This page has only limited features, please log in for full access.

Prof. Rui Santos
CENSE – Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University, Lisbon, Portugal

Basic Info


Research Keywords & Expertise

0 Environmental Policy
0 sustainability assessment
0 Socio-Ecological Systems
0 circular economy
0 ecological economics

Honors and Awards

The user has no records in this section


Career Timeline

The user has no records in this section.


Short Biography

The user biography is not available.
Following
Followers
Co Authors
The list of users this user is following is empty.
Following: 0 users

Feed

Review
Published: 24 June 2021 in Nature Sustainability
Reads 0
Downloads 0

Ecological fiscal transfers (EFT) transfer public revenue between governments within a country based on ecological indicators. EFT can compensate subnational governments for the costs of conserving ecosystems and in principle can incentivize greater ecological conservation. We review established EFT in Brazil, Portugal, France, China and India, and emerging or proposed EFT in ten more countries. We analyse common themes related to EFT emergence, design and effects. EFT have grown rapidly from US$0.35 billion yr−1 in 2007 to US$23 billion yr−1 in 2020. We discuss the scope of opportunity to expand EFT to other countries by ‘greening’ intergovernmental fiscal transfers. The transfer of public funds between governments within a country based on ecological indicators is an emerging tool in environmental policy. A review of extant and proposed schemes identifies challenges and opportunities to expand the use of this instrument.

ACS Style

Jonah Busch; Irene Ring; Monique Akullo; Oyut Amarjargal; Maud Borie; Rodrigo S. Cassola; Annabelle Cruz-Trinidad; Nils Droste; Joko Tri Haryanto; Ulan Kasymov; Nataliia Viktorivna Kotenko; Ariunaa Lhkagvadorj; Felipe Luiz Lima De Paulo; Peter H. May; Anit Mukherjee; Sonny Mumbunan; Rui Santos; Luca Tacconi; Gracie Verde Selva; Madhu Verma; Xiaoxi Wang; Lu Yu; Kecen Zhou. A global review of ecological fiscal transfers. Nature Sustainability 2021, 1 -10.

AMA Style

Jonah Busch, Irene Ring, Monique Akullo, Oyut Amarjargal, Maud Borie, Rodrigo S. Cassola, Annabelle Cruz-Trinidad, Nils Droste, Joko Tri Haryanto, Ulan Kasymov, Nataliia Viktorivna Kotenko, Ariunaa Lhkagvadorj, Felipe Luiz Lima De Paulo, Peter H. May, Anit Mukherjee, Sonny Mumbunan, Rui Santos, Luca Tacconi, Gracie Verde Selva, Madhu Verma, Xiaoxi Wang, Lu Yu, Kecen Zhou. A global review of ecological fiscal transfers. Nature Sustainability. 2021; ():1-10.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Jonah Busch; Irene Ring; Monique Akullo; Oyut Amarjargal; Maud Borie; Rodrigo S. Cassola; Annabelle Cruz-Trinidad; Nils Droste; Joko Tri Haryanto; Ulan Kasymov; Nataliia Viktorivna Kotenko; Ariunaa Lhkagvadorj; Felipe Luiz Lima De Paulo; Peter H. May; Anit Mukherjee; Sonny Mumbunan; Rui Santos; Luca Tacconi; Gracie Verde Selva; Madhu Verma; Xiaoxi Wang; Lu Yu; Kecen Zhou. 2021. "A global review of ecological fiscal transfers." Nature Sustainability , no. : 1-10.

Books book
Published: 19 May 2021 in River Basin Management
Reads 0
Downloads 0

Beyond tools to support the conceptualization and the operation of systems to respond to water demand in adequate quantity and quality at reasonable costs, what is needed nowadays are tools that include not only these important technical and economical aspects but also consider the social and ecological dimensions of water resources management in a sustainable perspective, within a river basin. A dynamic model able to integrate quantitative and qualitative data and relationships between technical, ecological, economic and social driving forces, typical of water resources management problems, is under development. Knowing how these cause-effect relationships impact water and water-dependent resources, a set of exploratory scenarios may be evaluated. This framework relies upon the active involvement of all affected parties - the stakeholders in a number of workshops and is being applied to the Arade river basin, in the Southwest of Portugal. Such a tool may be a valuable contribution for the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive in Portugal, in particular for the production of management plans for each river basin by 2009. This will support the formulation of sustainable governance strategies for the river basin.

ACS Style

P. Antão da Silva; J.S. Rocha; M.P. Antunes; Rui Santos; D. Borrego. Sustainable river basin management: a dynamic model. River Basin Management 2021, 151 -161.

AMA Style

P. Antão da Silva, J.S. Rocha, M.P. Antunes, Rui Santos, D. Borrego. Sustainable river basin management: a dynamic model. River Basin Management. 2021; ():151-161.

Chicago/Turabian Style

P. Antão da Silva; J.S. Rocha; M.P. Antunes; Rui Santos; D. Borrego. 2021. "Sustainable river basin management: a dynamic model." River Basin Management , no. : 151-161.

