Hélder Silva Lopes holds a degree in Geography and Planning [with a grade of 17/20 (ECTS A)], a master’s degree in Geography – Spatial Planning and Management [with the maximum grade of 20/20 (ECTS A)] and a PhD in Geography and Regional Planning from the University of Minho. Also, a PhD degree in Geography, Spatial Planning and Environmental Change, from the University of Barcelona. Throughout his educational and professional career, he has received 15 scientific awards. He is an Invited assistant professor at the Department of Geography at the University of Minho, teaching in Geography, Civil Protection and Territorial Management, and Architecture and Invited adjunct Professor at Higher School of Education Paula Frassinetti (ESEPF). He is also a contributor to Meteored – tempo.pt, where he writes weekly about environment and climate change, and trainer at Casa do Professor in sustainability, geotechnologies and environmental issues. He is an integrated researcher at the Lab2PT/IN2PAST and member of the Compor Mundos Network-Humanities, Well-being, and Health in the 21st Century (Fernando Pessoa Foundation). His main research interests are climate change, environmental perception, citizen science, nature-based solutions and geostatistics. He has published several articles in international journals indexed in WoS and SCOPUS. He is supervising several doctoral theses and master thesis in citizen science, environmental risks, green spaces, heat analysis and sustainability.