The event, co-chaired by CE3C researcher Alice Nunes, was selected by an international panel of experts and received enthusiastic support from global institutions, including several regional chapters of the Society for Ecological Restoration.
CE3C begins a new cycle with the election of Sara Magalhães as Scientific Coordinator and the Executive Committee for the 2025–2029 term.
A pioneering study by Hugo Rebelo and Tiago Lapão is shedding light on the behaviour of bats that have made one of the world’s most beautiful libraries — the Library of the National Palace of Mafra — their home.
The new PróMEL project seeks to promote sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in Gorongosa and Chimanimani National Parks in Mozambique.
The new video takes us to the heart of the Azores and the richness of the Laurissilva forest. Decades of ongoing research have made it possible to track the trajectory of biodiversity on the islands and understand its variation.
The Chair in ‘Sustainability of Subterranean Ecosystems - Loulé’ is coordinated by CE3C researcher Ana Sofia Reboleira and is focussed on three main areas: Science, Education and Nature Conservation.
CE3C envisions a safe and sustainable future where scientific knowledge fosters ecological resilience, biodiversity, and the health of ecosystems and all living beings, ensuring a thriving planet for the generations to come.
The new programme is out! Get a head start and see what’s coming in the next academic year.
The researchers are included in the 2026 edition of the World’s Top 2% Scientists, an international database that identifies researchers with high scientific impact based on bibliometric indicators.
Susana Lopes has secured funding of 315,000 euros from the “la Caixa” Foundation as part of the 2026 CaixaResearch Health Research Call for Proposals. The project was one of 32 selected from 800 applications, in a call with a success rate of just 4 per cent.
A project led by CE3C will spend three years studying the persistence of native and endemic species in exotic forests and transitional habitats on various islands in the Azores.
Researchers Ana Sofia Reboleira and Rafael Silva featured in National Geographic Portugal
Investigadores refletem sobre os desafios da nova estratégia e destacam o papel da ciência na sua implementação.
It is vital that we look at ecosystems in an integrative approach, understand the impacts of global changes on their functioning and share the knowledge acquired with new generations of scientists, with society and decision-makers.
CE3C is building a prosperous and sustainable future based on science, education and knowledge transfer.
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CE3C is home to over 400 researchers, working together in 39 groups, clustered in 4 thematic lines. Get to know the knowledge we help build every day, its diversity, and how we integrate it to respond to today's pressing issues.
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Like lichens, CE3C works symbiotically with different academic partners, both in Portugal and internationally, that span across various scientific domains and contribute to increase the collective impact on society.
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With recognised skills that span theory and practice, CE3C researchers dedicate an important part of their time to train new generations of scientists, knowledge transfer and to empower multiple fields of activity in society.
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Episode of the tv programme Biosfera featuring CE3C researcher Carla Rego.
24 Oct 2026
Tatiana Moreira took part in an international study, ‘Beauty Bias’, which identified a bias linked to human aesthetic preferences that is reflected in research and conservation priorities.
21 Oct 2026
Susana Lopes has secured funding of 315,000 euros from the “la Caixa” Foundation as part of the 2026 CaixaResearch Health Research Call for Proposals. The project was one of 32 selected from 800 applications, in a call with a success rate of just 4 per cent.
20 Oct 2026
28 Oct 2026
Location: Room 2.4.16 - Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon & Online
29 Oct 2026
Location: Room 2.2.14 - Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon & Online
From 01 Nov 2026 until 17 Jan 2027
Location: Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência e online
We produce science that crosses all levels of biological organisation, from organisms up to ecosystems, both natural and anthropogenic
We raise relevant questions and apply innovative techniques to answer them
We investigate fauna and flora and their relationship with their environment
We design models build scenarios and predict changes
We produce knowledge and develop tools to understand the impact of global changes on biodiversity and on human health and well-being