Full paper
Published: 29 April 2021 in Circular Economy and Sustainability
Reads 0
Downloads 0

This paper describes a collaborative process engaging key stakeholders to co-create a shared vision for 2035 and a roadmap for action to support a circular economy transition in the packaging of the food and beverages sector in Portugal. Although the need to engage stakeholders is widely acknowledged, few collaborative initiatives can be found in the literature for scoping and visioning of circular economy strategies. Three main stages are broadly proposed to conduct a participatory scoping and visioning process, including the conduction of exploratory interviews and a collaborative visioning workshop supported by desk-based research. Engaging agents from across the value chain and from critical knowledge fields allowed to create a common understanding of major challenges, opportunities, and key circular strategies to implement towards a desired vision of the future. Five main areas of action were identified: innovation and research, new business models; eco-design; marketing and communication; and regulation and incentives. This work allowed to draw useful lessons for the sector: (i) there is a great potential of circularity in the food and beverages packaging sector; (ii) the engaged stakeholders have the will to continue collaborating. Regarding the proposed process: (i) a process of this nature allows the co-creation of a shared vision and the definition of a roadmap to achieve it and (ii) engaging stakeholders from all the value chain in structured discussions and collaborative exercises may contribute to promote social learning and knowledge co-creation. Some limitations can be pointed out; an important one is the dependency on stakeholders’ engagement, which could bring additional challenges when implementing a process of this nature. Although the process can be applied in different contexts and sectors, the obtained results are specific for this sector in the Portuguese context.

ACS Style

Rita Lopes; Rui Santos; Nuno Videira; Paula Antunes. Co-creating a Vision and Roadmap for Circular Economy in the Food and Beverages Packaging Sector. Circular Economy and Sustainability 2021, 1 -21.

AMA Style

Rita Lopes, Rui Santos, Nuno Videira, Paula Antunes. Co-creating a Vision and Roadmap for Circular Economy in the Food and Beverages Packaging Sector. Circular Economy and Sustainability. 2021; ():1-21.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Rita Lopes; Rui Santos; Nuno Videira; Paula Antunes. 2021. "Co-creating a Vision and Roadmap for Circular Economy in the Food and Beverages Packaging Sector." Circular Economy and Sustainability , no. : 1-21.

Journal article
Published: 03 February 2021 in Land
Reads 0
Downloads 0

The majority of Europeans live in cities, where parks as components of Urban Green Spaces (UGSs) play an important role in well-being and the provision of ecosystem services (ES). UGSs are especially relevant for the implementation of the United Nations (UN) Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals “Good health and wellbeing” (Goal 3) and “Sustainable cities and communities” (Goal 11). This study focused on ES use and users’ motives, which were surveyed during visits at central parks in the cities Leipzig, Coimbra and Vilnius. Park visitors used 17 different ES, dominated by physical interactions such as walking or biking, followed by experiential and aesthetical ES and ES linked to social relations. Age of visitors, cultural setting and distance to homes influenced ES use in the parks differently in each city, limiting the transferability of park­–user behaviour or motivations across different spatial and cultural contexts. Results also indicate that aligning sustainability objectives and usability, good accessibility of urban parks plays a central role and encourages the use of non-motorized or public transport for park visits. Concrete information about UGS user motivation and behaviour generated in this and similar studies contributes to convert the UN Agenda 2030 strategies at the municipal level into sustainability and user-oriented design and management of UGS.

ACS Style

Jörg Priess; Luis Pinto; Ieva Misiune; Julia Palliwoda. Ecosystem Service Use and the Motivations for Use in Central Parks in Three European Cities. Land 2021, 10, 154 .

AMA Style

Jörg Priess, Luis Pinto, Ieva Misiune, Julia Palliwoda. Ecosystem Service Use and the Motivations for Use in Central Parks in Three European Cities. Land. 2021; 10 (2):154.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Jörg Priess; Luis Pinto; Ieva Misiune; Julia Palliwoda. 2021. "Ecosystem Service Use and the Motivations for Use in Central Parks in Three European Cities." Land 10, no. 2: 154.

