ACHIVEMENTS AND OUTPUTS
(2018- 2023)
1. Main achievements and research impacts
1.3. BOOK “The Plant Genetic Resources of
Cabo Verde Islands”
1/3
Duarte, M.C., Gomes, I., Romeiras M.M. (2024). Recursos Genéticos Vegetais das ilhas de Cabo Verde. ISA Press, Lisboa, Portugal. 460 pp. ISBN: 978-972-8669-99-7
2. Publications
2.1. Main Publications |
2.1.1. BOOKS
Gomes I., Neto C., Bioret F., Romeiras M.M., Duarte M.C., Costa J.C. (eds.) (2023). Reserva Natural de Santa Luzia (Cabo Verde) - Guia Ilustrado da Flora e Vegetação. ISAPress, Lisboa, Portugal. 105pp. ISBN - 978-972-8669-98-0
Romeiras M.M., Gomes I., Catarino S., Fortes A., Ferreira V., Duarte M.C. (eds.) (2023). Flora and Natural Resources of Cabo Verde Islands. ISAPress, Lisboa, Portugal. 114pp. ISBN: 978-989-35095-2-4 (http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/27733)
Casanova C., Rameiras M.M. (eds.) (2021). Lisboa Guardiã de Saber Tropical. Câmara Municipal de Lisboa: Lisboa, Portugal. 276pp. ISBN: 978-989-53143-7-9
In preparation
Romeiras M.M., Gomes I., Duarte M.C. (eds.) (2023). Plantas endémicas ameaçadas das ilhas de Cabo Verde / Threatened endemic plants of the Cabo Verde Islands. ISA Press, Lisboa, Portugal. 500 pp. ISBN 978-972-8669-97-3
2.1.2. BOOKS CHAPTERS
Rocha V., Duarte M.C., Catarino S., Duarte I., Romeiras M.M. (2021). Cabo Verde’s Poaceae Flora: A Reservoir of Crop Wild Relatives Diversity for Crop Improvement. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12:630217. In Govindaraj M., Weckwerth W., Chaturvedi P., Govindan V. (eds.). Sorghum and Pearl Millet as Climate Resilient Crops for Food and Nutrition Security. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. doi: 10.3389/978-2-83250-143-6.
Monteiro F., Frese L., Castro S., Duarte M.C., Paulo O.S., Loureiro J., Romeiras M.M. (2020) Genetic and Genomic Tools to Assist Sugar Beet Improvement: The Value of the Crop Wild Relatives. In Stevanato P., McGrath J.M., Skaracis G.N., Biancardi E. (eds.). For a Sweet World – Towards Sustainable Sugar Crops. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. doi: 10.3389/978-2-88963-417-0
Vidigal P, Romeiras, M.M., Monteiro F. (2019). Crop diversification and the role of orphan legumes to improve the Sub-Saharan Africa Farming Systems. In Crop Production, edited: Aakash Goyal, Intech Open. ISBN: 978-953-51-1174-0. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.88076
2.1.3. PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS (ISI)
Featured Papers
Brilhante M., Varela E., Essoh-P. A., Fortes A., Duarte M.C., Monteiro F., Ferreira V., Correia A.M., Duarte M.P., Romeiras M.M. (2021). Tackling food insecurity in Cabo Verde Islands: the nutritional, agricultural and environmental values of the legume species. Foods 10(2), 206, https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10020206 (IF: 5.5, Q1 Food Science; Q1 Plant Science)
Catarino S., Brilhante M., Essoh-P. A., Charrua A.B., Rangel J., Roxo G., Varela E., Moldão M., Ribeiro-Barros A., Bandeira S., Moura M., Talhinhas P., Romeiras M.M. (2021). Exploring physicochemical and cytogenomic diversity of African cowpea and common bean. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 12838. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91929-2 (IF: 4.9, Q1 Multidisciplinary)
Duarte M.C., Gomes I., Catarino S., Brilhante M., Gomes S., Rendall A., Moreno Â., Fortes A.R., Ferreira V.S., Baptista I., Dinis H., Romeiras, M.M. (2022). Diversity of useful plants in Cabo Verde Islands: A biogeographic and conservation perspective. Plants, 11(10), 1313. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11101313 (IF: 4.5, Q1 Ecology; Q1 Plant Science)
Essoh A.P., Cassiano G.C., Mandim F., Barros L., Gomes I., Medeiros M.M., Moura M., Cravo P., Romeiras M.M. (2023). Antimalarial and cytotoxic activity of native plants used in Cabo Verde traditional medicine. Plants, 12(4), 963. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12040963 (IF: 4.5, Q1 Ecology; Q1 Plant Science)
Essoh P.A., Liberal Â., Fernandes Â., Dias M.I., Pereira C., Mandim F., Moldão-Martins M., Cravo P., Duarte M.P., Moura M., Romeiras M.M., Barros L. (2022). Evaluation of the polyphenolic composition and bioactivities of three native Cabo Verde medicinal plants. Pharmaceuticals, 15(9), 1162. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph15091162 (IF: 4.6, Q1: Pharmaceutical Science)
Monteiro F., Fortes A., Ferreira V., Pereira-Essoh A., Gomes I., Correia A.M., Romeiras M.M. (2020). Current Status and Trends in Cabo Verde Agriculture. Agronomy, 10(1), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10010074 (IF: 3.7. Q1; Agronomy and Crop Science)
Neto C., Costa J.C., Figueiredo A., Capelo J., Gomes I., Vitória S., Semedo J.M., Lopes A., Dinis H., Correia E, Duarte M.C., Romeiras M.M. (2020). The Role of Climate and Topography in Shaping the Diversity of Plant Communities in Cabo Verde Islands. Diversity, 12(2), 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020080 (IF: 2.4, Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous): Q1)
Pereira-Essoh A., Monteiro F., Pena A.R., Pais M.S., Moura M., Romeiras M.M. (2020). Exploring glucosinolates diversity in Brassicaceae: A genomic and chemical assessment for deciphering abiotic stress tolerance. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.02.032 (IF: 6.5. Q1: Plant Science)
Rocha V., Duarte M.C., Catarino S., Duarte I., Romeiras M.M. (2021). Cabo Verde’s Poaceae flora: a reservoir of Crop Wild Relatives diversity for crop improvement. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 47. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.630217 (IF: 5,6. Q1 Plant Science)
Romeiras M.M., Carine M., Duarte M.C., Catarino S., Dias F.S., Borda-de-Água L. (2020). Bayesian Methods to Analyze Historical Collections in Time and Space: A Case Study Using Cabo Verde Endemic Flora. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 278. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00278 (IF: 5,6. Q1: Plant Science)
Romeiras M.M., Essoh A.P., Catarino S., Silva J., Lima K., Varela E., Moura M., Gomes I., Duarte M.C., Duarte M.P. (2023). Diversity and biological activities of medicinal plants of Santiago Island (Cabo Verde). Heliyon, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14651 (IF: 4; Q1 Multidisciplinary)
Romeiras M.M., Pena A.R., Menezes T., Vasconcelos R., Monteiro F., Paulo O.S., Moura M. (2019). Shortcomings of Phylogenetic Studies on Recent Radiated Insular Groups: A Meta-Analysis Using Cabo Verde Biodiversity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20, 2782. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20112782 (IF: 5.57. Q1: Medicine (miscellaneous)
Roxo G., Moura M., Talhinhas P., Costa J.C., Silva L., Vasconcelos R., de Sequeira M.M., Romeiras M.M. (2021). Diversity and Cytogenomic Characterization of Wild Carrots in the Macaronesian Islands. Plants, 10(9), p. 1954, https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10091954 (IF: 4.5, Q1 Ecology; Q1 Plant Science)
Varela D., Monteiro F., Vidigal P., Silva L., Romeiras M.M. (2020). Mechanisms Implemented for the Sustainable Development of Agriculture: An Overview of Cabo Verde Performance. Sustainability, 12(14), 5855. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12145855 (IF: 3.9. Q1: Geography, Planning and Development)
Varela D., Romeiras M.M., Silva L. (2022). Implications of climate change on the distribution and conservation of Cabo Verde endemic trees. Global Ecology and Conservation, 34, e02025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02025 (IF: 4, Q1 Ecology, Q1 Nature and Landscape Conservation; Q1 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics)
Varela D., Romeiras M.M., Silva L. (2023). Present and future distribution of Faidherbia albida in Cabo Verde as revealed by climatic modelling and LULC analysis. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 1057852. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1057852 (IF: 3.0, Q1 Ecology; Q1 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics)
Vitales D., Guerreiro C., Garnatje T., Romeiras M.M., Santos A., Fernandes F., Vallès J. (2023). Parallel anagenetic patterns in endemic Artemisia species from three Macaronesian archipelagos. AoB PLANTS 15(4), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plad057 (IF: 3.138, Q1 Plant Science)
