Montesinho Natural Park is one of the largest Portuguese natural protected areas,
presenting good biodiversity and a cultural heritage with a strong connection to the territory …

The satellite monitoring of vegetation moisture content (VMC) and soil moisture content
(SMC) in Southern European Atlantic mountains remains poorly understood but is a …

Context: Long-term farmland abandonment is increasing fuel hazard in many mountainous
landscapes of the Mediterranean Basin. Combined with ongoing climate change, fire activity …

Analisar a transformação dos usos agrícolas e florestais de um território é uma das
abordagens mais utilizadas para compreender o efeito de fatores, tais como as mudanças …

Studying changes in temperature is fundamental for understanding its interactions with the
environment and biodiversity. However, studies in mountainous areas are few, due to their …

Mediterranean mountain landscapes feature pastoralism, and the maintenance of sheep
and goat grazing is the main challenge for their sustainability. To deliver pastoralism …

Within the scope of the Open2preserve project in northern Portugal, an integrated
assessment has been developed to evaluate the efficiency of pyric herbivory to maintain …

The production of small ruminants in North-East Portugal is an extensive activity, mainly
based on the exploitation of spontaneous resources, which is strongly conditioned by …

Pastoralism is essential for conserving the Iberian mountain landscapes, mainly through the
itinerant grazing of herds of hundreds of goats and sheep. The new IoT technologies applied …

A pastorícia extensiva aproveita recursos escassos, contribui para a segurança alimentar,
conserva biodiversidade e previne incêndios, mas enfrenta desafios como êxodo rural e …