Journal article
Published: 23 January 2021 in Land
Reads 0
Downloads 0

Cattle grazing and fire are common types of management on natural ecosystems, generating several threats to the conservation of native vegetation (e.g., changes in species richness, cover, and abundance, mainly of bovine-palatable species). In this work, we analysed the response of the structure and composition of vegetation managed with different cattle stocking rates and fire in the savanna ecosystems of Colombia. The study was located in the eastern area of the Llanos region, where savannas were subjected to grazing and burning. Regarding grazing, we classified the area according to the cattle stocking rate (Bos indicus ~300 kg): NG = non-grazed, LS = low stocking rate (0.5 ind ha−1 yr−1), and HS = high stocking rate (1.0 ind ha−1 yr−1). Controlled artificial burning was applied in all the area at the beginning of the study, and surveys were conducted in the same plots at pre-burn (t0) and four post-burn times (t1, t2, t3, t4), at 15, 45, 75 and 105 days after burning. Vegetation composition (species list, life-form, palatability) and structure (bare soil and vascular plant ground covers, species height and richness) were recorded at each sampling. Data were compared through ANOVAs and multivariate analyses. We found 53 species in total: 26 in the pre-burn treatment and 44 in the post-burn treatments, detecting an increase of 18 species considering all treatments. Seven natives and two exotic species represented the dominant cover (>50%). LS and HS had the highest number of palatable species in t0 (seven species) compared with NG (two species), but this became similar after burning (14 species in NG, 12 in LS, and 11 in HS). ANOVAs and multivariate analyses showed that plant assemblages were significantly different according to the grazing treatment, and more homogeneous in pre-burn than in post-burn periods. Cattle grazing favored higher covers of dominant palatable species (e.g., Axonopus purpusii) compared with NG, but many native species with high palatability only recovered within the system after burning. In the context of the current management proposals, the search for new alternatives other than intensive cattle grazing and burning is needed to reconcile human production activities, international commitments against climate change and biodiversity conservation in the savanna landscapes.

ACS Style

Alejandro Huertas Herrera; Brigitte L. G. Baptiste Ballera; Mónica D. R. Toro-Manríquez; María V. Lencinas; Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur; Hugoberto Huertas Ramírez. Changes in Vegetation of Flooded Savannas Subject to Cattle Grazing and Fire in Plains of Colombia. Land 2021, 10, 108 .

AMA Style

Alejandro Huertas Herrera, Brigitte L. G. Baptiste Ballera, Mónica D. R. Toro-Manríquez, María V. Lencinas, Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur, Hugoberto Huertas Ramírez. Changes in Vegetation of Flooded Savannas Subject to Cattle Grazing and Fire in Plains of Colombia. Land. 2021; 10 (2):108.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Alejandro Huertas Herrera; Brigitte L. G. Baptiste Ballera; Mónica D. R. Toro-Manríquez; María V. Lencinas; Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur; Hugoberto Huertas Ramírez. 2021. "Changes in Vegetation of Flooded Savannas Subject to Cattle Grazing and Fire in Plains of Colombia." Land 10, no. 2: 108.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2021 in Ecology and Society
Reads 0
Downloads 0
ACS Style

Julia Palliwoda; Joerg A. Priess. What do people value in urban green? Linking characteristics of urban green spaces to users’ perceptions of nature benefits, disturbances, and disservices. Ecology and Society 2021, 26, 1 .

AMA Style

Julia Palliwoda, Joerg A. Priess. What do people value in urban green? Linking characteristics of urban green spaces to users’ perceptions of nature benefits, disturbances, and disservices. Ecology and Society. 2021; 26 (1):1.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Julia Palliwoda; Joerg A. Priess. 2021. "What do people value in urban green? Linking characteristics of urban green spaces to users’ perceptions of nature benefits, disturbances, and disservices." Ecology and Society 26, no. 1: 1.

Report
Published: 01 January 2021 in Open Science bij het INBO
Reads 0
Downloads 0
ACS Style

Floris Vanderhaeghe; Aaike De Wever; Lien Reyserhove; Peter Desmet; Thierry Onkelinx; Bart Goossens; Saskia Wanner; Gerrit Genouw; Lymke Janssens; Francis Turkelboom; Toon Van Daele. Open Science bij het INBO. Open Science bij het INBO 2021, 1 .

AMA Style

Floris Vanderhaeghe, Aaike De Wever, Lien Reyserhove, Peter Desmet, Thierry Onkelinx, Bart Goossens, Saskia Wanner, Gerrit Genouw, Lymke Janssens, Francis Turkelboom, Toon Van Daele. Open Science bij het INBO. Open Science bij het INBO. 2021; ():1.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Floris Vanderhaeghe; Aaike De Wever; Lien Reyserhove; Peter Desmet; Thierry Onkelinx; Bart Goossens; Saskia Wanner; Gerrit Genouw; Lymke Janssens; Francis Turkelboom; Toon Van Daele. 2021. "Open Science bij het INBO." Open Science bij het INBO , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 16 December 2020 in Land
Reads 0
Downloads 0

Green infrastructure is a strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural areas, including green and blue spaces and other ecosystems, designed and managed to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services at various scales. Apart from the ecological functions, green infrastructure, as a planning tool, contributes to social and economic benefits, leading to the achievement of sustainable, resilient, inclusive and competitive urban areas. Despite recent developments, there is still no consensus among researchers and practitioners regarding the concept of green infrastructure as well as its implementation approaches, which makes it often difficult for urban planners and other professionals in the field to develop a robust green infrastructure in some parts of the world. To address this issue, an integrative literature review was conducted to identify which green infrastructure planning principles should be acknowledged in spatial planning practices to promote sustainability and resilience. As a result of this literature review, the most common eight green infrastructure planning principles were selected—connectivity, multifunctionality, applicability, integration, diversity, multiscale, governance, and continuity. These principles intend to promote and simplify the development and use of green infrastructure by different academic and implementation organizations and provide a more defined model for sustainable landscape management in order to help practitioners and decision makers during the conceptualization and planning of green infrastructure.