Other Papers
Brilhante M., Roxo G., Catarino S., dos Santos P., Reyes-Betancort J.A., Caujapé-Castells J., Sequeira M.M., Talhinhas P., Romeiras M.M. (2021). Diversification of Aeonium species across Macaronesian archipelagos: correlations between genome-size variation and their conservation status. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 607338. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.607338 (IF: 3.0, Q1 Ecology; Q1 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics)
Casanova C., Romeiras M.M. (2020). Legacy of the scientific collections of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, University of Lisbon: a critical review and outlook. Conservar Património 33: 32-43 https://doi.org/10.14568/cp2018040 (IF: 0.286. Conservation, Museology: Q2)
Castilla-Beltrain A., de Nascimento L., Fernandez-Palacio J.M., Whittaker R.J., Romeiras M.M., Cundy A.B., Edwards M., Nogue S. (2021). Effects of Holocene climate change, volcanism and mass migration on the ecosystem of a small, dry island (Brava, Cabo Verde). Journal of Biogeography. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14084 (IF: 3.9, Q1 Ecology; Q1 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics)
Castilla-Beltrán A., Duarte I., de Nascimento L., Fernández-Palacios J. M., Romeiras M., Whittaker R. J., Jambrina-Enríquez M., a Mallol C., Cundy A.B., Edwards M., Nogué S. (2020). Using multiple palaeoecological indicators to guide biodiversity conservation in tropical dry islands: The case of São Nicolau, Cabo Verde. Biological Conservation, 242, 108397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108397 (IF: 6.2Q1, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: Q1, Nature and Landscape Conservation)
Catarino L., Romeiras, M.M. (2020). Biodiversity of Vegetation and Flora in Tropical Africa. Diversity 12 (10), 369. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12100369 (IF: 2.4, Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous): Q1)
Caujapé‐Castells J., García‐Verdugo C., Sanmartín I., Fuertes‐Aguilar J., Romeiras M.M., Zurita‐Pérez N., Nebot R. (2022). The late Pleistocene endemicity increase hypothesis and the origins of diversity in the Canary Islands Flora. Journal of Biogeography 49(8), 1469-1480. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14394 (IF: 3.9, Q1 Ecology; Q1 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics)
Florencio M., Patiño J., Nogué S., Traveset A., Borges P. A., Schaefer H., Amorim I.R., Arnedo M., Ávila S.P., Cardoso P., Nascimento L., Fernández-Palacios J.M., Gabriel S.I., Gil A., Gonçalves V., Haroun R., Illera J.C., López-Darias M., Martínez A., Martins G.M., Neto A.I., Nogales M., Oromí P., Rando J.C., Raposeiro P. M., Rigal F., Romeiras M.M., Silva L., Valido A., Vanderpoorten A., Vasconcelos R., Santos, A. (2021). Macaronesia as a fruitful arena for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9: 718169. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.718169 (IF: 3.0, Q1 Ecology; Q1 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics)
Freitas R., Romeiras M.M., Silva L., Cordeiro R., Madeira P., González J.A., Wirtz P., Falcón J.M., Brito A., Floeter S.R., Afonso P., Porteiro F., Viera-Rodríguez M.A., Neto A.I., Haroun R., Farminhão J., Rebelo A.C., Baptista L., Melo C.S., Martínez A., Núñez J., Berning B., Johnson M.E., Ávila S.P. (2019). Restructuring of the ‘Macaronesia’ biogeographic unit: A marine multi-taxon biogeographical approach. Scientific Reports 9:15792. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51786-6 (IF: 4.9, Q1 Multidisciplinary)
Gardère M.L., Duarte M.C., Moraes P.L.R., Muller S., Romeiras M.M. (2019). The scientific expedition of João da Silva Feijó to the Cabo Verde Islands (1783-1796) and the tribulations of his herbarium. Adansonia 41 (12): 101-175. https://doi.org/10.5252/adansonia2019v41a12 (IF: 0.8. Plant Science: Q3)
Koutroumpa K., Warren B.H., Theodoridis S., Coiro M., Romeiras M.M., Jiménez A., Conti E. (2021). Geo-Climatic Changes and Apomixis as Major Drivers of Diversification in the Mediterranean Sea Lavenders (Limonium Mill.). Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 612258. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.612258 (IF: 5,6. Q1 Plant Science)
Malumbres-Olarte J., Rigal F., Girardello M., Cardoso P., Crespo L.C., Amorim I.R., Arnedo M., Boieiro M., Carvalho J.C., Carvalho R., Gabriel R., Lamelas-Lopez L., López H., Paulo O.S., Pereira F., Pérez Delgado A.J., Rego C., Romeiras M., Ros-Prieto A., Oromí P., Vieira A., Emerson B.C., Borges P.A.V. (2021). Habitat filtering and inferred dispersal ability condition across-scale species turnover and rarity in Macaronesian island spider communities. Journal of Biogeography, 48(12): 3131-3144. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14271 (IF: 3.9, Q1 Ecology; Q1 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics)
Norder S.J., de Lima R.F., de Nascimento L., Lim J.Y., Fernández-Palacios J.M., Romeiras M.M., ... Borges P.A.V. (2020). Global change in microcosms: environmental and societal predictors of land cover change on the Atlantic Ocean Islands. Anthropocene, 100242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2020.100242 (IF: 3.75. Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous): Q1)
Pinho C.J., Lopes E.P., Paupério J., Gome I., Romeiras M.M., Vasconcelos R. (2022). Trust your guts? The effect of gut section on diet composition and impact of Mus musculus on islands using metabarcoding. Ecology and Evolution, 12(3):e8638.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8638 (IF: 3.167, Q1 Ecology; Q1 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics)
Pinho, C.J., Santos, B., Mata, V.A., Seguro, M., Romeiras, M.M., Lopes, R.J., Vasconcelos, R. (2018). What Is the Giant Wall Gecko Having for Dinner? Conservation Genetics for Guiding Reserve Management in Cabo Verde. Genes, 9, 599. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes9120599 (IF:4.141, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyGenetics)
Roxo G., Brilhante M., Moura M., de Sequeira M.M., Silva L., Costa J.C., Vasconcelos R., Talhinhas P., Romeiras M.M. (2023). Genome size variation within Crithmum maritimum: Clues on the colonization of insular environments. Ecology and Evolution, 13(4), e10009. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10009 (IF: 3.167, Q1 Ecology; Q1 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics)
In preparation
Duarte M.C., Rocha V., Fernández-Palacios J.M., Gomes I., Neto C., Costa J.C., Branquinho C., M.M. Romeiras (2023). Shifts in grasses diversity patterns between two contrasting 40-years climate periods in tropical dry islands. Ecosphere (Q1; IF 2.7). Final revisions.
Romeiras M.M., Catarino S., Fontes J., Varela D., Duarte M.C., Moura M., Silva L. (in prep). Potential impacts of climate change on the distributions of rare endemic Brassicaceae from Cabo Verde archipelago (West Africa).
Vitales D., Guerrero C., Garnatje T., Romeiras M., Santos A., Fernandes F., Vallès J. (2023). Parallel anagenetic patterns in endemic Artemisia species from three Macaronesian archipelagos AoB Plants (Q1; IF 3.14). Final revisions.
2.1.4. PAPERS IN NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS (not ISI)
Caujapé-Castells J., Nebot R., Naranjo-Suárez J., Molina R.J., González Pérez M.A., Guillermes Vázquez I., Díaz Pérez A., Viera Ruiz G., Cabrera N., Gómes I., Barreto A., Rodríuez J.F., Fuertes-Aguilar J., García-Verdugo C., Sanmartín I., Zurita Pérez N., Moreno P., Reyes D., Curbelo A., Romeiras M., Correia M.J., Caraballo C. (2021). NEXTGENDEM: información genética, geoespacial y supercomputación para mejorar la gestión de especies y espacios en Macaronesia. Conservación Vegetal, 25, 29– 33. https://doi.org/10.15366/cv2021.25.005.
Francisco-Ortega, J., Duarte, M. C., Moura, M., Cairns-Wicks, R., Cronk, Q., Carine, M. A., ... & Romeiras, M. (2021). La primera flora publicada para las Islas Atlánticas: Año 1788. Makaronesia: Boletín de la Asociación de Amigos del Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Tenerife (23): 118-153.
