Livia Madurerira, director of CETRAD, was interviewed by the ECO newspaper in a special feature on Portuguese forests, highlighting the ECOFOR project of which CETRAD was a part. Livia Madureira warns of the need to invest in forest prevention and management in a sustainable and efficient way and emphasises the importance of solutions to guarantee the future of Portuguese forests.
CETRAD organised a World Café event on the 20th of June at the inspiring environment of Quinta do Paço to evaluate the main strengths and weaknesses of the centre and identify the main priorities for the future. Over 30 participants, integrated and collaborative members, PhD students and researchers shared their views and ideas regarding 4…
José Rosário, a PhD student at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and a researcher at Cetrad – Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies, is developing a model to facilitate the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in sub-Saharan Africa.https://www.90segundosdeciencia.pt/…/ep-1818-jose-rosario/
Lina Lourenço-Gomes, Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro and researcher at CETRAD, was interviewed for the 90 Seconds of Science programme.She outlined the profile of the Portuguese sparkling wine consumer. Link: http://tinyurl.com/y6pmyzm6
CETRAD researcher Lívia Madureira participated in the kick-off meeting on Agroecology DemeterWatch Working Group, held in July 12-13th, organised by the RI (research infrastructure) LifeWatch ERIC ICT-CORE Premises in Seville, Spain. DemeterWatch, cementing Agroecology as one of the infrastructure’s key activities run through many projects including AgroServ (Integrated SERVices supporting a sustainable AGROecological transition, funded under the…
UTAD, through the CETRAD, will organize next ESEE 2025, the 27th European Seminar on Extension & Education, in Vila Real, Portugal. CETRAD researcher Lívia Madureira will chair the ESEE steering Committee between September 2023 and ESEE2025. ESEE will be back to the UTAD after 34 years, where CETRAD founders Artur Cristóvão, José Portela, and Alberto…
The management of CETRAD, together with the management of DESG, is promoting a cycle of advanced training in the Advanced Short Courses model. The main target groups are doctoral students and researchers at CETRAD. The first will take place in a double session, on October 20 and 27, at 4pm in auditorium B0.02 of the…