ACS Style

Renato Monteiro; José C. Ferreira; Paula Antunes. Green Infrastructure Planning Principles: An Integrated Literature Review. Land 2020, 9, 525 .

AMA Style

Renato Monteiro, José C. Ferreira, Paula Antunes. Green Infrastructure Planning Principles: An Integrated Literature Review. Land. 2020; 9 (12):525.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Renato Monteiro; José C. Ferreira; Paula Antunes. 2020. "Green Infrastructure Planning Principles: An Integrated Literature Review." Land 9, no. 12: 525.

Journal article
Published: 03 December 2020 in Sustainability
Reads 0
Downloads 0

Flanders (Belgium) is one of the most densely populated regions in Europe. Intensive land use, widespread suburbanization, inadequate environmental qualities, and fragmentation everywhere deteriorate living conditions and put pressure on species and natural habitats. In the past, several governmental initiatives were launched to establish a coherent ecological network to improve the situation. Despite the set objectives, only a little progress was made. Therefore, to establish green infrastructure, a new approach that moves away from previous top-down and one-sided strategies is developed. Making use of Green Infrastructure as a boundary concept, interpretation was given through an open and participatory process. The core is the identification of common objectives (ecosystem services or other objectives/services), the selection of appropriate green infrastructure elements to support the services, and the co-design of a network taking the local socio-ecological realm into account. By applying the methodology in concrete urban and rural projects, we learned that establishing strong coalitions of stakeholders, obtaining and sharing reliable knowledge of the systems are key to an effective realization of green infrastructure.

ACS Style

Jasmien Smets; Geert De Blust; Wim Verheyden; Saskia Wanner; Maarten Van Acker; Francis Turkelboom. Starting a Participative Approach to Develop Local Green Infrastructure; from Boundary Concept to Collective Action. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10107 .

AMA Style

Jasmien Smets, Geert De Blust, Wim Verheyden, Saskia Wanner, Maarten Van Acker, Francis Turkelboom. Starting a Participative Approach to Develop Local Green Infrastructure; from Boundary Concept to Collective Action. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (23):10107.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Jasmien Smets; Geert De Blust; Wim Verheyden; Saskia Wanner; Maarten Van Acker; Francis Turkelboom. 2020. "Starting a Participative Approach to Develop Local Green Infrastructure; from Boundary Concept to Collective Action." Sustainability 12, no. 23: 10107.

Journal article
Published: 30 November 2020 in Parks
Reads 0
Downloads 0
ACS Style

Giulia Iannuzzi; João Mourato; Rui Santos. Towards a multidimensional framework to assess the social and ecological fit of institutional arrangements for private protected areas. Parks 2020, 7 -22.

AMA Style

Giulia Iannuzzi, João Mourato, Rui Santos. Towards a multidimensional framework to assess the social and ecological fit of institutional arrangements for private protected areas. Parks. 2020; (26.2):7-22.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Giulia Iannuzzi; João Mourato; Rui Santos. 2020. "Towards a multidimensional framework to assess the social and ecological fit of institutional arrangements for private protected areas." Parks , no. 26.2: 7-22.

Chapter
Published: 09 October 2020 in Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era
Reads 0
Downloads 0

The role of biodiversity in natural forests is critical as a regulator of ecosystem function, productivity, and provision of ecosystem services. The objective was to analyse the conservation value of Nothofagus forests in Southern Patagonia (Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego provinces), Argentina, through integration of maps of potential biodiversity (MPB) and human footprint (HFM), which can help to improve the natural reserve designs through the spatial prioritization of their conservation values. To achieve the, first we determine that the different forest types presented different species assemblage with specific ecological niche requirements which justify differential conservation or management strategies. We used understory plants as proxy, and we selected indicator species of the understory plants for the following analyses. With these species we produce the MPB, and we found that the occurrence of MPB differ from the pattern of HFM according to the different forest types. After that, we identify woodland patches with special values of MPB and low HFM according to the different forest types, and analyzed if the distribution of MPB of the different forest types changed across the current natural protected reserve network, private and public lands. Finally, with these outputs, we propose new methodologies to enhance the current natural reserve network effectiveness. These outputs can be used as a tool to determine new strategies for management and conservation at landscape level in Southern Patagonia.

ACS Style

Yamina Micaela Rosas; Pablo L. Peri; Josela Carrasco; María Lencinas; Anna M. Pidgeon; Natalia Politi; Sebastián Martinuzzi; Guillermo Martínez Pastur. Improving Potential Biodiversity and Human Footprint in Nothofagus Forests of Southern Patagonia through the Spatial Prioritization of their Conservation Values. Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era 2020, 441 -471.