Francisco-Ortega J., Gandhi K.N., Duarte M.C., Santos‐Guerra A., Carine M.A., Romeiras M.M. (2020). James Cook and Macaronesian Botany: Typification and nomenclature updates of the new species described by Johann R. Forster and J. Georg A. Forster. Scientia Insularum: Revista de Ciencias Naturales en islas, ISSN-e 2659-6644, 3 (39-58). https://doi.org/10.25145/j.SI.2020.03.03
Varela D., Romeiras M.M., Silva L. (2023). Investigadores da UAc e do ISA publicam dois artigos sobre as implicações das alterações climáticas na distribuição e conservação das árvores endémicas e nativas de Cabo Verde. Açoriano Oriental, 12-13. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6678
2.2. Communications in Scientific Conferences |
2.2.1. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES
2.2.1.1. Invited Talks to Promote the Project
2023
Romeiras M.M., Gomes I., Catarino S., Rocha V., Roxo G., Monteiro F., Duarte M.C. (2023). Biodiversity in the Cabo Verde islands: conservation strategy for plants and habitats. Congresso Biología de la Conservación de Plantas. July, 17-21, 2023, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (final plenary conference, 1hour)
Romeiras M.M., Gomes I., Catarino S., Fortes A., Ferreira V., Dinis H., Costa J.C., Duarte M.C. (2023). Characterization of plant genetic resources of Cabo Verde & IUCN Red List of Cabo Verde Endemic flora - main contributions and achievements of CVAgrobiodiversity project. Symposium Flora and Natural Resources of Cabo Verde Islands. April 20-22, 2023, University of Cabo Verde, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde (plenary conference, 30min)
2021
Romeiras M.M., Moura, M, Branquinho C., Gomes I., Fortes A., Ferreira V., Brilhante M., Roxo G., Rocha V., Pereira A., Varela D., Dinis H., Monteiro F., Correia M., Costa J.C., Paulo O.S., Ribeiro A., Talhinhas P., Silva L., Duarte M.C. (2021) Desenvolvimento sustentável e conservação dos recursos genéticos vegetais das Ilhas de Cabo Verde: abordagens multidisciplinares. XXII Encontro da Rede de Estudos Ambientas de Países de Língua Portuguesa. 29th November – 2nd December, Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cidade da Praia. Cabo Verde (plenary conference, 30min)
Romeiras M.M. (2021). Contribuições para o conhecimento, conservação e uso sustentável da biodiversidade das ilhas de Cabo Verde. Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Sessão da Classe de Ciências. 21 de janeiro, Lisboa. https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/86201292798?pwd=ejkvVXN6M2ZDQVhMeWNzdE9tOGoyZz09 (invited conference, 1 hour)
Romeiras M.M. (2021). Current Knowledge on the Evolution, Diversity and Conservation of the Cabo Verde Flora. 26th February. Invited Webinar in Biodiversity and Evolution. Seminars in Biodiversity and Evolution. CIBIO/ Universidade do Porto. https://cibio.up.pt/upload/image/artigos/isbemaria-romeiras.jpg (invited conference, 1 hour)
Romeiras M.M. (2021). Exploring different tools to characterize Cabo Verde Plant diversity. 4th PGCD PhD Students Meeting. 6 January. Graduate Program Science for Development, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência. Oeiras. https://pgcdmeeting.wordpress.com/ (invited conference, 1 hour)
2019
Romeiras M.M., Pereira V., Fortes A., Monteiro F., Pereira A., Brilhante M., Roxo G. et al. (2019). CVAgrobiodiversity – Mudanças climáticas e recursos genéticos de plantas: o potencial negligenciado da flora endémica de Cabo Verde. Forum Skan (2019) - Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação. October 16th – 17th, 2019, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal. Pag. 70-71. (plenary conference, 30min)
Moura M., Silva L., Roxo G., Monteiro F., Varela D., Pereira A., Ribeiro A., Costa J.C., Correia A.M., Talhinhas P., Branquinho C., Paulo O., Pais M.S., Gomes I., Ferreira V., Fortes A., Simões E., Dinis H., Marques A., Monteiro G., Monteiro A., Figueira R., Duarte M.C., Romeiras M.M. (2019) CVAgrobiodiversity - Climate changes and plant genetic resources: the overlooked potential of Cabo Verde’s endemic flora. Springer Seminar BioIsle – CIBIO Azores. Ponta Delgada, Açores. March 2019. (plenary conference, 30min)
Romeiras M.M. (2019). Conservação dos Recursos Genéticos Vegetais nas ilhas da Macaronésia: abordagens multidisciplinares. Sessão conjunta das Classes de Ciências e Letras. 31 October 2019. Academia das Ciências de Lisboa (http://www.acad-ciencias.pt/agenda/evento/555) (invited conference, 1 hour)
Romeiras M.M., A.R. Pena, T. Menezes, R. Vasconcelos, F. Monteiro, O. Paulo, M. Moura (2019). Evolutionary processes across insular endemic plants and reptiles: advances and shortcomings of phylogenetic and phylogenomic studies. 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress- Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, to be held in Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon, 29 July-2 August 2019. Pag. 164
Romeiras M.M., Roxo G., Monteiro F., Silva L., Caujape-Castells J., Menezes de Sequeira M., Fernandes I., Duarte M.C., Moura M. (2019). Conservation of crop wild relatives of Macaronesian Islands: current status and outlook. Third International Conference on Island Ecology, Evolution and Conservation. 8-13 July 2019. University of La Reunion. Saint Denis. Pag. 83.
Romeiras M.M., Pena A.R., Menezes T., Vasconcelos R., Monteiro F., Paulo O.S., Moura M. (2019). Evolutionary processes across insular endemic plants and reptiles: advances and shortcomings of phylogenetic and phylogenomic studies. 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress - Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, to be held in Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon, 29July-2 August 2019.
2018
Romeiras M.M., I. Gomes (2018). Plant diversity of Cabo Verde Islands: Current Insights and Future Directions. FLORAMAC 2018, 12 – 15 September 2018, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Madeira Island. (invited conference, 30min)
Romeiras M.M. 2018. CVAgrobiodiversity “Climatic changes and plant genetic resources: the overlooked potential of Cabo Verde's endemic flora”. Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) – Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) Collaborative Research Network in Portuguese speaking countries in Africa. UPTEC - University of Porto. (kick-off conference, 30min)
2.2.1.2. International Scientific Conferences
2023
Catarino S., Romeiras M.M., Tchamba J.J., Silva J.M.N., Pereira J.M.C. (2023). Spatial and Temporal Trends of Burnt Area in Angola. Fires in Angola: Dynamics, Impacts and Management. June 1-2, 2023, Lubango, Angola.
Essoh A.P., Catarino S., Silva J., Lima K., Varela E., Moura M., Gomes I., Duarte M.C., Duarte M.P., Romeiras M.M. (2023). Diversity and pharmacological potential of medicinal plants native to Santiago Island (Cabo Verde). Symposium Flora and Natural Resources of Cabo Verde Islands. April 20-22, 2023, Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde.
Gomes I., Carvalho Z., Semedo G., Gomes S. (2023). Contribuição da vegetação nativa e árvores centenárias ao desenvolvimento do ecoturismo. Comunicação oral às I Jornadas científicas para apresentação de resultados de projetos do Programa PROAMBIENTE. Campus da Universidade de Cabo Verde-Cidade da Praia-Cabo Verde – 23 de março de 2023.
Gomes, I., Costa, J.C., Catarino, S., Brilhante M., Gomes S., Monteiro M.R, Fortes A., Ferreira V., Silva N., Dinis H., Romeiras M.M., Duarte M.C. (2023). Biogeography and conservation of useful plants of the Cabo Verde Islands. Symposium Flora and Natural Resources of Cabo Verde Islands. April 20-22, 2023, Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde.
Monteiro F., Romeiras M.M., Costa G., Barai A., Baquero P., Duarte M.C., Ferreira M.R., Correia Z., Diniz I., Duarte B., Matos A.R., Baldé A., Sebastiana M., Batista D., Catarino L. (2023). Scientific Projects in West Africa: Case-study with Guiné-Bissau. Symposium Flora and Natural Resources of Cabo Verde Islands. April 20-22, 2023, Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde.
Rocha V., Maria M. Romeiras, Cristina Branquinho, Maria C. Duarte (2023). Poaceae Diversity in Cabo Verde's Islands: A Key to Sustainable Management of Arid Ecosystems under Climate Change. Iberian Plant Biology 2023 Congress. 9-12 July, Braga, Portugal.
Roxo, G., Moura, M., Talhinhas, P., Costa J.C., Silva, L., Brilhante, M., Menezes de Sequeira, M., Romeiras, M. M. (2023). Patterns of diversification and colonization in Macaronesian Apiaceae lineages: ecological and cytogenomic approach. Symposium Flora and Natural Resources of Cabo Verde Islands. April 20-22, 2023, Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde. 56p.
2022
Barai A., Barnabé J., Bahia M.J., Sierra-Baquero P., Correia Z., Ferreira M., Diniz I., Costa G., Duarte M.C., Romeiras M., Batista D., Catarino L., Monteiro F. (2022) Identificação dos inimigos do cajueiro na Guiné-Bissau: uma abordagem do campo ao laboratório. XXIII Encontro da Rede de Estudos Ambientais de Países de Língua Portuguesa (REALP), 11th-15th October 2022, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Tomar, Portugal.
Barnabé J., Barros, A., Catarino L., Romeiras M.M., Monteiro F. (2022). Avaliação da diversidade genética do cajueiro à escala pantropical: um caso de estudo nos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP). XXIII Encontro da Rede de Estudos Ambientais de Países de Língua Portuguesa (REALP), 11th-15th October 2022, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Tomar, Portugal.
Brilhante M., Catarino S., Bandeira S.O., Moldão M., Duarte M.C., Romeiras M.M. (2022). Recursos Genéticos em África: Padrões de Diversidade do Género Vigna em Moçambique. XXIII Encontro da Rede de Estudos Ambientais de Países de Língua Portuguesa (REALP), 11th-15th October 2022, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Tomar, Portugal.
Charrua A.B., Bandeira S.O., Catarino S., Cabral P., Romeiras M.M. (2022). Modelação ecológica do mangal e análise da vulnerabilidade no contexto de mudanças climáticas em Moçambique. XXIII XXIII Encontro da Rede de Estudos Ambientais de Países de Língua Portuguesa (REALP), 11th-15th October 2022, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Tomar, Portugal.
Duarte M.C, Gomes I., Catarino S., Brilhante M., Gomes S., Monteiro, A., Moreno A., Fortes A., Baptista I., Dinis H., Romeiras M.M. (2022) Diversidade das plantas úteis em Cabo Verde: tendências e necessidades de conservação. XXIII Encontro da Rede de Estudos Ambientais de Países de Língua Portuguesa (REALP), 11th-15th October 2022, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Tomar, Portugal.
