MOUNTAIN
RESEARCH
CENTER

Polytechnic Institute
of Bragança

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CIMO

CIMO - Mountain Research Center. See video HERE

FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.

João Paulo Castro

Group: Socio-Ecological Systems
Phone: 273303341
E-mail: jpmc@ipb.pt
ORCID: 0000-0003-0647-8892
Scopus Author ID: 56392390000

Career

  • Since 1997: Auxiliary Professor at the School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESA-IPB), Portugal
  • 1989 - 1997: Assistant Professor at the School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESA-IPB), Portugal

Roles

  • 2013 - 2016: Member of the Scientific Committee of the first degree in Environmental Engineering
  • Since 2012: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Maters in Forest Resources Management
  • 2007 - 2009: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Bachelor in Forest Resources Management
  • 2007 - 2009: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Masters in Forest Resources Management
  • 2005 - 2007: Head of Forest Department
  • 2005 - 2007: Member of the Scientific Committee of the National Forest Inventory
  • 2002 - 2003: Vice-head of Forest Department
  • Since 1992: Member of the Order of Engineers. Professional Card Nº 26803 - 6799 North Zone, Silvicultural Specialty

Interests

  • Culture of hops
  • Management of trees in urban areas
  • Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems applied to forestry and agriculture monitoring
  • Capture of small format aerial photography by light aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles for forest and agricultural monitoring
  • Renewable energy; Biomass

Projects:

ASINIFIRE - Asininos na Prevenção de Incêndios para a Resiliência Ecológica
Funding body: Promove LA CAIXA
Reference: PD24-00017
Principal Investigator:Ana Maria Villa Serrano
Start: 2024-10-01
End: 2027-09-30
LIFE SILFORE - Towards the conservation and management of resilient agroforestry system through silvopastoralism
Funding body: LIFE
Reference: LIFE21-CCA-ES-LIFE SILFORE
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2022-09-01
End: 2027-08-31
Arbo-Innova - Regenerative Intensive Almonds & Olive Pilots
Funding body: Avina Stiftung
Provision of Services
Principal Investigator:Manuel Ângelo Rosa Rodrigues
Start: 2023-07-01
End: 2027-06-30
BioComp_3.0 - Produção de compostos orgânicos biológicos para controlo do jacinto-de-água e para a valorização de subprodutos agropecuários, florestais e agroindustriais
Funding body: PRR 2020 - Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência
Reference: PRR-C05-i03-I-000224
Principal Investigator:Manuel Ângelo Rosa Rodrigues
Start: 2023-04-01
End: 2025-09-30
PASTOPRAXIS - Local adaptative responses of pastoralism to climate change in the Natural Park of Montesinho (Portugal)
Funding body: FCT - MONTESINHO
Reference: MTS/CAC/0028/2020
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2021-07-01
End: 2024-06-30
BIOCOMP_2.0 - Produção de compostos orgânicos biológicos para o controlo do jacinto de água e para a valorização de subprodutos agropecuários, florestais e agroindustriais
Funding body: PORTUGAL 2020 - COMPETE 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-070123
Principal Investigator:Manuel Ângelo Rosa Rodrigues
Start: 2021-04-01
End: 2023-06-30
SUBe - Small scale power generation Unit using Biomass gasification
Funding body: FCT - PCIF
Reference: PCIF/GVB/0197/2017
Principal Investigator:Paulo Miguel Pereira de Brito
Start: 2019-03-01
End: 2023-02-28
SAFe - Forest monitoring and alert system
Funding body: Promove LA CAIXA
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2018-11-01
End: 2022-05-31
Transfer+castanha - Reinforcing the transfer of scientific and technological knowledge from the business chestnut sector
Funding body: NORTE 2020 - Programa Operacional Regional do Norte
Reference: NORTE-02-0246-FEDER-000026
Principal Investigator:Albino António Bento
Start: 2017-11-01
End: 2019-09-30
Leonardo da Vinci - Comunity Vocational Training Action
Funding body:
Provision of Services
Principal Investigator:Tomás D' Aquino Freitas Rosa de Figueiredo
Start: 2006-01-01
End: 2018-12-31
DOUROZONE - Ozone risk for Douro/s vineyard in present and future climates
Funding body: PORTUGAL 2020 - COMPETE 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Reference: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016778
Principal Investigator:António Castro Ribeiro
Start: 2016-07-01
End: 2018-06-30
HiCC - Biological Control by Hypovirulence Against Chestnut Blight in Portugal
Funding body: FCT - PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Maria Eugénia Madureira Gouveia
Start: 2013-05-01
End: 2015-04-30
- Biological control of Chestnut Blight for maintenance of Castanea ecosystem
Funding body: PRODER - Medida 4.1
Principal Investigator:Maria Eugénia Madureira Gouveia
Start: 2012-05-01
End: 2015-04-05
- Rede de Informação Estratégica Agrícola
Funding body: PRODER - Medida 4.1
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Albino António Bento
Start: 2010-01-01
End: 2013-12-31
- Animal Health Observatory Border
Funding body: POCTEP 2007-2013 - Programa de Cooperação Transfronteiriça Portugal – Espanha
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Álvaro Luis Pegado Lemos de Mendonça
Start: 2007-01-01
End: 2013-01-01
- Biomassa lenhosa para produção de energia: desenvolvimento de sistemas sustentáveis de fornecimento de bens e serviços de produção, regulação e conservação
Funding body: FCT - PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2007-05-01
End: 2012-01-31
GreenUrbe - Green Spaces Impacts on the Urban Environmental Quality
Funding body:
Provision of Services
Principal Investigator:Manuel Joaquim Sabença Feliciano
Start: 2005-01-01
End: 2009-12-31
REVISA NORTE - Rede de Epidemiovigilancia de Animales
Funding body: INTERREG III A – Cooperação Transfronteiriça Portugal -Espanha
Principal Investigator:Álvaro Luis Pegado Lemos de Mendonça
Start: 2006-01-01
End: 2009-01-01
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