The UNESCO Chair in Biodiversity Safeguard for Sustainable Development
seeks to implement and support a research network in the fields of
biodiversity, ecology, conservation and sustainable development.
Discover some of the scientific and conservation projects developed
with our partners. We are open to new collaborations on research,
education, policy or other type of projects.
The project “Biosphere Reserves: sustainable territories, resilient communities” aims at valuing territories in complicity with communities, understanding heritage assets and [...]
The project “TREASURING – Environmental, historical and social dimensions of Nature Conservation in Gorongosa National Park: Implications for Safeguarding Biodiversity and Sustainable [...]
Help us track African plant species, locations and scientists hidden in XIX handwritten letters! The XIX century saw an enormous accumulation of biological specimens coming to Europe from all [...]
The UNESCO Chair and the Museum of Sea located in Figueira da Foz are partners in the project “Sea of Knowledge”. During the academic year 2018/2019 students from the primary school [...]
The project “30 days, 30 books” is an initiative of the Library Network of Condeixa (RBC) that works with Kindergartens and Basic Schools outside the city. The main objective of this [...]
A free access online platform containing documents, projects and other relevant examples of work produced concerning the decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014). The Platform [...]
Cooperation in the creation and setup of the Botanic Garden of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Lúrio University, in Pemba, Mozambique. The UNESCO Chair was asked to collaborate in the setup of [...]