Gomes I., Carlos Neto, Frédéric Bioret, Maria C. Duarte, Maria M.M. Romeiras & José C. Costa (2022). Novos dados sobre Pteridófitas e Espermatófitas em Cabo Verde. International Symposium FloraMac2022, 12-16th September 2022, San Sebastián de La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain.
Gomes I., Duarte M.C., Catarino S., Brilhante M., Gomes S., Monteiro A., Moreno A., Fortes A., Ferreira V, Baptista I., Dinis H., Romeiras, M.M. (2022) Diversity of useful plants in Cabo Verde Island: a biogeographic and conservation Perspective. International Symposium FloraMac2022, 12-16th September 2022, San Sebastián de La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain.
Gomes I., Neto C., Bioret F., Roque S.; Romeiras M., Duarte M.C., Gomes S. & Costa J.C., 2022. A Vegetação da ilha de Santa Luzia (Cabo Verde). ln: Ribeiro S.& Figueiredo A. (eds). 2022. A Ciência da Vegetação aplicada à gestão, conservação e restauro ecológico de habitats. PHYTOS - Associação Portuguesa de Ciência da vegetação, IPCB lnstituto Politecnico de Castelo Branco, pág.49, Castelo Branco. ISBN 978-989-333734
Monteiro F, Romeiras MM, Havik P, Correia AM, Baldé A, Catarino L. (2022). Tropical cash crop in Guinea-Bissau (West Africa): a central driver for agriculture-based economy at what cost? CIEA11- 11º Congresso Ibérico de Estudos Africanos, 6-8 July 2022, Lisbon, Portugal.
Neto C., Costa J.C., Gomes I., Bioret F., Romeiras M. 2022. A vegetação do litoral de São Vicente (Cabo Verde). ln: Ribeiro S., Figueiredo A. (eds). 2022. A Ciência da Vegetação aplicada à gestão, conservação e restauro ecológico de habitats. PHYTOS - Associação Portuguesa de Ciência da vegetação, IPCB * lnstituto Politecnico de Castelo Branco, pág.49, Castelo Branco. ISBN 978-989-333734
Rocha V., Maria Cristina Duarte, Isildo Gomes, Carlos Neto, José C. Costa, Cristina Branquinho, Maria M. Romeiras (2022). Resiliência em Ilhas Tropicais Secas: Padrões de Diversidade de Gramíneas e Implicações para a Sustentabilidade de Ecossistemas. XXIII Encontro da Rede de Estudos Ambientais de Países de Língua Portuguesa (REALP), 11th-15th October 2022, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Tomar, Portugal.
Rocha V., Maria M. Romeiras, Juli Caujapé-Castells, Jhonny C. Massante, Maria C. Duarte (2022). Poales’ Phylogenetic structure across the Macaronesian Region. International Symposium FloraMac2022, 12-16th September 2022, San Sebastián de La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain.
Roxo G., Moura M., Talhinhas P., Costa J.C., Silva L., Menezes de Sequeira M., Brilhante M., Romeiras M.M. (2022). Patterns of diversification and colonization in Macaronesian Apiaceae lineages: Ecological and cytogenomic approach. International Symposium FloraMac2022, 12-16th September 2022, San Sebastián de La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain.
2021
Barai A., Barnabé J., Correia Z., Ferreira M.R., Diniz I., Costa G., Duarte M.C., Romeiras M.M., Batista D., Catarino L., Monteiro F. (2021). Fighting cashew tree enemies in Guinea-Bissau: a collaborative project to support the control of diseases, pests and weeds. Frontiers in E3 7th Annual Meeting, cE3c. 30th September. Lisbon. Portugal.
Brilhante M., Catarino C., Moldão M., Varela E., Charrua A.B., Roxo G., Essoh A.P., Rangel J., Ribeiro-Barros A., Moura M., Talhinhas P., Monteiro F., Bandeira S., Fortes V., Ferreira V., Duarte M.C., Romeiras M.M. (2021). O potencial dos feijões em África no combate da segurança alimentar: um estudo físico-químico de Vigna unguiculata e Phaseolus vulgaris. XXII Encontro da Rede de Estudos Ambientas de Países de Língua Portuguesa. 29th November – 2nd December, Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cidade da Praia. Cabo Verde.
Essoh A.P., Monteiro F., Moura M., Romeiras M.M. (2021). Valorização dos recursos genéticos de espécies endémicas de Brassicaceae em Cabo Verde na adaptação ao stress abiótico. XXII Encontro da Rede de Estudos Ambientais de Países de Língua Portuguesa (REALP): “Desafios da Investigação ambiental em países de língua portuguesa. Estratégias de resiliência em contexto de crise”, 29 November-2 December 2021, Universidade de Cabo Verde (Uni-CV), Cidade da Praia, Ilha de Santiago, Cabo Verde.
Miller L., Höwener A., Romeiras M. M., Moura M., Duarte M. C. & H. Schaefer (2021). Umbilicus (Crassulaceae) of Macaronesia. International Symposium FloraMac2022, 12-16th September 2022, San Sebastián de La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain.
Rocha V., Duarte M.C., Catarino S., Duarte I., Romeiras M.M. (2021). As gramíneas como recurso genético a valorizar em Cabo Verde. XXII Encontro da Rede de Estudos Ambientas de Países de Língua Portuguesa. 29th November – 2nd December, Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cidade da Praia. Cabo Verde.
Varela D., Silva L., Romeiras M.M. (2021). Implicações das alterações climáticas na distribuição, conservação e valorização das árvores endémicas de Cabo Verde. 20º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia SPECO. Conhecimento ao serviço das áreas classificadas. Ponte de Lima, 1-4 Dezembro 2021.
Varela, D., Silva, L., Romeiras, M.M. (2021). Biome changes: global and regional expansion of Anthromes. Science ON by UAc: Luso-American Webinars 21 de April de 21. Ponta Delgada, Azores.
Vidigal P, Romeiras, MM, Monteiro F (2021). Exploring the potential of orphan crops towards rural livelihoods sustainability. Eurosoil 2021 20th Anniversary- Connecting People and Soil (Geneva, Switzerland) 23-27th August 2021.
2020
Dias A., Romeiras M., Silva L., Rego R., Resendes R., Benevides D., Pacheco S., Moura M. (2020) CVAgrobiodiversity – preliminary results for the Azorean target taxa - Spring Seminar 2020, Ponta Delgada, Azores archipelago, June 2020.
Pereira-Essoh A.; Monteiro F; Pena A.R.; Moura M., Romeiras M.M. (2020). Abiotic stress tolerance: exploring natural diversity among Cabo Verde Diplotaxis species. 6th Annual Meeting Frontiers in cE3c 1-2 October 2020. cE3c, Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal).
Pinho C.J., Lopes E.P., Paupério J., Almeida L., Romeiras M.M., Gomes I., Vasconcelos R. (2020). Trust your guts? Diet composition differences of Mus musculus gastrointestinal tract sections using metabarcoding. TiBE2020, Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution: metabarcoding and metagenomics, Vairão, Portugal: pp. 36.
2019
Brilhante M., dos Santos P., Nunes A., Romeiras M.M. (2019). The inflorescence height as an approach to explain species distribution of Aeonium genus in Tenerife (Canary Islands). 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress- Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, to be held in Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon, 29 July-2 August 2019. Pag. 433
Brilhante M., Roxo G., dos Santos P., Reyes-Betancort J.A., Nunes A., Talhinhas P., Romeiras M.M. (2019). Do inflorescence height and genome size explain geographic range size of the Macaronesian Aeonium genus (Crassulaceae)? 21st Young Systematists’ Forum. November 22nd, 2019, Natural History Museum, London.
Caujapé-Castells J., Moura M., ROMEIRAS M.M., Sequeira M., Silva L. 2018. Upscaling scientific conservation strategies in the floras of Macaronesian archipelagos: recent achievements and future challenges. FLORAMAC 2018, 12 – 15 September 2018, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Madeira Island.
Dinis H., Gomes I., Gomes S., Monteiro G., Marques A., Romeiras M.M. (2019). Strategies for conservation of endemic species in protected areas of Cabo Verde islands. Third International Conference on Island Ecology, Evolution and Conservation. 8-13 July 2019. University of La Reunion. Saint Denis. Pag. 82
Essoh A.P., Monteiro F., Moura M., Romeiras M.M. (2019). Exploring Macaronesian Brassica Biodiversity to decipher resistance to abiotic stress in Brassicaceae. 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress- Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, to be held in Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon, 29 July-2 August 2019. Pag. 167.
Koutroumpa K., Warren B.H., Theodoridis S., Coiro M., Romeiras M.M., Jiménez A., Conti E. (2019). Exploring the diversification of Limonium (sea lavenders) in space and time. 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress- Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, to be held in Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon, 29 July-2 August 2019. Pag. 165.
Malumbres-Olarte J., Rigal F. Giraldello M., Cardoso P., Crespo L., Amorim I.R., Arnedo M., Boieiro M., Carvalho J.C., Carvalho R., Gabriel R., Lamelas-Lopez L., López H., Octávio P., Pereira F., Pérez-Delgado A., Rego C., Romeiras M.M., Ros-Prieto A., Oromí P., Emerson P., Borges P.A.V. (2019). “Dispersal ability shapes the strength of diversity-environment relationships in spider communities on oceanic islands”. “1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society & XIV AEET Meeting”, (4-7 February, Barcelona, Spain).