AMA Style

Yamina Micaela Rosas, Pablo L. Peri, Josela Carrasco, María Lencinas, Anna M. Pidgeon, Natalia Politi, Sebastián Martinuzzi, Guillermo Martínez Pastur. Improving Potential Biodiversity and Human Footprint in Nothofagus Forests of Southern Patagonia through the Spatial Prioritization of their Conservation Values. Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era. 2020; ():441-471.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Yamina Micaela Rosas; Pablo L. Peri; Josela Carrasco; María Lencinas; Anna M. Pidgeon; Natalia Politi; Sebastián Martinuzzi; Guillermo Martínez Pastur. 2020. "Improving Potential Biodiversity and Human Footprint in Nothofagus Forests of Southern Patagonia through the Spatial Prioritization of their Conservation Values." Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era , no. : 441-471.

Perspective
Published: 29 September 2020 in One Earth
Reads 0
Downloads 0

Summary The COVID-19 pandemic has caused dramatic and unprecedented impacts on both global health and economies. Many governments are now proposing recovery packages to get back to normal, but the 2019 Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Global Assessment indicated that business as usual has created widespread ecosystem degradation. Therefore, a post-COVID world needs to tackle the economic drivers that create ecological disruptions. In this perspective, we discuss a number of tools across a range of actors for both short-term stimulus measures and longer-term revamping of global, national, and local economies that take biodiversity into account. These include measures to shift away from activities that damage biodiversity and toward those supporting ecosystem resilience, including through incentives, regulations, fiscal policy, and employment programs. By treating the crisis as an opportunity to reset the global economy, we have a chance to reverse decades of biodiversity and ecosystem losses.

ACS Style

Pamela McElwee; Esther Turnout; Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline; Jennifer Clapp; Cindy Isenhour; Tim Jackson; Eszter Kelemen; Daniel C. Miller; Graciela Rusch; Joachim H. Spangenberg; Anthony Waldron; Rupert J. Baumgartner; Brent Bleys; Michael W. Howard; Eric Mungatana; Hien Ngo; Irene Ring; Rui Santos. Ensuring a Post-COVID Economic Agenda Tackles Global Biodiversity Loss. One Earth 2020, 3, 448 -461.

AMA Style

Pamela McElwee, Esther Turnout, Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline, Jennifer Clapp, Cindy Isenhour, Tim Jackson, Eszter Kelemen, Daniel C. Miller, Graciela Rusch, Joachim H. Spangenberg, Anthony Waldron, Rupert J. Baumgartner, Brent Bleys, Michael W. Howard, Eric Mungatana, Hien Ngo, Irene Ring, Rui Santos. Ensuring a Post-COVID Economic Agenda Tackles Global Biodiversity Loss. One Earth. 2020; 3 (4):448-461.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Pamela McElwee; Esther Turnout; Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline; Jennifer Clapp; Cindy Isenhour; Tim Jackson; Eszter Kelemen; Daniel C. Miller; Graciela Rusch; Joachim H. Spangenberg; Anthony Waldron; Rupert J. Baumgartner; Brent Bleys; Michael W. Howard; Eric Mungatana; Hien Ngo; Irene Ring; Rui Santos. 2020. "Ensuring a Post-COVID Economic Agenda Tackles Global Biodiversity Loss." One Earth 3, no. 4: 448-461.

Original paper
Published: 25 September 2020 in Biodiversity and Conservation
Reads 0
Downloads 0

Usually, stands with aging trees are considered forests with higher conservation values, regardless their structural diversity and other functional attributes. Natural stands present a wide range of age structures, from even-aged stands growing at different development growth phases (e.g. CO = stands at initial or final optimum development growth phase, MD = stands at mature or decaying development growth phases) to uneven-aged stands with mixed development growth phases (e.g. UOG = stands combining mature or decaying development growth phases with initial or final optimum development growth phases, UMD = stands combining only mature and decaying development growth phases). The aim of this work was to compare richness and cover of understory vascular plants of even- and uneven-aged stands of Nothofagus antarctica (ñire) forests in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina), and relate these characteristics with abiotic, soil and forest structure variables. A total of 75 stands were sampled across the natural range distribution of the forests, where understory (point intercept method), forest structure (angle count sampling and eye-fish photos) and environmental (soil) variables were measured. 17 one-way ANOVAs were conducted using Tukey test at p < 0.05 to compare the means. Among forest structure and environmental variables, cover (F = 4.3, p = 0.007), radiation (F = 4.4, p = 0.006), phosphorous (F = 3.9, p = 0.012), tree density (F = 10.3, p < 0.001), tree diameter (F = 10.3, p < 0.001) and stand growth (F = 4.9, p = 0.004) showed significant differences, and in general with a positive or negative trend across the MD—UMD—UOG—CO gradient. Total (F = 6.5, p < 0.001) and native species richness of the understory (F = 7.2, p < 0.001) were significantly different among forest types, where UMD > UOG > MD > CO (17–28 total, and 13–24 native species, respectively). Neither exotic species richness (4–5 species) nor understory cover significantly changed among treatments (total, dicots, ferns and bryophytes). However, monocots cover significantly differed among treatments (F = 3.9, p = 0.012), where UMD > MD > UOG > CO. Finally, indicator species cover for environmental degradation did not present significant differences (F = 2.1, p = 0.106), but they were positive related to forests growing in mature stages. We concluded that uneven-aged stands presented significantly higher conservation values compared to even-aged stands, where mature/decay stands have better conservation values than optimum growth development phases. These findings can be used for better silviculture practices that combine silvopastoral use and conservation strategies.

