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After the degree in biology and master on natural resource management, I have been mainly involved in the creation and development of European cooperation projects in the area of restoration of freshwater ecosystems, both at National, European and International level (China). I highlight the experience of more than 15 years with multidisciplinary teams from different universities and national and foreign public entities in freshwater ecosystems I emphasize the experience in team management and added value in international experience as an expert on the Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and the Ramsar Convention. On the past 6 years I have been coordinating the area of "Restoration, Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity" of the China Europe Water Platform. Also of relevancy is the recent public work on Towards a legal definition of ecological restoration: Reviewing international, European and Member States' case law (RECIEL 1- 15. doi:10.1111/reel.12476). I am an invited member of Society for Ecological Restoration Law group, contributing to the revision of new proposal of Nature Restoration law. I am responsible for the launch and implementation of the Water Restoration Commitment of UN Water Conference - https://sdgs.un.org/partnerships/commitment-water-restoration. Relevant works for the job position are highlighted in yellow.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Isabel da Silva Mendes
Date of birth
1975/07/19
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Mendes, Ana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3C19-8102-2851
Researcher Id
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ana_Mendes27

Email addresses

  • aimendes@uevora.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 931136897 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Departamento de Biologia Universidade de Évora Pólo da Mitra Apartado 94 , 7002-554, Évora, Évora, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Freshwater Biology
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Freshwater Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ornithology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ornithology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Italian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021 - 2021
Concluded
Management of conflicts (Outros)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2018/04/16 - 2018/04/20
Concluded
Drawing on the Rigth Side of the Brain - Draw (Outros)
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, United States
2017 - 2017
Concluded
Desenvolvimento e submissão de projetos LIFE (Outros)
Major in Ambiente, Clima e Conservação da Natureza
Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, Portugal
2012/09/19 - 2016/12/21
Concluded
Biologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"The use of riparian forest as ecological corridors by passerine birds in the South of Portugal https://dspace.uevora.pt/rdpc/bitstream/10174/20955/1/Tese%20vers%C3%A3o%20final%20%20vf%20cor.pdf " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
approved with unanimous praise and distinction
2011/09/21 - 2012/10/10
Concluded
Gestão de Recursos Naturais (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
"Management and Conservation of rivers and wetlands - restoration and cooperation as management tools file:///C:/Users/DBIO/Downloads/tese%20final%20Ana%20Mendes%20(1).pdf " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2011 - 2011
Concluded
Production of raparian plants for restoration purposes (Outros)
Major in Engenharia florestal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2010 - 2010
Concluded
STF5 - Multivariate Analysis (Outros)
Major in STF5 - Multivariate Analysis
StaftSoft, Portugal
2008 - 2008
Concluded
Bioengineering in Mediterranean Landscapes (Outros)
Spanish Association of Landscape and Bioengeneering, Spain
2007 - 2007
Concluded
River Restoration (Outros)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
2007 - 2007
Concluded
Financing models of the 7th Framework Program (Outros)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2006 - 2006
Concluded
Interpretation Planning Educational Programme Development (Outros)
Wetlands and Wildfowl Trust, United Kingdom
2006 - 2006
Concluded
Introducing to Distance Sampling (Outros)
University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
2006 - 2006
Concluded
Analyzing Biological and Environmental Data - Using Multivariate Methods (Outros)
Highlands Statistics Ltd , United Kingdom
2005 - 2005
Concluded
Analyzing Biological and Environmental data - Using Univariate Statistics (Outros)
Highlands Statistics Ltd , United Kingdom
2003 - 2003
Concluded
Certificate of Pedagogic Competences - European level (Título de especialista)