Moura M., Borges Silva L., Carine M., Dias E.F., Menezes T., Menezes de Sequeira M., Vieira Â.F., Schaefer H., Melo C., Hipólito A., Ávila S.P., Silva L., 2019. Macro and microevolutionary patterns within Azorean plant lineages and associated drivers of speciation. 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress- Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, to be held in Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon, 29 July-2 August 2019. Pag. 163
Moura M., Silva L., Roxo G., Monteiro F., Varela D., Pereira A., Ribeiro A. , Costa J.C. , Correia A.M. , Talhinhas P., Branquinho C., Paulo O., Pais M.S.; Gomes I.; Ferreira V.; Fortes A.; Simões E.; Dinis H., Marques A., Monteiro G. , Monteiro A., , Figueira R. , Duarte M.C., ROMEIRAS M.M. (2019) CVAgrobiodiversity - Climate changes and plant genetic resources: the overlooked potential of Cabo Verde’s endemic flora. Springer Seminar BioIsle – CIBIO Azores. Ponta Delgada, Açores. March 2019.
Norder S., R. F. Lima, J.M. Fernandez-Palacios, L. Nascimento, M.M. Romeiras, R. Elias, L. Catarino, L. Ceriaco, R. Gabriel, M. Menezes de Sequeira, S. Nogue, M. Matos, K. Rijsdijk, M. Hall, P. Borges (2019). Archipelagos in the Anthropocene - the legacies of past human-environment interactions on islands. Third International Conference on Island Ecology, Evolution and Conservation. 8-13 July 2019. University of La Reunion. Saint Denis. Pag. 270.
Pereira A., Monteiro F., Moura M., Romeiras M.M. (2019). Exploring Macaronesian Brassica Biodiversity to decipher resistance to abiotic stress in Brassicaceae- 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress- Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, to be held in Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon, 29July-2 August 2019.
Romeiras M.M., Roxo G., Monteiro F., Silva L., Caujapé-Castells J.,Menezes De Sequeira M., Fernandes I., Duarte M.C., Moura M. (2019) Conservation of crop wild relatives of Macaronesian Islands: current status and Outlook – Island Biology 2019, Reunion Island, July 2019.
Roxo G., Brilhante M., Moura M., Menezes de Sequeira M., Essoh A., Duque J., Costa J. C., Talhinhas P. and Romeiras M.M. (2019). Integrating biogeographical data and cytogenomic variation to elucidate the Apiaceae and Brassicaceae evolution within the Macaronesian islands 21st Young Systematists’ Forum. November 22nd, 2019, Natural History Museum, London.
Roxo G., M. Moura, M. Menezes de Sequeira, J.C. Costa; P. Talhinhas; M.M. Romeiras (2019). Integrating biogeographical data and cytogenomic variation to elucidate the Apiaceae evolution within the Macaronesian Islands. 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress- Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, to be held in Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon, 29 July-2 August 2019. Pag. 166.
Roxo G., Menezes de Sequeira M., Moura M., Costa J.C., Talhinhas P., ROMEIRAS M.M. 2018. Patterns of cytogenomic diversity and diversification of Apiaceae in the Madeira archipelago. FLORAMAC 2018, 12 – 15 September 2018, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Madeira Island.
2.2.2. NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES
2023
Roxo G., Moura M., Talhinhas P., Costa J.C., Silva L., Menezes de Sequeira M., Brilhante M., Romeiras M.M. (2023) Patterns of diversification and colonization in Macaronesian Apiaceae lineages: Ecological and cytogenomic approach. – Spring Seminar 2023, Ponta Delgada, Azores archipelago, June 2023.
2022
Brilhante M., Catarino S., Charrua A.B., Rangel J., Moldão M., Bandeira S.O., Duarte M.C., Romeiras M.M (2022) Tracking african beans’ diversity: a physicochemical study of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. and Phaseolus vulgaris L. Transcolab Summit - Trends in flour-based foods, March 23-25, 2022, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), Bragança, Portugal.
Costa J.C., Gomes I., Neto C., Bioret F., Romeiras M. & M.C. Duarte (2022). Algumas comunidades vegetais mesófias de vertentes rochosas da ilha de Santo Antão (Cabo Verde). ln: Ribeiro S.& Figueiredo A. (eds). (2022). A Ciência da Vegetação aplicada à gestão, conservação e restauro ecológico de habitats. PHYTOS - Associação Portuguesa de Ciência da vegetação, IPCB * lnstituto Politecnico de Castelo Branco, pág.49, Castelo Branco. ISBN 978-989-333734
Rocha V., Duarte M.C., Catarino S., Duarte I., Romeiras M. M. Vanézia Rocha, Maria C. Duarte, Maria M. Romeiras (2022). Broadening food security through grain-based solutions: African Millets and their Cabo Verdean Wild Relatives. In Barros L, Castañeda BM, Shiraishi CSH. Book of Abstract, Transcolab Summit - Trends in grain-based foods. 37p., ISBN 978-972-745-299-6. March 2022. Portugal.
2021
Duarte M.C., Rocha V., Romeiras M.M. (2021). Cabo Verde grasses: the ecological and socio-economic value. 20º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia Meeting, SPECO. Conhecimento ao serviço das áreas classificadas. Ponte de Lima, 1-4 Dezembro 2021.
Rocha V., Romeiras M. M., Neto C., Costa J.C., Branquinho C., Duarte M.C. (2021). Effects of climate variability and topography in shaping grass distribution patterns in Cabo Verde Islands. In Ros-Prieto A, Costa C, Máguas C, Pereira E, Rodrigues G, Rosário I, Jesus J, Marques M, Tiago P, Borges P. Book of Abstract, Frontiers in E3 – 7th cE3c Annual Meeting, 29p. September 2021, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa. Portugal.
Dias A., Romeiras M. M., Silva L., Rego R., Resendes R., Benevides D., Pacheco S. & M. Moura, 2021. CVAgrobiodiversity – resultados preliminares para as linhagens alvo dos Açores. Spring Seminar BIOISLE 2021, 27–28 May 2021, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores.
Fontes J., Romeiras M. M., Duarte M. C., Varela D., Moura M. & L. Silva, 2021. Impactes potenciais das alterações climáticas na distribuição de brassicáceas raras endémicas de Cabo Verde. Spring Seminar BIOISLE 2021, 27–28 May 2021, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores.
2020
Essoh A.P., Monteiro, F, Pena, AR, Moura, M, Romeiras, MM (2020). Abiotic stress tolerance: exploring natural diversity among Cabo Verde Diplotaxis species. 6th Annual Meeting Frontiers in cE3c 1-2- October 2020. cE3c, Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal).
Rocha V., Duarte M.C., Romeiras M. M. (2020). Cabo Verde grasses: their value for agrobiodiversity in the framework of climate changes. In Máguas C, Rodrigues G, Jesus J, Marques M, Santos MD. Book of Abstract, Frontiers in E3 – 6th cE3c Annual Meeting. October 2020, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa. Portugal.
2019
Moura M., Silva L., Roxo G., Monteiro F., Varela D., Pereira A., Ribeiro A., Costa J.C., Correia A.M., Talhinhas P., Branquinho C., Paulo O., Pais M.S.; Gomes I.; Ferreira V.; Fortes A.; Simões E.; Dinis H., Marques A., Monteiro G., Monteiro A., Figueira R., Duarte M.C., Romeiras M. (2019). CVAgrobiodiversity - Climate changes and plant genetic resources: the overlooked potential of Cabo Verde's endemic flora. Spring Seminar BIOISLE 2019, 23-24 May 2019, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores. Pag. 2.
Moura M., Borges Silva L., Carine M., Dias E. F., Menezes T., Menezes de Sequeira M., Vieira Â. F., Romeiras, M. M., Schaefer H., Melo C., Hipólito A., Ávila S. P. & L. Silva, 2019. Macro and microevolutionary patterns within Azorean plant lineages and associated drivers of speciation. 15th EEF Congress Ecology Across Borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, 29 July – 2 August 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.
Pereira A., Monteiro F., Salomé Pais M., Moura M. & M. M. Romeiras, 2019. Exploring Macaronesian Brassicaceae chemical diversity to decipher abiotic stress tolerance. 15th EEF Congress Ecology Across Borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, 29 July – 2 August 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.
2.2.3. POSTERS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
2023
Brilhante M., Roxo G., Catarino S., Santos P., Sequeira M.M., Reyes-Betancort J.A., Caujapé-Castells J., Talhinhas P., Romeiras M.M. (2023). A maior radiação de plantas da Macaronésia – Aeonium (Crassulaceae): correlações entre a variação do tamanho do genoma e o estatuto de conservação. Simoposium Flora and Natural Resources of Cabo Verde Islands. April 20-22, 2023, University of Cabo Verde, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde.
Rocha V., M. M. Romeiras, M.J. Vasconcelos, M. C. Duarte (2023). Thriving Grasses in Tropical Dry Islands: Adaptation Strategies and Habitat Diversity. Science 2022 – Science and Technology Summit in Portugal. July 2023, Aveiro, Portugal.
