Albano Augusto Figueiredo Rodrigues is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography and Tourism of the University of Coimbra (Portugal) and an integrated member of the Centre of Studies in Geography and Spatial Planning (CEGOT). He holds a Ph.D. in Physical Geography (biogeography) and conducts research on vegetation dynamics, land-use change, ecosystem resilience, and the impacts of climate change at the landscape scale. He has extensive experience in supervising master’s and doctoral research and has participated in several national and international research projects focused on environmental change, wildfire risk, and spatial analysis of ecosystems. His work contributes to the understanding of how territorial processes influence ecosystem services and environmental risk. He has published peer-reviewed scientific articles and collaborates internationally in projects related to climate adaptation and landscape management.