Nova Etapa, Portugal
2002 - 2002
Concluded
Methodologies for the Development of Wetlands Management Plans (Outros)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, United Kingdom
2000 - 2000
Concluded
Scientific Illustratiton (Outros)
Atelier Pedro Salgado, Portugal
1994/09/15 - 1998/12/18
Concluded
Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Recursos Animais Terrestres
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Madeiran Storm Petrel feeding ecology" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2016/04/01 - 2017/12/31 Science and Technology Management Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/01/06 - 2015/12/31 Science and Technology Management Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2014/12/01 - 2015/05/01 Science and Technology Management Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009/06/01 - 2012/11/30 Science and Technology Management Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
1999/07/01 - 2000/12/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
1998 - 1999 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2018/04/17 - 2018/04/17 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
1999/09/01 - 2004/06/15 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution
Employer
2002/01/01 - 2003/01/01 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Instituto de Conservação da Natureza e Florestas, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2005/05/02 - 2008/06/02 Responsável e coordenadora do Projeto Interreg IIIC Ripidurable Câmara Municipal de Alpiarça, Portugal
Câmara Municipal de Alpiarça, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023 - Current SD-WISHEES project
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Ongoing
2022 - Current REWET - REstoration of WETlands to minimise emissions and maximise carbon uptake. A strategy for long-term climate mitigation
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Ongoing
2022 - Current Water4All - Water security for the planet
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/04/01 - 2022/03/31 Lot 1 - Water Management and Ecological Security
Lot 1/2018
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Delegação da União Europeia em Pequim
Ongoing
2018/04/01 - 2022/03/31 Lot 5 - Horizontal Activities of the China Europe Water Platform
Lot5/2018
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Delegação da União Europeia em Pequim
Ongoing
2009/06/01 - 2012/11/30 RICOVER - RICOVERy of rivers in European Southwest
Other
INTERREG IVC
Concluded
2004 - 2008 Ripidurable- Sustainable Management of Riparian Zones
Other
Câmara Municipal de Alpiarça, Portugal
INTERREG IVC
Concluded
1999 - 1999 Saramugo - A conservation strategy for Anaecypris Hispanica
LIFE97 NAT/P/004075
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Concluded
1998 - 1999 Management of Protected Marine Areas
LIFE98 NAT/P/005275
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Mendes, Ana; João Eduardo Rabaça; Daniel Arizpe. Zonas Ribeirinhas Sustentáveis: um guia de gestão. Lisbon, Portugal: ISAPRESS. 2009.
    Editor
  2. Mendes, Ana; João Eduardo Rabaça. Sustainable Riparian zones: a management guide. Valencia, Spain: Generalitat Valenciana. 2008.
    Published • Editor
  3. Mendes, Ana; João Eduardo Rabaça; Daniel Arizpe. Areas de Ribera Sostenibles: una guia para su gestion. Valenciana, Spain: Generalitat Valenciana. 2008.
    Published • Editor
  4. Mendes, Ana; Rabaça, J.E; Daniel Arizpe. Sustainable Riparian Zones – A management Guide. 2008.
    Published
  5. Mendes, Ana. Lagoa de Albufeira: um contributo para a sua gestão - Lagoa de Albufeira: a contribute to the management. Lisbon, Portugal: ICN - Instituto de Conservação da Natureza. 2004.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Mendes, Ana. "Chapter 6: Options for governance and decision-making across scales and sectors". In The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Europe and Central Asia., 661-802. Bonn, Germany: IPBES - Intergovernamental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 2018.
    Published
  2. Mendes, Ana. "Planning". In Sustainable Riparian Zones: a management guide, 164-167. Valencia, Spain: Generalitat Valenciana, 2008.
    Published
  3. Mendes, Ana. "Project design". In Sustainable Riparian Zones – A management Guide, 171-176. Valencia, Spain: Generalitat Valenciana, 2008.
    Published
  4. Mendes, Ana. "A Single Landowner in a Rural Area: Paul da Goucha Mitigation Project". In Sustainable Riparian Zones – A management Guide, 220-243. Valencia, Spain: Generalitat Valenciana, 2008.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Mendes, Ana. "The Need for a legal definition of "restoration"". Paper presented in Proceedings of the European Environmental Law Forum Conference, Leipzig, 2023.