Rocha V., M.M. Romeiras, I. Gomes, C. Neto, J. C. Costa, C. Branquinho, J. M. Fernández-Palacios, M. C. Duarte (2023). Adaptation strategies of grasses to climate change in tropical dry islands of Cabo Verde. In: Romeiras M.M., Gomes I., Catarino S., Fortes A., Ferreira V., Duarte M.C. (2023). Book of Abstracts. Flora and Natural Resources of Cabo Verde Islands. Universidade de Cabo Verde e Universidade de Lisboa. ISAPress, Lisboa, 80p. ISBN 978-989-35095-2-4. April 2023, Santiago, Cabo Verde.
Rocha V., M.C. Duarte, S. Catarino, I. Duarte, M. M. Romeiras (2023). Valorization and conservation of genetic resources related to millet crops and their CWR in Cabo Verde. Simposium Flora and Natural Resources of Cabo Verde Islands. April 20-22, 2023, University of Cabo Verde, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde. In: Romeiras M.M., Gomes I., Catarino S., Fortes A., Ferreira V., Duarte M.C. (2023). Book of Abstracts. Flora and Natural Resources of Cabo Verde Islands. Universidade de Cabo Verde e Universidade de Lisboa. ISAPress, Lisboa, 62p. ISBN 978-989-35095-2-4. April 2023, Santiago, Cabo Verde.
Rocha V., Romeiras M. M., Duarte M.C. (2023). The Seeds of Sustainability: Cabo Verdean Plants and their Traditional Knowledge and Uses for Food Security. Iberian Plant Biology 2023 Congress. 9-12 July, Braga, Portugal.
2022
Rocha V., Vanézia Rocha, Maria M. Romeiras, Maria J. Vasconcelos, Maria C. Duarte (2022). Poales Diversity in Tropical Dry Islands: the Role of C3 and C4 Taxa to Ecosystem Restoration. Science 2022 – Science and Technology Summit in Portugal. May 2022, Centro de Congressos de Lisboa.
2021
Brilhante, M., Catarino, S., Roxo, G., Charrua, A.B., Essoh, A.P., Rangel, J., Varela, E., Moldão, M., Ribeiro-Barros, A., Bandeira, S., Moura, M., Talhinhas, P. and Romeiras, M.M. (2021). Tracking African beans’ diversity: a chemical and cytogenomic study of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. and Phaseolus vulgaris L. Encontro Ciência 2021, June 28-30, 2021. Lisbon, Portugal.
Essoh AP, Monteiro F, Pena AR, Moura M, Romeiras MM. (2021). Abiotic stress tolerance: exploring natural diversity among Cabo Verde Diplotaxis species. Encontro Ciência 2021, 2021. July 2021, Lisbon, Portugal.
Rocha V., Duarte M.C., Catarino S., Duarte I., & Romeiras M.M. (2021). Cabo Verdean Wild Relatives of Millets: nature solutions to enhance food security. Encontro Ciência 2021, June 28-30, 2021. Lisbon, Portugal.
Rocha V., Duarte M.C., Catarino S., Duarte I., & Romeiras M.M. (2021). Millets and their Crop Wild Relative in Cabo Verde. International Conference Agri-Food Ecosystem 2021, May 26-27, 2021. Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal.
2019
Catarino, S., Charrua A.B., Varela D.M., Romeiras M.M. (2019) Assessing the potencial distribution of native trees in African countries as a tool for conservation planning. Encontro Ciência 2019, July 8-10, 2019. Lisbon, Portugal.
Malumbres-Olarte, J., Rigal, F. Giraldello, M., Cardoso, P., Crespo, L., Amorim, I.R., Arnedo, M., Boieiro, M., Carvalho, J.C., Carvalho, R., Gabriel, R., Lamelas-Lopez, L., López, H., Octávio, P., Pereira, F., Pérez-Delgado, A., Rego, C., Romeiras, M., Ros-Prieto, A., Oromí, P., Emerson, P. & Borges, P.A.V. (2019). From forest to driest: the multi-scale role of habitat heterogeneity in shaping spider communities on Oceanic Islands “9th Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society” 8-12 Janeiro, Malaga, Espanha.
Rigal, F., Giraldello, M., Cardoso, P., Crespo, L., Arnedo, M., Amorim, I.R., Boieiro, M., Rego, C., Malumbres-Olarte, J., Carvalho, J.C., Octávio, P., Gabriel, R., Lamelas-Lopez, L., López, H., Pereira, F., Pérez-Delgado, A., Romeiras, M., Ros-Prieto, A., Oromí, P., Emerson, P. & Borges, P.A.V. (2019). Dispersal ability shapes the strength of diversity-environment relationships in spider communities on Oceanic Islands “9th Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society” 8-12 Janeiro, Malaga, Espanha.
2018
Gomes I., Costa J.C., Duarte M.C., Gomes S., Romeiras M.M. 2018. New records of native vascular plants from Cabo Verde Islands. FLORAMAC 2018, 12 – 15 September 2018, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Madeira Island.
Varela D., Farminhão J., Catarino S., Romeiras M.M. (2018). Native tree species of Cabo Verde islands: characterization and current conservation status. X Conferência Científica da UEM: Simpósio Biodiversidade e Desenvolvimento, September 26-28, 2018. Maputo, Moçambique.
2.3. Other Publications & Databases |
Public Databases
Roxo, Brilhante, Moura, Menezes de Sequeira, Costa, Silva, Vasconcelos, Talhinhas, & Romeiras. (2022). Database of flow cytometric analyses from: Roxo, G., Brilhante, M., Moura, M., Menezes de Sequeira, M., Costa, J., Silva, L., Vasconcelos, R., Talhinhas, P., Romeiras, M. (2022) Genome size variation within Crithmum maritimum: clues on the colonization of insular environments. [Dataset]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7104781
Conservation ex-situ and database collections
Database of populations of about 30 species of threatened endemic Angiospermae plants throughout the territory of the islands of Santiago, Santo Antão, São Nicolau, Fogo and parts of territories of the islands of São Vicente, Brava and Santa Luzia.
Phylogenetic data – Sequences to be included in GenBank
Phylogeny: A total of 122 plant samples corresponding to 12 different species were collected for sequencing. The sequencing results are being analyzed for the writing of articles that will contribute to the understanding of the phylogenetic relationships between the different native species of Brassicaceae of Macaronesia.
3. Organization of Conferences
3.1. Symposium & Conferences |
Symposium Organization
Symposium - Flora and Natural Resources of Cabo Verde Islands.: Organizing & Scientific Committee Maria M. Romeiras, Isildo Gomes, Sílvia Catarino, Arlindo Fortes, Vladmir Ferreira, Maria C. Duarte. April 20-22, 2023, Praia, Cabo Verde
Moura M. & M.M. Romeiras, 2019. Symposium on Macro and Microevolutionary Processes in Macaronesian Plant Lineages. 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress- Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, to be held in Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon, 29 July-2 August 2019.
Scientific Committee
Gomes, I. 2023. Organization in partnership with the University of Cape Verde and the Technical University of the Atlantic (UTA) of the I Scientific Days for the presentation of project results of the PROAMBIENTE Program. Campus of the University of Cape Verde-City of Praia-Cape Verde - March 23, 2023.
Gomes, I. 2023. Organization, in partnership with the Botanical Garden of Viera y Clavijo de Gran Canaria, of 2 scientific days for the presentation of mid-term results of the NEXTGENDEM project (November 2021 and 2022).
Carine M., Caujapé-Castells J., Fernández-Palacios J. M., Gomes I, Menezes de Sequeira M., Moura M., de Nascimento L., Patiño J., Romeiras M. M., Sangil C., Sansón M., Schaefer H. & L. Silva, 2022. Scientific Committee FloraMac2022. International Symposium FloraMac2022, 12-16th September 2022, San Sebastián de La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain.
Romeiras M.M. (2012). Scientific Committee of the prestigious international scientific congress organized by CPLP countries “XXII Encontro da Rede de Estudos Ambientais de Países de Língua Portuguesa (REALP)”, to be held in 26 – 31 July 2021, in University of Cabo Verde – Uni-CV, Campus of Santiago Island, Cabo Verde (http://www.realp.uevora.pt/).
Menezes de Sequeira M., Gouveia M., Pupo A, Ferreira Z., Jardim R, Gois-Marques C., Silva L., Moura M., Neto A., Elias R., Carine M., Rumsey F., Caujapé-Castells J., Schaefer H., Capelo J., Gomes I. & M. Romeiras, 2018. FloraMAC 2018, 12–15 September 2018, Funchal, Madeira.
3.2. Project Partners Meeting |
Internal meetings were promoted to strength the collaborations between the team members from Cabo Verde (INIDA, Uni-CV, DNA) and from Portuguese Universities (Lisbon and Azores).
Meeting during the Forum Skan (2019) - Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação. October 16th – 17th, 2019, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal. This meeting has the participation of the Team Members from Cabo Verde: Arlindo (PhD student), Anyse (PhD student), Joceline (Master student), Eromise (Master student), Vanezia Rocha (Master student) and Vladmir from Uni-CV. Team Members from Portugal: Manuel Correia and Maria Romeiras (ISA); and Filipa Monteiro, the project coordinator from FCUL.
