STAGE 2 \ CONGRESS
CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND BIOCULTURAL HERITAGE.
Connecting Nature and Culture for a Sustainable Future.

EVENT DETAILS

Date

May 20-21, 2025

Location

Auditorium 2

Student Hub

University of Coimbra

Address

R. Larga Edifício da FMUC, rés-do-chão

3004-504 Coimbra

Portugal

PROGRAM

09:00-09:30 \

OPENING INSTITUTIONAL SESSION

Prof. Doutor João Ramalho

Vice-Rector, University of Coimbra

Petra Manderscheid

European Joint Programming Initiative "Connecting Climate Knowledge for Europe", Executive Director of the Central Secretariat

Shangyun Shen

JPI Culture

Helena Freitas

Coordinator of Centre for Functional Ecology, University of Coimbra

António Abreu

Director of UNESCO Division of Ecological and Earth

09:30-09:40 \

OPENING ADDRESS

Lídia Brito

Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences at UNESCO

09:40-10:00 \

PRESENTATION OF THE CONGRESS

Maria Fernanda Rollo

History, Territories and Communities NOVA FCSH-CFE UC and JPI Climate TAB, for the organizing committee

Contextualization of the initiative: from the March 2025 webinar to the Coimbra Congress. Presentation of the framework for the preparation of the White Paper on Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) and Biocultural Heritage (BCH).

10:00-10:30 \

KEYNOTE

Inger Elisabeth Måren

University of Bergen and UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Heritage and Environmental Management

Co-Creating Biocultural Heritage Narratives for Sustainable Rural Development

BIO & ABSTRACT

10:30-11:00 \

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30 \

Panel 1

BIOCULTURAL HERITAGE, MEMORY, AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

Chair: Helena Freitas (CFE-UC)

Ana Maria Monsalve Cuartas

CEF-ForChange

Biocultural Conservation of Saltlicks in Indigenous Territories- Colombia

BIO & ABSTRACT

Gül Aktürk Hauser

Leiden University

Biocultural Heritage of Transhumant Mountainous Territories at Risk: The Case of Highlands in Rize

BIO & ABSTRACT

Mariana Durana Pinto, Thierry Aubry, Eduarda Vieira

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Fundação Côa Parque

The Open-air Rock Art of Côa Valley as a Cultural Landscape: approach to the management conservation challenges

BIO & ABSTRACT

Mariel Zamudio Valdés

ABUD

Safeguarding the Biocultural Heritage of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve: A Systems Approach to Increase Indigenous Community Power and Institutional Resilience in a Conflict Region

BIO & ABSTRACT

12:30-14:00 \

Lunch Break

14:00-16:00 \

Panel 2

CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: IDENTITY, MEMORY, AND RESILIENCE

Chair: Inger Elisabeth Måren (University of Bergen)

Dan Osborn

UCLOE

The Cultural and Economic Values of an Iconic Group of Birds: The Raptors

BIO & ABSTRACT

Alba Vidal & Lucía Cerra

Universidad de Alcalá de Henares

Biocultural Heritage and Seeds Conservation: Insights from the Experimental Work of La Ponte-ecomuséu in Santo Adriano, Asturias

BIO & ABSTRACT

Ana Margarida Silva & Gabriel Lourenço

Centre for Intercultural Studies - CEI, ISCAP-P.PORTO

Reviving Heritage: Bridging Portugal’s Past and Future Through Culture and Nature

BIO & ABSTRACT

Frederico Dinis & Ricardo Carvalhido

Polytechnic University of Cávado and Ave

Audiovisual Performativity and Biocultural Heritage: Fostering Cultural Ecosystem Services in the Coastal Geopark of Viana do Castelo

BIO & ABSTRACT

Laura Juillard, Enguerran Macia, Priscilla Duboz, Anne-Caroline Prévot

CESCO, French National Museum of Natural History, CNRS

Environmental Memory Can Promote Conservation: case studies from Senegal

BIO & ABSTRACT

Lina Hoyos-Rojas, Isabel Loupa-Ramos, Fátima Bernardo, Nuno David, Margarida B Monteiro, Rosário Partidário, Sofia Santos, César Marques, Rute Martins

