Ecosystems can only function well if there is a diverse mixture of plants across the landscape. That is concluded after doing fieldwork in 15 different countries on 5 continents. The results of the study are published in Nature Ecology and Evolution.
The CEF researcher, Tiago Oliveira, was appointed by the government to chair the Task Group for installation of the Integrated Rural Fires Management System.
Professor Margarida Tomé, researcher of the Forest Research Center, was recently recognized with the IUFRO “Distinguished Service Award” in the IUFRO Congress that took place in Freiburg, Germany from the 18th to the 22th of September.
At the Council of Ministers meeting of 14 September, the Government appointed Professor Helena Pereira, Professor of School of Agriculture and CEF Coordinator to the post of Vice-President of the Board of Foundation for Science and Technology.
The Association of Forestry Producers of Coruche (APFC) distinguished the researcher Margarida Tomé from CEF – Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture with the Research Award, one of the four thematic prizes associated with the commemoration of its 25 years.