Team members of INIDA (President of INIDA: Dr Ângela Moreno and Dr Isildo Gomes) with Maria Romeiras (PI);
Team members of ECAA- University of Cabo Verde (Prof. Vladmir Silves Ferreira and Prof. Arlindo Rodrigues) with Maria Romeiras (PI) and Filipa Monteiro (coordinator of project in FCUL/ULisboa)
Three internal meetings were promoted to strength the collaborations between the team members from Cabo Verde (INIDA, Uni-CV, DNA) and from Portuguese Universities (Lisbon and Azores).
Meeting in the University of Azores during the Spring Seminar BIOISLE 2019, 23-24 May 2019. The team members - Monica Moura and Luís Silva organized a meeting that have the participation of the project coordinator (Maria Romeiras) and some Cabo Verde researchers linked to the conservation of flora. Among these Herculano Dinis (from Fogo Island), Gilda Monteiro (from Santo Antão Island), and Adalzira Marques (from Sal Island), from DNA - Cabo Verde, have participated in this meeting. It was discussed the best way to continue to collaborate with this Institution, even team member – Herculano Dinis was moving to an ONG.
Internal project kick-off meeting organized in ISA in 19th – 20th August 2019. This meeting has the participation of the Team Members from Cabo Verde: Arlindo (PhD student), Anyse (PhD student), Joceline (Master student), Eromise (Master student) and Vladmir from Uni-CV. Team Members from Portugal: Manuel Correia and Maria Romeiras (ISA); and Filipa Monteiro, the project coordinator from FCUL.
Meeting during the Forum Skan (2019) - Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação. October 16th – 17th, 2019, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal. This meeting has the participation of the Team Members from Cabo Verde: Arlindo (PhD student), Anyse (PhD student), Joceline (Master student), Eromise (Master student), Vanezia Rocha (Master student) and Vladmir from Uni-CV. Team Members from Portugal: Manuel Correia and Maria Romeiras (ISA); and Filipa Monteiro, the project coordinator from FCUL. (Pag. 70-71.and Flyer).
Meeting of Cabo Verde and Portuguese team members during the Forum Skan (2019)
2019 | One of the first meetings between the Cabo Verde and Portuguese team members during the Forum Skan (Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal)
Last meeting of CV and PT team members during the Symposium Flora and Natural Resources of Cabo Verde Islands
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2023 | The last meeting of Cabo Verde and Portuguese team members during the “Symposium - Flora and Natural Resources of Cabo Verde Islands” (INIDA – Santiago Island, Cabo Verde)
4. Advance Training
4.1. PhD Thesis |
ANYSE SOFIA FERNANDES PEREIRA-ESSOH
PhD program Tropical Knowledge and Management - Tropikman (NOVA/SBE; IHMT; ISA). (2018 – July 2022)
Dissertation Title: “Cabo Verde’s flora as source of gene resilience to climate changes and relevant bioactive compounds: a genomic and chemical approach”.
Supervised: Maria Romeiras/ISA and Mónica Moura/Univ. Azores.
DANILSON MASCARENHAS VARELA
PhD program Tropical Knowledge and Management - Tropikman (NOVA/SBE; IHMT; ISA). (2018 – July 2022)
Dissertation Title: “Impacts of present and future climatic constrains on Cabo Verde woodlands: an ecological and socioeconomic approach”.
Supervised: Maria Romeiras/ISA and Luís Silva/Univ. Azores.
Ongoing Thesis
ARLINDO RODRIGUES FORTES
PhD program in Development Studies (ISEG; ISA). (2019 - present)
Dissertation Title: “Processes of change in Cabo Verdean agriculture between 2008-2018 and role of public policies”.
Supervised: Manuel Correia/ISA.
VANÉZIA SIMONE MONTEIRO ROCHA
(2021-Present). Dry2VERDE - Desertification assessment in arid ecosystems: an approach to mitigate and enhance dryness resilience in Cabo Verde’s Islands. PhD Thesis in Sustainable Use of Land, speciality Forestry and Natural Resources. Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa. Supervisors: Professor Maria M. Romeiras (LEAF/ISA), Researcher Maria J. Vasconcelos (FAO CV, CEF/ISA), Researcher Maria C. Duarte (cE3c/FCUL).
DANIEL ANTÓNIO TAVARES VARELA SEMEDO
(2021-Present). (FCT Grant: PRT/BD/154333/2022). "Ecosystem services associated with the introduction of Prosopis (Fabaceae) in Cabo Verde: do the positive effects outweigh the potential negative impacts?; PhD Thesis in Biology at the University of the Azores.
Supervisors: Professors Luís Silva, Mónica Moura (BIOPOLIS/UAz), Professor Maria M. Romeiras (LEAF/ISA).
4.2. MSc Thesis |
GUILHERME GOMES ROXO
Master & date of the decision: Master in Biodiversity Genetic and Evolution. Institution: CIBIO/FCUP. Supervised: Maria Romeiras/ISA, Miguel Sequeira (Univ. Madeira), Raquel Vasconcelos FCUP. Completed with 20 out of 20 - October 2021.
Dissertation Title: “Patterns of colonization and diversification within Madeira Apiaceae lineages: Ecological and cytogenomic approaches”
Original and present appointment: Guilherme is from Madeira Island and was a Bachelor student from ISA. Presently, he got a grant in University of Azores (supervised by Monica Moura the co-PI of the project) to continue work in the framework of the CV-Agrobiodiversity project.
EROMISE SOLÂNGE SEMEDO CARDOSO VARELA
Master & date of the decision: Mestrado em Tecnologia e Segurança Alimentar. Institution: FCT-UNL. Supervised: Maria Romeiras/ISA and Paula Duarte FCT/UNL. Completed with 19 out of 20 - January 2021.
Dissertation Title: “Value and characterization of Cabo Verde flora: new sources of food and nutraceutical plants”.
Original and present appointment: Eromise was a Bachelor student from University of Cabo Verde and now she got a position as Professor in Cabo Verde. She continues collaborate in topics related to CV-Agrobiodiversity project.
VANÉZIA SIMONE MONTEIRO ROCHA
Master & date of the decision: Mestrado em Biologia dos Recursos Vegetais. Institution: ISA/FCUL. Supervised: Maria Cristina Duarte/FCUL and Maria Romeiras/ISA. Completed with 20 out of 20 - January 2021.
Dissertation Title: “Plant functional traits of Cabo Verde grasses: their value for agrobiodiversity in the framework of climate changes”
Original and present appointment: Vanezia was a Bachelor student from University of Cabo Verde and now she got a FCT PhD grant to continue work in the framework of the CV-Agrobiodiversity project.
JOCELINE MIRIANE VIEIRA SILVA
Master & date of the decision: Mestrado em Tecnologia e Segurança Alimentar. Institution: FCT-UNL. Supervised: Maria Romeiras/ISA and Paula Duarte FCT/UNL. Completed with 18 out of 20 - December 2019.
Dissertation Title: “Conservação e uso sustentável das plantas medicinais de Cabo Verde: valor terapêutico”
Original and present appointment: Joceline was a Bachelor student from University of Cabo Verde and now she went to Boston/USA and got a position in Clinical Analysis.
MIGUEL ÂNGELO FILIPE BRILHANTE
Master & date of the decision: Mestrado em Biologia dos Recursos Vegetais. Institution: ISA/FCUL. Supervised: Maria Romeiras/ISA and Otilia Correia FCUL. Completed with 18 out of 20 - November 2019.
Dissertation Title: “From the flowers to the cells: a trait-based and cytogenomic study of Macaronesian Aeonium genus (Crassulaceae)”
Original and present appointment: Miguel was a Bachelor student from FCUL and now he got a FCT PhD grant to continue work in African Plant Genetic Resources and also collaborate with some tasks of the CV-Agrobiodiversity project.
Additionally, Ana Dias (fellowship: June 2019 - June 2021) and João Pedro Costa Fontes (fellowship: January 2020 - January 2021), both BI from University of Azores, actively have participated in the fieldwork in Azores Islands, as well as were involved in the molecular analyses
and Ecological modelling analyses, which were performed in the University of Azores facilities, and supervised by Prof. Mónica Moura and Prof. Luís Silva, respectively.
The expertise of Ana Dias, João Fontes, and of all the other master students, namely Vanezia Rocha, Guilherme Roxo, and Miguel Brilhante, greatly improved the results of the project and have actively contributed to increase the sampling across all the Macaronesian archipelagos.
4.3. Other Thesis |
Undergraduate Thesis
João Rocha e Melo (2023). Análise para a conservação das espécies endémicas da Macaronésia. Lisbon, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon. 23pp. Supervisors: Maria Romeiras (LEAF/ISA); Silvia Catarino (CEF/ISA) (June 2023 – 19 valores).
Inês Almeida (2023). Conservation of the marine biodiversity of the Macaronesian islands. Lisbon, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon. 20pp. Supervisors: Maria Romeiras (LEAF/ISA); Silvia Catarino (CEF/ISA) (June 2023 – 16 valores).
Maria Vieira Fernandes Nunes da Cruz (2023). Análise citogenómica de plantas do género Umbilicus em Portugal. Lisbon, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon. 20pp. Supervisors: Maria Romeiras & Pedro Talhinhas (LEAF/ISA) (June 2023 – 15 valores).
Margarida Ferreira Pereira Bobela Kirkby (2022). Diversity of Brassica Crop Wild Relatives of Cabo Verde: a case-study with Diplotaxis. Lisbon, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon. 25pp. Supervisors: Maria Romeiras & Margarida Moldão (LEAF/ISA) (June 2022 – 18 valores).