ACS Style

Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur; Yamina M. Rosas; Juan M. Cellini; Marcelo D. Barrera; Mónica Toro Manríquez; Alejandro Huertas Herrera; Santiago Favoretti Bondar; María V. Lencinas; Pablo L. Peri. Conservation values of understory vascular plants in even- and uneven-aged Nothofagus antarctica forests. Biodiversity and Conservation 2020, 1 -23.

AMA Style

Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur, Yamina M. Rosas, Juan M. Cellini, Marcelo D. Barrera, Mónica Toro Manríquez, Alejandro Huertas Herrera, Santiago Favoretti Bondar, María V. Lencinas, Pablo L. Peri. Conservation values of understory vascular plants in even- and uneven-aged Nothofagus antarctica forests. Biodiversity and Conservation. 2020; ():1-23.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur; Yamina M. Rosas; Juan M. Cellini; Marcelo D. Barrera; Mónica Toro Manríquez; Alejandro Huertas Herrera; Santiago Favoretti Bondar; María V. Lencinas; Pablo L. Peri. 2020. "Conservation values of understory vascular plants in even- and uneven-aged Nothofagus antarctica forests." Biodiversity and Conservation , no. : 1-23.

Perspective
Published: 11 September 2020 in Ambio
Reads 0
Downloads 0

Conservation efforts are increasingly supported by ecosystem service assessments. These assessments depend on complex multi-disciplinary methods, and rely on a number of assumptions which reduce complexity. If assumptions are ambiguous or inadequate, misconceptions and misinterpretations may arise when interpreting results of assessments. An interdisciplinary understanding of assumptions in ecosystem service science is needed to provide consistent conservation recommendations. Here, we synthesise and elaborate on 12 prevalent types of assumptions in ecosystem service assessments. These comprise conceptual and ethical foundations of the ecosystem service concept, assumptions on data collection, indication, mapping, and modelling, on socio-economic valuation and value aggregation, as well as about using assessment results for decision-making. We recommend future assessments to increase transparency about assumptions, and to test and validate them and their potential consequences on assessment reliability. This will support the taking up of assessment results in conservation science, policy and practice.

ACS Style

Matthias Schröter; Emilie Crouzat; Lisanne Hölting; Julian Massenberg; Julian Rode; Mario Hanisch; Nadja Kabisch; Julia Palliwoda; Jörg A. Priess; Ralf Seppelt; Michael Beckmann. Assumptions in ecosystem service assessments: Increasing transparency for conservation. Ambio 2020, 50, 289 -300.

AMA Style

Matthias Schröter, Emilie Crouzat, Lisanne Hölting, Julian Massenberg, Julian Rode, Mario Hanisch, Nadja Kabisch, Julia Palliwoda, Jörg A. Priess, Ralf Seppelt, Michael Beckmann. Assumptions in ecosystem service assessments: Increasing transparency for conservation. Ambio. 2020; 50 (2):289-300.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Matthias Schröter; Emilie Crouzat; Lisanne Hölting; Julian Massenberg; Julian Rode; Mario Hanisch; Nadja Kabisch; Julia Palliwoda; Jörg A. Priess; Ralf Seppelt; Michael Beckmann. 2020. "Assumptions in ecosystem service assessments: Increasing transparency for conservation." Ambio 50, no. 2: 289-300.

Review
Published: 08 July 2020 in Sustainability
Reads 0
Downloads 0

Research about biosphere reserves’ management effectiveness can contribute to better understanding of the existing gap between the biosphere reserve concept and its implementation. However, there is a limited understanding about where and how research about biosphere reserves’ management effectiveness has been conducted, what topics are investigated, and which are the main findings. This study addresses these gaps in the field, building on a systematic literature review of scientific papers. To this end, we investigated characteristics of publications, scope, status and location of biosphere reserves, research methods and management effectiveness. The results indicate that research is conceptually and methodologically diverse, but unevenly distributed. Three groups of papers associated with different goals of biosphere reserves were identified: capacity building, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. In general, each group is associated with different methodological approaches and different regions of the world. The results indicate the importance of scale dynamics and trade-offs between goals, which are advanced as important leverage points for the success of biosphere reserves. Building on the gaps identified in the literature, a research agenda is proposed, focusing on the need to investigate mechanisms for holistic research, outcomes and trade-offs, transformations for social-ecological fit and institutions for integrated management across scales.

