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Berta Cumbane is an agronomist engineer, with a master's degree in management and conservation of natural resources from the Superior Institute of Agronomy of the University of Lisbon. Currently, Berta Cumbane is a research fellow by FCT, pursuing a Ph.D. in Sustainable Land Use, specializing in agronomic engineering.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Berta Cumbane

Citation names

  • Cumbane, Berta

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A216-93E4-CA89
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8968-6664

Email addresses

  • blcumbane@gmail.com (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 913117690 (Personal)
  • (+258) 829634310 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua de São Lourenço Nacente 20, 6ºA, 2825-022, Almada, Setubal, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agronomy
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Soil Science
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/11/22 - 2022/11/30
Concluded
 Técnico Especialista em Gestão de Redes e Sistemas Informáticos (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Major in CET
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
2012/03/19
Concluded
 Gestão e Conservação de Recursos Naturais (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
"Aplicação de sistemas de informação geográfica para a determinação do potencial natural de erosão dos solos no distrito de Sussundenga - Moçambique" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2010/10/11 - 2011/01/31
Concluded
 Graduação Profissional em SIG (Outros)
Major in Sistemas de Informação Geográfica
GeoPoint, Portugal
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2008/08/20
Concluded
 Engenharia Agronómica (Licenciatura)
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Faculdade de Agronomia e Engenharia Florestal, Mozambique
"Identificação de Locais Potenciais para a colecta de água da chuva na Bacia do Limpopo" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/02/12 - 2023/10/30 Trainee Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Zambeze, Mozambique
Faculdade de Engenharia Ambiental e dos Recursos Naturais, Mozambique

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2012/03/01 - 2012/07/30 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) VerdeAzul Consult Lda, Mozambique

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2008/09 - 2009/09 Engenheiro Agrónomo Júnior MozFer Industrias Alimentares SA, Mozambique
MozFer Industrias Alimentares SA, Mozambique
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. L. A. Gomes; J. Costa; B. Cumbane; M. Abias; J. R. A. Pires; V. G. L. Souza; F. Santos; A. L. Fernando. "Combating Climate Change with Phytoremediation. Is It Possible?". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-26849-6_52
Conference paper
  1. Cumbane, B.; Alves, I.; Mata, A.; Gomes, L.; Costa, J.; Zanetti, F.; Monti, A.; Alexopoulou, E.; Fernando, A.L.. "Production potential of hibiscus Cannabinus L. In marginal lands of tropical regions". 2021.
  2. Costa, J.; Gomes, L.; Abias, M.; German , F.; Cumbane, B.; Zanetti, F.; Monti, A.; Fernando, A.L.. "Phytoremediation potential of oilseed crops for heavy metal contaminated soils". 2021.
  3. Cumbane, B.; Costa, J.; Gussule, M.; Gomes, L.; Rodrigues, C.; Souza, V.G.L.; Fernando, A.L.. "Is the production of kenaf in heavy metal contaminated soils a sustainable option?". 2020.
    10.1201/9780429289798-81
  4. Cumbane, B.; Gomes, L.; Costa, J.; Rodrigues, C.; Zanetti, F.; Monti, A.; Alexopoulou, E.; Fernando, A.L.. "Comparing the growth and yield of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) produced in two different climatic types in soils contaminated by zinc, copper, chromium and lead". 2020.
  5. Cumbane, B.; Gomes, L.; Costa, J.; Araújo, H.; Cunha, J.; Pires, J.; Rodrigues, C.; Wang, Y.-F.; Fernando, A.L.. "Performance of three cultivars of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus l.) in zinc and chromium contaminated soils". 2019.
  6. Gomes, L.; Cumbane, B.; Costa, J.; Pires, J.; Rodrigues, C.; Santos, F.; Zanetti, F.; Monti, A.; Fernando, A.L.. "Phytoremediation potential of the perennial crops giant reed and switchgrass to soils contaminated with heavy metals". 2019.
  7. Cumbane, B.; Gomes, L.; Costa, J.; Cunha, J.; Araújo, H.; Pires, J.; Rodrigues, C.; et al. "Understanding the potential of kenaf in heavy metals contaminated soils". 2019.
Journal article
  1. Berta Cumbane. "Switchgrass and Giant Reed Energy Potential when Cultivated in Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils". Energies 15 15 (2022): 5538-5538. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15155538.
    10.3390/en15155538
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Cumbane, Berta Lúcia. "Aplicação de sistemas de informação geográfica para a determinação do potencial natural de erosão dos solos no distrito de Sussundenga - Moçambique". Master, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/5281.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2018/07/05 Understanding the potential of energy crops in heavy metals contaminated soils 12th World Congress on Biofuels and Bioenergy & 13th Global Summit and Expo on Biomass and Bioenergy
Conference Series llc Ltd (Zurique, Switzerland)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/09/16 - 2019/09/27 Aquisição de bases conceituais para compreender a importância de mudanças climáticas, vulnerabilidade e adaptação e opções de mitigação para melhorar a segurança alimentar.
Workshop
 International short course on Climate change and food securit nexus 2019
Wageningen University, Netherlands
2019/01/28 - 2019/02/08 Fornecimento de ferramentas práticas e participativas que permitem a compreensão aprofundada das interligações entre as mudanças climáticas, a segurança alimentar e a gestão de recursos naturais.
Workshop
 Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) in Food Security and Natural Resources Management
Makerere University, Uganda
2018/09/09 - 2018/09/15 Experiência prática e treinamento em técnicas de eco-fisiologia de plantas
Workshop
 Field Techniques Workshop
Plant Environmental Physiology Group, United Kingdom

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2022/05/09 - 2022/05/12 30th edition of the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Marselha
2021/04/26 - 2021/04/29 29th EUBCE European Biomass Conference & Exhibition Online
2020/07/06 - 2020/07/09 28th EUBCE European Biomass Conference & Exhibition Marselha