    Published
  2. Mendes, Ana; João Rabaça; Fabião, A.; Lee, J.; Hernandez, L; Badoz, L; Slobodian, L.; et al. "Towards a legal definition of ecological restoration: reviewing international, European and Chinese legal instruments and case law". Paper presented in Proceedings of the XVIII World Water Congress, Beiing, 2023.
    Published
  3. Mendes, Ana. "Towards a legal definition of ecological restoration: reviewing international, European and Chinese legal instruments and case law". Paper presented in Proceedings of the World Congress on Ecological Restoration, Darwin, 2023.
    Published
  4. Mendes, Ana; João Eduardo Rabaça. "Comparing Policy Mixes and Freshwater Ecosystem Restoration Practices Results in Europe and China". Paper presented in European Ecological Federation (EEF). Lisbon, Portugal., Lisbon, 2019.
    Published
  5. Mendes, Ana; André Fabião. "Requalificação Ambiental de uma Zona Degradada do Paúl da Goucha". Paper presented in 8º Congresso Florestal Nacional – Floresta em Português, Raízes do Futuro. Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências Florestais. 11-14 outubro. Viana do Castelo. Pp. 77, Viana do Castelo, 2017.
  6. Mendes, Ana; João Eduardo Rabaça; Bayinbaoligao. "The role of China Europe cooperation in the development of restoration practices". Paper presented in SER 2015 World Conference on Ecological Restoration – Manchester, UK, Manchester, 2015.
    Published
  7. Mendes, Ana. "Soil Bioengineering application in river restoration projects: case studies from Southern Portugal.". Paper presented in European River Restoration Conference (ERRC). Vienna. Austria., Vienna, 2014.
    Published
  8. Mendes, Ana. "Problems, pitfalls and opportunities of river restoration project implementation: Ripidurable and Ricover case studies". Paper presented in European River Restoration Conference (ERRC)., Vienna, 2014.
    Published
  9. Mendes, Ana. "Spatial genetic structure across a latitudinal gradient in Mediterranean riparian forests: environmental and anthropogenic correlates". Paper presented in 11th INTECOL Congress, Ecology: Into the next 100 years, London, 2013.
    Published
  10. Mendes, Ana. "Recuperation of a Degraded Area: The Paúl da Goucha Environmental Restoration Project (Alpiarça, Portugal).". Paper presented in Internacional Congress Bioengineering and Land Management - New Challenges, Cascais (Portugal)., 2012.
    Published
  11. Mendes, Ana; Carla Faria; André Fabião; Maria Teresa Ferreira. "The importance of Interregional cooperation on river restoration: Ripidurable and Ricover case studies". Paper presented in 7th SER European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Avignon, 2010.
  12. Mendes, Ana; João Eduardo Rabaça; carlos Godnho; Jean Roché; Bruno Faivre; Benard Frochot. "Birds as bio-indicators and as tools to evaluate restoration measures". Paper presented in s 7th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Avignon, 2010.
    Published
  13. Mendes, Ana; Carla Faria; André Fabião; Maria Teresa Ferreira. "The Ripidurable Project: Sustainable Management of Riparian Areas". Paper presented in The Ripidurable Project: Sustainable Management of Riparian Areas, Avignon, 2010.
    Published
  14. Mendes, Ana. "Projecto RIPIDURABLE – O exemplo de requalificação ecológica do Paul da Goucha.". Paper presented in XXI Jornadas de Fitosociologia, Conservación y Restauración de Habitats Naturales y Salud Pública., 2007.
    Published
  15. Mendes, Ana. "PROYECTO RIPIDURABLE – Un ejemplo de rehabilitación ecológica del Humedal “Paul da Goucha”". Paper presented in Congress “La Ingeneria Biológica en la restauration de la Paisage Mediterrâneo”, AEIP., Valencia, 2007.