ACS Style

Ana Filipa Ferreira; Heike Zimmermann; Rui Santos; Henrik Von Wehrden. Biosphere Reserves’ Management Effectiveness—A Systematic Literature Review and a Research Agenda. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5497 .

AMA Style

Ana Filipa Ferreira, Heike Zimmermann, Rui Santos, Henrik Von Wehrden. Biosphere Reserves’ Management Effectiveness—A Systematic Literature Review and a Research Agenda. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (14):5497.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Ana Filipa Ferreira; Heike Zimmermann; Rui Santos; Henrik Von Wehrden. 2020. "Biosphere Reserves’ Management Effectiveness—A Systematic Literature Review and a Research Agenda." Sustainability 12, no. 14: 5497.

Preprint content
Published: 27 April 2020
Reads 0
Downloads 0

Understanding the influence environmental drivers on understory vegetation is important for conservation efforts under climate change. Bryophytes are one of the most diverse groups in temperate forests but also the least known. In addition, the environmental drivers (e.g., forest structure, microclimate, soil conditions or substrate) influencing over bryophyte community among Nothofagus forest types are poorly known. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of forest canopy-layer composition on the structure (cover) and the composition (richness and diversity) of bryophyte communities (mosses and liverworts) in two contrast landscape types (coast and mountain) in southern Patagonia. Three natural Nothofagus forest types (pure deciduous, pure evergreen, and mixed deciduous-evergreen) in two landscapes (coast < 100 m.a.s.l.; mountain > 400 m.a.s.l.) were selected (N = 60 plots). In each forest plot, we established one linear transect (10 m length) to measure bryophyte cover (point-intercept method). The data were evaluated using ANOVAs, Chi-square test and multivariate analyses. The mosses were mostly austral-antarctic origin, and the liverworts were all endemics. The principal substrates for the bryophytes development in the forest floor were litter and decaying woods. Moreover, many bryophytes species act as a substrate for natural tree regeneration. The forest structure was the main driver of bryophytes community in the coast landscape, while the slope was the principal driver of bryophytes in the mountain landscape. These differences were mainly explained for the microclimate into the forests (e.g., soil moisture and air temperature), and for the regional climate in the landscapes (e.g., air temperature and soil conditions). Notably, the mixed forest, mainly in the coast, presented exclusive species that were not present in the deciduous and evergreen pure forests. The conservation efforts should include management considerations both the stand and landscape levels based on the potential climate-change impact over bryophyte communities.

ACS Style

Mónica Dr. Toro Manríquez; Víctor Ardiles; Álvaro Promis; Alejandro Huertas Herrera; Rosina Soler; María Vanessa Lencinas; Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur. Forest canopy cover composition and landscape influence over bryophytes communities in Nothofagus forests of southern Patagonia. 2020, 1 .

AMA Style

Mónica Dr. Toro Manríquez, Víctor Ardiles, Álvaro Promis, Alejandro Huertas Herrera, Rosina Soler, María Vanessa Lencinas, Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur. Forest canopy cover composition and landscape influence over bryophytes communities in Nothofagus forests of southern Patagonia. . 2020; ():1.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Mónica Dr. Toro Manríquez; Víctor Ardiles; Álvaro Promis; Alejandro Huertas Herrera; Rosina Soler; María Vanessa Lencinas; Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur. 2020. "Forest canopy cover composition and landscape influence over bryophytes communities in Nothofagus forests of southern Patagonia." , no. : 1.

Article biological and applied sciences
Published: 01 January 2020 in Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Reads 0
Downloads 0

This article is about a case study based on the participation and contact with dynamized activities through action plans for the circular economy in Europe, specifically in Portugal. It aims to identify the main in-progress actions and the challenges for the diffusion of the circular economy in the Portuguese nation and draw a panorama for Brazil, transiting through different data sources, economic sectors and stakeholders. Through data triangulation, the investigative plan contemplated participatory observations in workshops, interviews with experts, documental analyses and means of communication. After going through data cross checking for validation, the content was aggregated to a strategic analysis matrix. As a result, it was possible to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges associated with the growth of the circular economy in Portugal, as well as to indicate directions and possibilities in the Brazilian context. It is possible to realize, for both countries, the importance of the international benchmarking for the recognition and promotion of circular economy actions, besides the necessity to revise laws aligned with the internal e external market rules, by increasing the offer of circular products and services.

ACS Style

Fábio Ribeiro De Oliveira; Rui Santos; Sergio Luiz Braga França; Luís Alberto Duncan Rangel. Strategies and Challenges for the Circular Economy: a Case Study in Portugal and a Panorama for Brazil. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 2020, 63, 1 .

