On 8 October, ECO held a debate on the role of the economy in defending and valuing the forest, at the Belém Cultural Centre. The event, which was attended by the Secretary of State for Forests Rui Ladeira, also saw the presentation of the ECOFOR.PT study – Economic Valorisation of the Goods and Services of Portugal’s Forest Ecosystems, by UTAD university professor and CETRAD director Lívia Madureira.
Researcher Alberto Akiki is developing an innovative study on einkorn wheat, promoting healthy food and sustainable agricultural practices. 🍞🌱The project was selected to receive support from the Research Infrastructures (RI) services of the European consortium AgroSERV, which promotes research into agri-food sustainability and the agro-ecological transition. UTAD SocioEconomics, through CETRAD, is collaborating in this initiative,…
Research on the reception of refugees in low-density territories (TBD, 2017-2024), carried out at CETRAD, was presented at the 1st Meeting on Challenges and Policies for the Integration of Migrants, held at UTAD on 17 January 2025. Four central ideas can be deduced from this research: (i) the existence of structural problems, especially at the…
The CETRAD team is leading the setup and implementation of the five territorially-based living labs being established by the LivingSoiLL — Healthy Soil to Permanent Crops Living Labs project. LivingSoiLL brings together 50 partners from Portugal, France, Spain, Italy, and Poland. The project will be developed across 54 months, based on a transdisciplinary approach, involving…
On the 12th April, within the framework of CETRAD’s 20th anniversary celebrations, the Tourism and Sustainability research group CETRAD will organise a session on Tourism and Sustainable development in low density territories. Morning session: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/94463899479?pwd=dXcrdk9tckwrYkszS21keUlYeWpaUT09Afternoon session: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/91212926294?pwd=bHRQNS9EbnBhYi9INncwVFNBWEdqdz09
The National Institute of Administration, I. P. (INA) organised the webINAr ‘INA Prize – Best Research in Public Administration’ on 20 November. (INA) held the webINAr ‘INA Award – Best Research in Public Administration’ on 20 November, an online event that highlighted studies that won awards in the first three editions of the prestigious recognition.Paulo…
On Friday, April 4th 2025, AgroServ had its second annual review meeting in Brussels! The AgroServ Management Board wishes to thank our Project Officer Gustavo Naumann and Dóra Drexler, Managing Director of the Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (ÖMKi) who is providing her expertise in evaluating the advancements of our project. The meeting provided…