    Published
  16. Mendes, Ana. "PROJECTO RIPIDURABLE – GESTÃO SUSTENTADA DE FLORESTAS RIBEIRINHAS". Paper presented in Second Iberian Congress of Ecology, Lisbon, 2006.
    Published
  17. Mendes, Ana. "Existe uma estrutura avifaunística própria de galerias ribeirinhas no Sul de Portugal.". Paper presented in Second Iberian Congress of Ecology, Lisbon, 2006.
    Published
  18. Mendes, Ana. "The Ripidurable Project – sustainable management of riparian corridors: aims and prospects of bird studies". Paper presented in V Ornithology Congress. SPEA., Cascais, 2006.
    Published
  19. Mendes, Ana. "Food delivery to nestling Madeiran Storm Petrels at an Atlantic colony.". Paper presented in III Ornithology Congress. SPEA. 2001., Lisbon, 2001.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Mendes, Ana. "Wetland reclamation: The Paúl da Goucha case study". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2017, 2017.
Journal article
  1. Mendes, Ana; Camilla Sandström, Irene Ring, Roland Olschewski, Riccardo Simoncini, Christian Albert, Sevil Acar, Malkhaz Adeishvili,. "Mainstreaming biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people in Europe and Central Asia: insights from IPBES to inform the CBD post-2020 agenda". Ecosystems and People (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2022.2138553.
    Published
  2. Cao, P.; Xu, F.; Gao, S.; Baoligao, B.; Li, X.; Mu, X.; Mendes, A.; Shang, X.. "Experimental Study on the Impact of Pulsed Flow Velocity on the Scouring of Benthic Algae from a Mountainous River". Water 14 (2022): 3150. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14193150.
    Published
  3. Müller, H.; Hörbinger, S.; Franta, F.; Mendes, A.; Li, J.; Cao, P.; Baoligao, B.; Xu, F.; Rauch, H. "Hydromorphological Assessment as the Basis for Ecosystem Restoration in the Nanxi River Basin (China).". Land 11 (2022): 193. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020193.
    Published
  4. Mendes, Ana; Martínez Hernández, L, Badoz, L, Slobodian, L; Rabaça, J.E. "Towards a legal definition of ecological restoration: Reviewing international, European and Member States' case law". RECIEL (2022): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/reel.12476.
  5. Feio, M.J.; Hughes, R.M.; Callisto, M.; Nichols, S.J.; Odume, O.N.; Quintella, B.R.; Kuemmerlen, M.; Aguiar, F.C.; Almei. "The Biological Assessment and Rehabilitation of the World’s Rivers: An Overview". Water 13 (2021): 371. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13030371.
    Published
  6. JI X; SHU L; CHEN Z; MEI K; XU F; Baoligao B; Mendes A; ZHANG M; SHANG X.. "Quantitative identification of riverine nitrate sources and uncertainty analysis in the Nanxi River. China". Environmental Science 41(8) (2021): 3784-3791.
    Published
  7. Rodríguez-González, Patrícia Maria; Garcia, Cristina; Albuquerque, António; Monteiro-Henriques, Tiago; Faria, Carla; Guimarães, Joana B.; Mendonça, Diogo; et al. "A spatial stream-network approach assists in managing the remnant genetic diversity of riparian forests". (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/17856.
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43132-7
  8. Hughes, Samantha Jane; Santos, Jose; Ferreira, Teresa; Mendes, Ana. "Evaluating the Response of Biological Assemblages as Potential Indicators for Restoration Measures in an Intermittent Mediterranean River". Environmental Management 46 2 (2010): 285-301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-010-9521-3.
    10.1007/s00267-010-9521-3
  9. Hughes, Samantha Jane; Santos, José Maria; Ferreira, Maria Teresa; Caraça, Rute; Mendes, Ana M.. "Ecological assessment of an intermitent Mediterranean river using community structure and function: evaluating the role of different organism groups". (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/9025.