AMA Style

Fábio Ribeiro De Oliveira, Rui Santos, Sergio Luiz Braga França, Luís Alberto Duncan Rangel. Strategies and Challenges for the Circular Economy: a Case Study in Portugal and a Panorama for Brazil. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology. 2020; 63 ():1.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Fábio Ribeiro De Oliveira; Rui Santos; Sergio Luiz Braga França; Luís Alberto Duncan Rangel. 2020. "Strategies and Challenges for the Circular Economy: a Case Study in Portugal and a Panorama for Brazil." Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 63, no. : 1.

Research paper
Published: 01 January 2020 in Ecosystems and People
Reads 0
Downloads 0

Mapping of ecosystem services (ES) is a powerful tool for communication and knowledge sharing about the implications of ecosystem management practices for human wellbeing. This research aimed to show the usefulness of ES mapping for decision-making by combining modelling of ES supply with ES demand mapping in a participatory process with the engagement of relevant stakeholders. We used the ESTIMAP-pollination model to map wild bee abundance and pollination supply in the Sudoeste Alentejano and Costa Vicentina Natural Park (PNSACV) in Portugal. The model was modified by adding a behavioural component that distributes pollinator visits according to floral availability. Balancing pollination supply with crop dependency levels allowed visualising potential areas of satisfied and unsatisfied demand and testing the effectiveness of ecosystem management interventions. The discussion of these results in two participatory workshops triggered the first collective debate about pollination in the PNSACV. This engagement enabled the development of a shared understanding about this ES and highlighted the role of ES maps as tools to support collaborative natural resources management.

ACS Style

João Fernandes; Paula Antunes; Rui Santos; Grazia Zulian; Pedro Clemente; Diogo Ferraz. Coupling spatial pollination supply models with local demand mapping to support collaborative management of ecosystem services. Ecosystems and People 2020, 16, 212 -229.

AMA Style

João Fernandes, Paula Antunes, Rui Santos, Grazia Zulian, Pedro Clemente, Diogo Ferraz. Coupling spatial pollination supply models with local demand mapping to support collaborative management of ecosystem services. Ecosystems and People. 2020; 16 (1):212-229.

Chicago/Turabian Style

João Fernandes; Paula Antunes; Rui Santos; Grazia Zulian; Pedro Clemente; Diogo Ferraz. 2020. "Coupling spatial pollination supply models with local demand mapping to support collaborative management of ecosystem services." Ecosystems and People 16, no. 1: 212-229.

Research article
Published: 15 November 2019 in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Reads 0
Downloads 0
ACS Style

Giulia Iannuzzi; Rui Santos; João Morais Mourato. The involvement of non-state actors in the creation and management of protected areas: insights from the Portuguese case. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 2019, 63, 1674 -1694.

AMA Style

Giulia Iannuzzi, Rui Santos, João Morais Mourato. The involvement of non-state actors in the creation and management of protected areas: insights from the Portuguese case. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 2019; 63 (9):1674-1694.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Giulia Iannuzzi; Rui Santos; João Morais Mourato. 2019. "The involvement of non-state actors in the creation and management of protected areas: insights from the Portuguese case." Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 63, no. 9: 1674-1694.

Journal article
Published: 13 August 2019 in Environmental Conservation
Reads 0
Downloads 0

SummarySpatial models are increasingly being used to target the most suitable areas for biodiversity conservation. This study investigates how the spatial tool Marxan with Zones (MARZONE) can be used to support the design of cost-effective biodiversity conservation policy. New in this study is the spatial analysis of the costs and effectiveness of different agro-environmental measures (AEMs) for habitat and biodiversity conservation in the Montado ecosystem in Portugal. A distinction is made between the financial costs paid to participating landowners and farmers for adopting AEMs and the broader economic opportunity costs of the corresponding land-use changes. Habitat and species conservation targets are furthermore defined interactively with the local government agency responsible for the management of protected areas, while the costs of agro-forestry activities and alternative land uses are estimated in direct consultation with local landowners. MARZONE identifies the spatial distribution of priority areas for conservation and the associated costs, some of which overlap with existing protected areas. These results provide useful insights into the trade-offs between nature conservation and the opportunity costs of protecting ecologically vulnerable areas, helping to improve current and future conservation policy design.

ACS Style

Rute Pinto; Paula Antunes; Stefan Blumentrath; Roy Brouwer; Pedro Clemente; Rui Santos. Spatial modelling of biodiversity conservation priorities in Portugal’s Montado ecosystem using Marxan with Zones. Environmental Conservation 2019, 46, 251 -260.

AMA Style

Rute Pinto, Paula Antunes, Stefan Blumentrath, Roy Brouwer, Pedro Clemente, Rui Santos. Spatial modelling of biodiversity conservation priorities in Portugal’s Montado ecosystem using Marxan with Zones. Environmental Conservation. 2019; 46 (4):251-260.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Rute Pinto; Paula Antunes; Stefan Blumentrath; Roy Brouwer; Pedro Clemente; Rui Santos. 2019. "Spatial modelling of biodiversity conservation priorities in Portugal’s Montado ecosystem using Marxan with Zones." Environmental Conservation 46, no. 4: 251-260.