ERC Project PLAnT

🌊 New Perspective in Nature Reviews Biodiversity proposes four main pathways to aligning climate-smart marine spatial planning (MSP) and ecoscape restoration initiatives to accelerate global biodiversity recovery. 🔗 rdcu.be/eZNzs

The PI of project PLAnT, @CFrazaoSantos, was interviewed by Biosfera for their new episode focused on the cryosphere (Episode 2 | T24 — “Criosfera”). Watch the full episode here (in Portuguese) 👇 rtp.pt/play/p16211/e9…

Today, we conclude our Themed Week with an innovative discovery by Catarina Frazão Santos' team: despite decades of research, Antarctica has never had a formal marine spatial plan. Find out everything! mare-centre.pt/en/Day5_antart…

Today marks the date on which the Antarctic Treaty dedicated the continent to peace and science. To mark the occasion, we will be sharing stories, challenges and discoveries of our researchers, throughout the week. Stay tuned! mare-centre.pt/en/antarctica2…

Catarina Santos is the lead author of a chapter in the new book ‘Navigating Our Way to Solutions in Marine Conservation’ The book edited by Larry Crowder promotes dialogue between the natural sciences, social sciences and local knowledge. Download now 👇 mare-centre.pt/en/bookchapter…

MARE was present at CIÊNCIAS Research & Innovation Day 2025, celebrating research and innovation at @CienciasULisboa! We presented 10 posters and celebrated the award won by Catarina Frazão Santos Find out more on the MARE portal mare-centre.pt/en/ridayy_fcul

Our Researchers participated in the @SGLisboa Sea Seminar, dedicated to the PLAnT project – Planning for Sustainable Use of the Ocean in Antarctica. The project integrates climate change into maritime spatial planning, with Antarctica as a case study. mare-centre.pt/en/plant_geogr…

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📢PLAnT project will be present at the XVII Portuguese Polar Science Conference. This year the conference focuses on the topic “Humans in the Polar Regions”, highlighting the experiences, challenges, and impacts of human presence in polar and analogous environments! 🌍🌊

Launch of the handbook “Sustainable Ocean Plans: A Practitioner’s Guide,” with MARE researcher Catarina Frazão Santos as one of the authors. Oct. 30 | 4–5 p.m. (Lisbon) | Online A practical guide to sustainable ocean management 🔗Registration: wri.org/events/2025/10…

📣 We invite you to attend the next Sea Seminar, organized by the Lisbon Geographical Society with MARE-ULisboa on “European Project PLAnT: Planning for Sustainable Use of the Antarctic Ocean”! 🌊 Link to Zoom: #success" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">us06web.zoom.us/j/84858778251?… Meeting ID: 848 5877 8251 - Password: 615606

📣 New date! Our webinar on “Distinguishing Marine Spatial Planning and Marine Protected Area planning to advance conservation” hosted by OCTO (Open Communications for The Ocean) has a new date! It will take place on October 30, 2025! 🌊 Register here👇🏽 octogroup.org/distinguishing…

📢 Tomorrow it's our Postdoctoral researcher Catarina Pereira Santos turn to give an oral presentation at the @ICESmarine Annual Science Conference. Looking forward to an amazing session! 🌊🪸 #ICESASC25

📢 The @ICESmarine Annual Science Conference began today, in Klaipèdia University, Lithuania. 🇱🇹 Tomorrow is the Poster Session, and PLAnT’s team will be present with several posters. 🌊 #ICESASC25 @SaraLaVioletera

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📣 Join us on October 22 for a new OCTO webinar on “Distinguishing Marine Spatial Planning and Marine Protected Area planning to advance conservation” presented by @CFrazaoSantos and @TundiAgardy ! 🌊 Register here👇🏽 octogroup.org/distinguishing…

Tomorrow it's our PI @CFrazaoSantos's turn to give an oral presentation at the MPA in MSP conference! This presentation is based on the recent paper published in #npjOceanSustainability: nature.com/articles/s4418… Looking forward to a great session! 🌊🪸

Today it’s the MPA in MSP conference Poster session, where several posters on different topics developed under project PLAnT will be discussed. Our Postdoctoral researcher Catarina Pereira Santos will present two of them. 🌊❄️

The MPA in MSP International Conference starts today, in Bødo, Norway! Oral and poster presentations by PLAnT’s team will start today with our Postdoctoral researcher Francisco Borges and continue throughout the week! Ready for an inspiring session! 🌊🪸