles, Chelonia mydas, and consequences for offspring". Animal Behaviour 139 (2018): 91-102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.03.006.
    Published • 10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.03.006
  4. Ferreira, Betania; Marisa Garcia; Barry Jupp; Ali Al-Kiyumi. "Diet of the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) at Ra's Al Hadd, Sultanate of Oman". Chelonian Conservation and Biology 5 1 (2006): 141-146. https://meridian.allenpress.com/ccb/article-abstract/5/1/141/368933/Diet-of-the-Green-Turtle-Chelonia-mydas-at-Ra-s-Al?redirectedFrom=fulltext#.Xmoc8dIIstk.email.
    Published • 10.2744/1071-8443(2006)5[141:dotgtc]2.0.co;2
Magazine article
  1. Agyekumhene, A; Aruna, E; Ferreira, Betania; Allman, P; Ayissi, I; Bourjea, J; Dalleau, M; et al. "The Sea Turtles of Africa", SWOT Report, The State of the World’s Sea Turtles. Volume XII: Special Feature Africa., 2017, https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-report-vol-12.
  2. Ferreira, Betania; Regalla, Aissa; Barbosa, Castro; Betunde, Domingos. "Conservation Progress in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea Bissau.", SWOT Report, The State of the World’s Sea Turtles. Volume XI: Special Feature South America., 2016, https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-report-vol-11.
Newsletter article
  1. Ferreira, Betania; Vieira, Sara. "Sea Turtle Conservation Contributes to the Establishment of a Network of Marine Protected Areas in São Tomé.", African Sea Turtle Newsletter, 2020, http://oceanecology.org/african-sea-turtle-newsletter.
  2. Vieira, Sara; Monteiro, Domingas; Ferreira, Betania. "Coping with COVID-19 in São Tomé and Príncipe: Challenges and Opportunities for Sea Turtle Conservation.", African Sea Turtle Newsletter, 2020, http://oceanecology.org/african-sea-turtle-newsletter.
  3. Ferreira, Betania; Vieira, Sara; Posto-Merba, Isnaba; Barbosa, Castro; Monteiro, Domingas; Jimenez, Victor; Regalla, Aissa. "Building synergies between Guinea Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe to consolidate sea turtle conservation in West Africa.", African Sea Turtle Newsletter, 2019, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54ea2dbbe4b0a4a224750342/t/5d616c0839925b0001503767/1566665749751/African+Sea+Turtle+Newsletter+%2311.pdf.
  4. Vieira, Sara; Ferreira, Betania; Jimenez, V; Airaud, F; Monteiro, Domingas; Bom Jesus, A. "Seeking a Better Future for Women Traders and Sea Turtles in São Tomé and Príncipe.", African Sea Turtle Newsletter, 2017, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54ea2dbbe4b0a4a224750342/t/5a397fa5c830250ee7128892/1513717680229/African+Sea+Turtle+Newsletter+%238.pdf.
  5. Vieira, Sara; Ferreira, Betania; Jimenez, V; Monteiro, Domingas; Carvalho do Rio, J. "Local Fishermen Participating in Sea Turtle In-water Data Collection in São Tomé Island.", African Sea Turtle Newsletter, 2017, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54ea2dbbe4b0a4a224750342/t/5a397fa5c830250ee7128892/1513717680229/African+Sea+Turtle+Newsletter+%238.pdf.
Newspaper article
  1. Regalla, Aissa; Vieira, Sara; Posto-Merba, Isnaba; Jimenez, Victor; Barbosa, Castro; Mendes, Nicolau; Ferreira, Betania. "A Movement to Prevent Ocean Pollution", Africa Sea Turtle Newsletter, 2021, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f4099de727c9b747f81d4b1/t/61cdd563476ad24119740c8e/1640879474023/African+Sea+Turtle+Newsletter+%2317.pdf.
Report
  1. Ferreira, Betania; Vieira, Sara; Barbosa, Castro; Posto-Merba, Isnaba; Nuno, Ana. 2020. Comportamentos e percepções das comunidades locais da Guiné-Bissau sobre as tartarugas marinhas e o seu contexto social, económico e cultural..
  2. Ferreira, Betania; Vieira, Sara. 2019. Report on the sea turtles actual state in the Island of São Tomé.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Ferreira, Betania. "Nesting habitat preferences and nest predation of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea Bissau.". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/7662.
  2. Ferreira, Betania. "Feeding ecology of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, at Ra’s Al Hadd, Arabian Sea, Sultanate of Oman". Degree, Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, 2002.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2014/04/11 Marine Turtle Research and Conservation in the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea Bissau Africa Meeting at the Proceedings of the 34th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, New Orleans, EUA.
International Sea Turtle Society (New Orleans, United States)
2009/02/17 Marine Turtle Research and Conservation in Soyo, Northern Angola. Africa Meeting at the Proceedings of the 29th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Brisbane, Australia.
International Sea Turtle Society (Brisbane, Australia)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2020/09/01 - 2021/11/30 Nesting habitat preferences of Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, in Sao Tome Island, West Africa
Co-supervisor
 Marine Biology (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2019/06/03 Evaluation of the impact of artisanal fisheries on sea turtles on São Tomé Island, Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Co-supervisor
 Master Degree of Management of Marine Resources within the International Master in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea) (Master)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2018/02/27 - Current Associação Programa Tatô President of the Board
2010/09/14 - 2015/03/31 ATM - Associação para a Proteção, Pesquisa e Conservação das TartarugasMarinhas nos Países Lusófonos, Portugal Board Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2002 - Current Member of the International Sea Turtle Society
Member
2010/08/04 - 2018/02/28 Scientific Committee member of ATM, Protection, Research and Conservation of Sea Turtles in Portuguese speaking countries, advising and supporting all research and conservation projects, mainly in São Tomé and Príncipe.
Member
 ATM, Associação para a Proteção, Pesquisa e Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas nos países lusófonos, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2021 Tusk Conservation Award
2009 Archie Carr Best Student Presentation Award - Best Conservation Poster
International Sea Turtle Society, United States