Technical Superior Institute, University of Lisbon

Bridging Biocultural Heritage and Cultural Ecosystem Services: A Case Study on CES and Potential Pro-Environmental Behavior in Mafra

BIO & ABSTRACT

Michele Tagliavini, Marika Moscatelli, Stefano Micelli

Ca' Foscari University of Venice

From Human-centered to Life-centered: Experiences from the Bauhaus of the Seas Sails project

BIO & ABSTRACT

16:00-16:30 \

Coffee Break

16:30-18:00 \

Panel 3

NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES

Chair: António Carmo Gouveia (CFE-UC)

Bárbara Mesquita

IGOT-ULisboa

Urban Vineyards and Nature-based Solutions: Cases of Cascais, Lisboa, and Oeiras

BIO & ABSTRACT

Cristian Soldati, Emanuele Spada, Giovanni Gulisano, Anna Irene De Luca

University "Mediterranea" of Reggio Calabria

Using Life Cycle Methodologies as a Tool for Evaluating Nature-Based Solutions: Strengths, Weaknesses and Potential

BIO & ABSTRACT

Derique Casio & Viktor Bukovszki

Advanced Building and Urban Design

Unlocking the Value of CES: Enhancing Citizen Science Tools with Economic Valuation

BIO & ABSTRACT

Mónica Pinto, Simone Varandas, Sandra Sarmento, Edna Cabecinha

CITAB/UTAD, CIBIO/InBIO-Research Center, ICNF, Côa Parque Foundation, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management

Bridging Nature and Culture in a Climate Change Scenario: Integrating Nature-based Solutions for the Conservation of Côa Valley

BIO & ABSTRACT

Pablo Dominguez & Francisco Godoy Sepúlveda

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique & Universidad de Chile

Pastoral Communs. Local biocultural heritages for global sustainability

BIO & ABSTRACT

Maria. C. Grano, Emanuele Quaranta, Elodie Denizart, Enrica Quartini, Ian Jackson, Gilles De Selva

CNR ISPC Institute of Heritage Science

Rethinking Historic Watermills as Socio-Ecological Infrastructures for River and Landscape Management

BIO & ABSTRACT

Olga Kisseleva & Olga Zaslavskaya

University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne - Art&Science International Institute

Situated Rhythms: Co-Creative Art-Science Practices and the Temporal Dimensions of Biocultural Heritage

BIO & ABSTRACT

09:00-09:30 \

KEYNOTE

Vincent Guichard

BIBRACTE EPCC

Building an active heritage community to serve the territory: A point of view from the field

BIO & ABSTRACT

09:30-10:30 \

Panel 4

PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE, CO-CREATION, AND POLICY INNOVATION

Chair: Fátima Alves (CFE-UC)

Martine Legris

Lille University – CNRS

A Science Society Roadmap

BIO & ABSTRACT

Jean Pierre Girard

UMR Archeorient CNRS-univ. Lyon 2

Co-Construction with a Community of Residents of Science-Based Sustainable Uses for Water Resources

BIO & ABSTRACT

Theo Zacharis

Greek Scientists Society

Reclaiming Biocultural Heritage through Innovation and Community Empowerment: A Strategic Framework for Policy, Research, and Practice

BIO & ABSTRACT

Paula Castro & Anabela Paula

CFE-UC

Transboundary governance for fire-smart landscape – a case study of Gata and Malcata mountains

BIO & ABSTRACT

10:30-11:00 \

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30 \

Chair: Paula Castro (CFE-UC)

Panel 5

TERRITORIAL APPROACH AND BIOCULTURAL HERITAGE: CONNECTING GOVERNANCE, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, AND PROTECTION OF SOCIOBIODIVERSITY

Edmundo Gallo

CFE-UC

Territorial Governance and Biocultural Heritage: Pathways to Sustainability

BIO & ABSTRACT

Fátima Alves, Diogo Vidal, Rosário Rosa, Yedda Oliveira, and Helena Freitas

CFE-UC

The Challenges of Sociobiodiversity: Integrating Biophysical, Cultural, and Epistemological Diversities in Coastal Marine Territories in Brazil

