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.
The 31st APDR Congress, which took place from 26 to 28 June 2024 at the School of Technology and Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, brought together experts to debate ‘Regional Innovation Ecosystems and Sustainable Development’. The talks addressed regional strategies to promote collaborative innovation and sustainability. One of the Keynote Speakers was Lívia…
As part of the celebrations of CETRAD’s 20 years, the CETRAD Agri-Food and Socio-Ecological Systems (AgriSES) group is organising the Seminar dedicated to Sustainable value chains & identity of territories. The event takes place on 26 October, in online format, with sessions scheduled between 9.30am and 3.30pm. Participate via the link https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/81067572161.
CETRAD team is actively engaged in the workshop “Research Infrastructures Towards Agroecological Transition” Workshop Focus: As part of the AgroServ project and the goals of Work Package 5, the workshop will delve into three critical topics into 3 Working Sessions: See the full agenda at this link (accessible to internal users only)
It has just been released at the scientific journal EuroChoices the Special Issue Designing Evidence-based Farm Advisory Policies for Sustainable Transition organised by the multi-actor team of AgriLink H2020 project (2017-2021). UTAD, through CETRAD researchers contribution, including PhD students, had a significant participation in this project, coordinating the working package on the “Innovation case studies…
Research Grant — R&D activities to be carried out by students enrolled in an integrated master’s, master’s, doctoral or non-academic degree course, Art. 6, Regulation No. 950/2019 of the FCT – BI/UTAD/47/2023 (1 position). Application deadline 12th October 2023 https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/149689
On the 24th of October, CETRAD also joined the celebration of the International Regional Information Day aiming to raise awareness of the importance of regional information for local development. CETRAD’s team organised an event entitled “Green Transition and Regional Well-being in the Interior of Portugal: the Perspectives of the Local Stakeholders” at UTAD. The roundtable…
