Career

• Since 2014: Coordinator Professor, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
• 1991 - 2014: Auxiliary Professor, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
• 1986 - 1991: Assistant Professor, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal

Roles

• Since 2016: Editor-in-Chief of Open Agriculture special issue on Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions
• Since 2015: President of the Supervisory Board of CIICLAA – International Climate Research Centre for Portuguese Speaking Countries and Africa (representing CIMO/ESA/IPB)
• Since 2015: President of the General Assembly of APTRAN – Portuguese Association of Animal Traction
• Since 2015: Deputy Member of the Supervisory Board of Riscos – Portuguese Association of Risk, Prevention and Security
• Since 2015: Member of the Editorial Board of Revista Territorium, co-published by Riscos and Coimbra University Press
• Since 2013: Head of CIMO Thematic Line on “Sustainability of Mountain Production Systems
• Since 2011: Member of the National and the Regional Commissions for Combating Desertification (representing CIMO/ESA/IPB)
• Since 2009: Member of the Scientific Committee of IPB
• 2009 - 2010: Member of the Directory Board of CIMO and Head (PI) of CIMO Research Group on “Mountain Farming Systems”
• 2005 - 2009: President of the General Assembly of ESA
• Since 2003: Member of the Scientific Committee of CIMO
• 2000 - 2004: President of the Scientific Committee of ESA
• 1997 - 1999: Member of the Scientific Committee of IDARN – Institute for the Development of the Northern Region
• 1996 - 1999: President of ESA
• 1995 - 1996: Vice-President of the Pedagogical Council of ESA
• 1995 - 1996: Vice-President of the Pedagogical Council of ESA
• 1994 - 1995: Programme Director of BSc in Farm Production and Sustainable Agriculture
• Since 1991: Member of the Scientific Committee of ESA
• 1991 - 1994: Programme Director of BSc in Farm Production
• 1987 - 1991: Head of Geosciences Scientific Area

Qualifications

• 2002 - Agricultural Engineering, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
• 1984 - in Agronomic Engineering, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (ISA/UTL), Portugal

Awards and Honors

• 2016 - CNOIV distinction, Category “Viticulture, Portuguese Commission of the OIV – International Organization for Vine and Wine
• 1993 - Ruta de la Plata”, best poster in the XII Latin-American Congress f Soil Science, Spanish Society of Soil Science

Interests

• Soil and water conservation and management – performance of greening technologies, animal traction farm operations, terraces and terraced areas, farm-level drainage networks
• Water erosion processes – soil stoniness effects, surface roughness, runoff connectivity, soil organic matter quality and aggregate stability, sediment enrichment ratios
• Desertification – soil-borne desertification indicators, sensing techniques for soil degradation assessment and mapping, fire impacts on soil properties and burnt areas recovery
• Surface Hydrology – soil water, water resources appraisal for hydropower