BIO & ABSTRACT

Júlia Borges

CFE-UC

Coastal and Marine Management and the Biodiversity Protection Program of Brazil from the Marangatu Network: Connecting Biocultural Heritage and Conservation Actions

BIO & ABSTRACT

Hannah Haga

University of Inland Norway

Preserving Biocultural Heritage: Farmers’ Perspective in Norway and Sweden

BIO & ABSTRACT

Viola Omina

Heritage Link Us

Bridging Nature and Culture: Theoretical Frameworks and the Kaya Forests as a Model for Biocultural Heritage and Cultural Ecosystem Services

BIO & ABSTRACT

Zuzanna Sliwinska

Independent Researcher

Heritage as a Process: Long-Term Adaptation in Water-Shaped Landscapes Under Change

BIO & ABSTRACT

12:30-14:00 \

Lunch Break

14:00-15:30 \

Panel 6

ARTISTIC AND SOUND PRACTICES FOR ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS

Chair: António Carmo Gouveia (CFE-UC)

Mahsa Motlagh

Kassel Institute for Sustainability

Experimental Spaces for Reimagining Place

BIO & ABSTRACT

Miguel Santos

LIDA-ESAD.CR Leiria Polythecnic

Future Rains: Poetics, Ecologies, and Practices of Listening

BIO & ABSTRACT

Sara Mendes, Alexandros Tataridas, Rui Oliveira, Helena Freitas, Mégane Roncier, Sophie Raous

University of Coimbra & AFES

Promoting Inclusive Soil Literacy through Art and Education with 8 Soil Orchestras in Europe (Soilscape Project)

BIO & ABSTRACT

Ursula Bravo Cuevas

Independent Researcher

Sound Ecology as a Prominent Process of Peacebuilding. From Listening to Recording

BIO & ABSTRACT

15:30-16:30 \

Panel 7

INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES

Chair: Joana Alves (CFE-UC)

Joana Rocha, P. Chainho, M. F. Magalhães, F. Carvalho, B. Pinto

MARE, FCUL, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Ce3c

Perception of Ecosystem Services and Disservices of of Invasive Species Manila Clam (Ruditapesphillipinarum) in the Tagus and Sado Estuaries

BIO & ABSTRACT

Miguel Oliveira, Maria L. Calado, Sara F. C. Guerreiro, Juliana Dias, Patrick G. Murray, Maria J. Campos, and Sara C. Novais

MARE, CDRSP, CI-IPO, i3S, FEUP, LIFE, ARNET

Eco-friendly Production of Silver Nanoparticles from Marine Fungi: A Potential Solution for Cultural Heritage Preservation

BIO & ABSTRACT

Domen Kocjan

SciencesPo

Cultural Identity Rooted in Forests – a case study of Kočevsko

BIO & ABSTRACT

Flávia Cristina Araújo Lucas

Universidade do Estado do Pará

Ameaças à Bioculturalidade Ribeirinha do Rio Xingu Frente aos Desafios Impostos pela Uhe Belo Monte, Pará, Brasil

BIO & ABSTRACT

16:30-16:45 \

Coffee Break

16:45-17:30 \

Round table

OPEN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Chair: Maria Fernanda Rollo (HTC NOVA FCSH-CFE UC)

Dan Osborn

Chief Editor UCL Open Environment, UCL Open: Environment

BIO & ABSTRACT

Maria Manuel Borges

University of Coimbra, Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy, Communication and Information

BIO & ABSTRACT

Teresa Nobre

Legal Director, COMMUNIA International Association for the Public Domain

BIO & ABSTRACT

17:30-17:45 \

FINAL SESSION

Reflections and next steps - towards the white paper

Synthesis of discussions.
Articulation of contributions with the strategic lines identified.
Outline of next steps for the drafting of the White Paper.
Formal Closing.

STAGE 2 \ CONGRESS CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND BIOCULTURAL HERITAGE. Connecting Nature and Culture for a Sustainable Future.

PROGRAM

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STAGE 2 \ CONGRESS
CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND BIOCULTURAL HERITAGE.
Connecting Nature and Culture for a Sustainable Future.