Maria Teresa Ivo de Carvalho Santos Peres (2022). Phytochemical analyses of Sinapidendron (Brassicaceae) from Madeira Island. Lisbon, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon. 25pp. Supervisors: Maria Romeiras & Vitor Alves (LEAF/ISA) (June 2022 – 18 valores).
João Pedro Alves Duque (2020). Project title: “Diversidade filogenética do género Erysimum (Brassicaceae) nas ilhas da Macaronésia e em Portugal continental”. Tese de Licenciatura em Biologia, ISA, ULisboa. Supervisors: Maria Romeiras (LEAF/ISA); Filipa Monteiro (CE3C/FCUL) (June 2020 – 18 valores).
Samuel Ferreira (2020). Project title: “Patterns of Cytogenomic diversity of Crithmum maritimum in Azores and Madeira archipelagos and mainland Portugal”. Tese de Licenciatura em Biologia, ISA, ULisboa. Supervisors: Maria Romeiras & Pedro Talhinhas (LEAF/ISA). (June 2020 – 18 valores).
Inês Margarida Gonçalves Fernandes. Project title: “Estudo de percursores silvestres das plantas cultivadas (CWR) presentes na flora das ilhas da Macaronésia – Açores e Madeira” Nº 21992. Tese de Licenciatura em Biologia, ISA, ULisboa. Supervisors: Maria Romeiras (ISA); Cristina Duarte (FCUL) (June 2019 – 17 valores).
5. Outreach Activities
5.1. PRINTED MATERIALS
Flyer that was distributed during some meetings, namely during the Forum Skan (2019) - Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação. October 16th – 17th, 2019, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal.
5.2. NEWS ON TV
5.3. NEWS IN NEWSPAPERS AND WEBSITES
“Simpósio "Flora e Recursos Naturais das ilhas de Cabo Verde" - Participação dos Professores Maria Manuel Romeiras, José Carlos Costa e Manuel Correia”. Notícias – Instituto Superior de Agronomia da Universidade de Lisboa. Published on May 05, 2023. LINK HERE
“Simpósio apresenta avanços realizados sobre a preservação da flora e recursos naturais das ilhas de Cabo Verde”. Notícias – Universidade de Cabo Verde. Published on April 26, 2023. LINK HERE
“UNI-CV acolhe Simpósio Internacional sobre a Flora e Recursos Naturais das ilhas de Cabo Verde”. A Nação, Jornal Independente de Cabo Verde. Published on April 20, 2023. LINK HERE
“Uni-CV acolhe simpósio internacional sobre Flora e Recursos Naturais das ilhas de Cabo Verde”. A Semana Online. Published on April 20, 2023. LINK HERE
“Uni-CV acolhe Simpósio Internacional sobre Flora e Recursos Naturais das ilhas de Cabo Verde” Info Press Cabo Verde. Published on April 20, 2023. LINK HERE
Outreach by Cabo Verde partners (Arlindo fortes, Vladimir Ferreira and Isaurinda Batista) at Santiago Magazine of the paper at Plants by Duarte et al. (2022). LINK HERE
Outreach by Cabo Verde partners (Arlindo fortes, Vladimir Ferreira and Isaurinda Batista) at University of Cabo Verde page of the paper at Plants by Duarte et al. (2022). LINK HERE
Outreach by Cabo Verde partner Arlindo Fortes at ISEG page of the paper at Foods by Brilhante et al. (2021). LINK HERE
Interview by Cabo Verde PhD student Anyse Pereira Essoh at The Conversation page on the paper by Brilhante et al. (2021) at Foods. LINK HERE
Outreach by Cabo Verde partners (Arlindo Fortes and Vladimir Ferreira at University of Cabo Verde page of the paper at Foods by Brilhante et al. (2021). LINK HERE
Outreach by Cabo Verde PhD student Danilson Varela at Santiago Magazine of the paper at Sustainability by Varela et al. (2020).
5.4. OTHERS: RADIO SPOTS & PRESS RELEASE
UniCV/Universidade de Cabo Verde Newsletter- January 2020 - LINK HERE
Interview in the framework of the paper "Current Status and Trends in Cabo Verde Agriculture" done for A Semana Newspaper in Cabo Verde untitled "Estudo de docentes cabo-verdianos e estrangeiros revela que pequenas barragens podem contribuir para desenvolvimento agrícola do país"- Newspaper A Semana/Cabo Verde. February 2020 - LINK HERE
Cabo Verde radio and the most read online new paper gave special attention to Varela et al paper (August 2020).
6. Scientific Networks & Others
6.1. SCIENTIFIC NETWORKS
UNESCO-UNITWIN Chair
A key factor to fully achieve the goals of this project was to promote several training courses to increase the training of graduated students, namely from Cabo Verde in strategic areas.
The PI – Maria Romeiras is team member of these two UNESCO-UNITWIN Chairs that aims to promote training courses focussed on tropical regions and on Islands.
UNESCO-UNITWIN Chair: Education & Science for Equitable Development & Human Welfare (Eduwell) - a E-Learning Platform (Maria Romeiras coordinator of a Training course).
UNESCO-UNITWIN Chair: Land within sea: Biodiversity & Sustainability in Atlantic Islands. CIBIO: InBIO/BIOPOLIS: University of the Azores (PI: Luis Silva – team member from University of Azores).
Maria Romeiras was appointed as Vice-Chair of International network of “IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Macaronesian Islands Plant SG (MIPSG)” lead Cabo Verde group. Co-Chairs: Mónica Moura (Professor at University of the Azores and team member of the CVAgrobiodiversity) & Juli Caujapé-Castells (Director of the Jardín Botánico “Viera y Clavijo”, Canary Islands). Vice-Chair Madeira: Francisco Fernandes (Researcher at Madeira Botanical Garden, Madeira). RLA Coordinator: Luís Silva (Professor at University of the Azores and team member of the CV-Agrobiodiversity).
Vice-Chair of International network of “IUCN”
6.2. CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING OF STUDENTS IN CABO VERDE ISLANDS
To increase the training of the Cabo Verde students in strategic areas, which is a key factor to fully achieve the goals of this project, several training courses were performed, namely by learning several laboratory techniques in the field of Molecular Biology (in ISA, UAz and FCUL facilities); techniques for extraction and isolation of natural products (ISA and FCT/UNL); Georeferencing and digitizing plant collections (Training GBIF courses/ISA); and Ecological Modelling (UAz).
Also, the PI in Cabo Verde - Isildo Gomes, promoted several field activities with students from the University of Cabo Verde, and members of Non-Governmental Organizations, promoting the inventory of native flora and vegetation on the islands of Santiago, Fogo, Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau and Brava from 2020 to 2023; and b) coordination of fieldwork in the inventory of native flora and vegetation on the island of Santiago, including the collection of more than 2000 samples of plant material for DNA study of populations of endangered vascular flora - from 2021 to 2023 (Within the framework of the NEXTGENDEM Project).
7. Awards
Anyse Pereira-Essoh, PhD student of CV-Agrobiodiversity was appointed as NEF Ambassador 2020 - 2021 - Science representative of Cabo Verde in the scope of the program Next Einstein Forum. NEF Fellows is a select programme that recognizes Africa’s best young scientists and technologists. LINK HERE
Anyse Pereira-Essoh, PhD student of CV-Agrobiodiversity was chosen, along with 6 other young researchers, for the Mandela Washington Fellowship - YALI-2022 exchange program in the United States of America. This award allows young people to develop scientific activities and promote a positive image of Africa. LINK HERE
Danilson Varela; PhD student of CV-Agrobiodiversity won the first edition of the Scientific Awards 2022 (on October 5), which according to the award-winning, will serve as a stimulus to continue to dedicate themselves to this “very demanding” area. From the 2022 Scientific Awards, Danilson received the Cabo Verde Global Scientific Prize (GSP), which distinguishes projects by Cabo Verdean researchers in the country and in the diaspora, for his intervention on "Implications of climate change on the distribution and conservation of endemic trees in Cabo Verde". LINK HERE
Isildo Gomes - Award of a second-class medal of merit for the contribution made to Cabo Verde in the conservation of Natural Resources over the 48 years of its existence as a sovereign country, to one of the project members (Isildo Gomes) by the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde - 5 July 2023 (Published in the Official Bulletin of Cabo Verde on 28 June 2023).
Vanézia Rocha award by a Merit Scholarship 2019/2020 – Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto Superior de Agronomia funded by Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior, Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior of Portugal. Within the scope of the Rules for the Attribution of Merit Scholarships to Students of Higher Education Institutions, approved by Order no. 13531/2009 (2.ª série), 9 June, changed by Order no. 7761/2017 (2.ª série), 4 Sept. Final grade: 19,9 20.
Guilherme Roxo – won the award of best master student - achieved the highest-grade point average in the class of 2020/2021 of the MScs in Biodiversity, genetic and evolution of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP).
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) – Geração Digital: “Vanézia Rocha nominated to the GBIF award.” 13 July 2019. (https://www.rtp.pt/play/p4068/e418103/geracao-digital). Instituto Superior de Agronomia: “Master’s Student in Biology of Plant Resources nominated to the GBIF Young Researchers Award 2019.” 1 July 2019. LINK HERE