    10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02253.x
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Mendes, Ana. "The use of riparian forests as ecological corridors by passerine birds in the South of Portugal". PhD, Universidade de Évora, 2016.
  2. Mendes, Ana. "Management and conservation of Rivers and wetlands – Restoration and Cooperation as management tools". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, 2012.
  3. Mendes, Ana. "Madeiran storm petrel (Oceanodroma castro) feeding ecology". Degree, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 1998.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019 River Chief System and Water Framework Directive First EU-China Summit on Water. Ministry of Water Resources
(Beiing, China)
2019 Ecological restoration and rehabilitation: standards and case studies from Europe. Xuzhou International Forum on Green Urban Development. UN Habitat.
(Xuzhou, China)
2016 European Perspective on restoration practices for the improvement of water quality and ecosystem services China-EU Conference on River Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration.
(China)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2023 - 2023 UN Water Conference Event - organization of off site event "Mainstreaming Ecological Restoration in freshwater ecosystems: insights from law, practice and research around the world” (2023 - 2023)
Meeting
2022 - 2022 World Water Forum. Organization one side events at Portuguese pavilion with the following topics “ International Cooperation & Restoration” and two oral presentations at the Chinese pavilion with the following titles “Alignment of EU-China Funding Schemes and Opportunities in the Water Sector” and “ International Cooperation & Restoration Common legal frameworks to get everyone on board”. Dakar. Senegal. (2022 - 2022)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2019/11/07 - 2019/11/09 Organization of the High Level Meeting of the China Europe Water Platform (2019/11/07 - 2019/11/09)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Ministério do Ambiente, Portugal
2016/11 - 2016/11 China-EU Conference on River Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration. Beijing, China. (2016/11 - 2016/11)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Delegação da União Europeia em Pequim, China

Ministério do Ambiente, Portugal
2015/08/23 - 2015/08/27 Symposium The role of China Europe cooperation in the development of restoration practices organized at the 5th World Conference of Ecological Restoration. Manchester. (2015/08/23 - 2015/08/27)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Organization of the China Europe Water Platform committee meeting at REPER PT in Brussels. Belgium. (2013 - 2013)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Ministério do Ambiente, Portugal
2012 - 2012 III River Restoration Days/Jornadas de Restauro Fluvial (2012 - 2012)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Bio-engineering Course. Fonte Benémola. Faro, Portugal (2011 - 2011)
Other (President of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Workshop Sustainable management and restoration of Mediterranean riparian zones: the importance of International cooperation at the 7th SER European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Avignon (França). (2010 - 2010)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Centre National de la Reserche Scientific, France
2008/04/02 - 2008/04/04 Bio-engineering Course. Alpiarça, Portugal (2008/04/02 - 2008/04/04)
Other (President of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Câmara Municipal de Alpiarça, Portugal

Associação Portuguesa de Engenharia Natural, Portugal
2008 - 2008 “The Ripidurable Project: Sustainable Management of Riparian Woods”. 2008. Final Ripidurable seminar, Higher Institute of Agronomy, Lisbon, Portugal. (2008 - 2008)
Seminar
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2006 - 2006 Seminar "River Restoration" (2006 - 2006)
Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2005 - 2005 Workshop methodologies for biological assemblages moitoring in rivers. Finding relationships between vegetation structure and bird community. (2005 - 2005)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2014/11 - 2025/01 Coordinator of the working group on “Restoration, Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity” of the China Europea Water Platform http://cewp.eu - responsible to facilitate the cooperation between Europe and China with direct contact with COM, via DG Env and Chinese and European partners, organization and engagement in International representation missions.
Coordinator
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2016 - 2024 Member of the Scientific Commitee of RAMSAR convention
Member
Ramsar Convention Bureau, Switzerland
2014 - 2018 Expert of IPBES– Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Regional Assessment Lead author for freshwater issues - https://ipbes.net/users/anamendes
Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/04/17 - 2020/04/17 Ecology of Ornithological Communities Biologia da Conservação (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Évora, Portugal