RIVEAL

RIparian forest Values and Ecosystem services in uncertain freshwater futures and Altered Landscapes

The project

The RIVEAL project results from a joint effort of ecologists, sociologists and modelers that constitute a transdisciplinary team focused on producing scientific knowledge to support efficient and defensible water and land management decisions.

Latest News & Events

November 17, 2022 On November 16, the RIVEAL project organized its final seminar. This meeting took place at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa (ISA-ULisboa), and aimed to present the achieved results of the project throughout the four years of research work and knowledge transfer. The seminar was organized by the leading team...

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November 17, 2022 The Science Brief of the RIVEAL project assembles the scientific knowledge attained throughout its four years of research activity regarding how river regulation and climate change affect the fluvial ecosystems and their ecosystem services. Particularly, this Science Brief features the latest scientific knowledge acquired on topics like fast facts, knowledge gaps, effects...

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October 27, 2022 On October 25, the RIVEAL project organized a participatory workshop on the Alva River. This meeting took place online and aimed to make communities aware of the importance of environmental participation, contributing to a greater demand in relation to the sustainable management of river ecosystems. This event also intended to understand the...

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October 17, 2022 On October 12th, the RIVEAL project organized a participatory workshop on the Lima River, in partnership with the Ponte da Barca City Council. This meeting took place at the Casa da Cultura in Ponte da Barca and aimed to make communities aware of the importance of environmental participation, contributing to a greater...

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September 29, 2022 The fifteenth factsheet of the RIVEAL project continues a series of information documents presenting the project outcomes. This factsheet – River regulation effects in riparian carbon stock – features the latest scientific knowledge about the effects of river regulation and land use changes in the carbon storage by riparian woods. In particular,...

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September 19, 2022 The fourteenth factsheet of the RIVEAL project continues a series of information documents presenting the project outcomes. This factsheet – River regulation effects on the fluvial habitat – features the latest scientific knowledge acquired about the effects of river damming on the instream habitat in downstream river stretches. In particular, this factsheet...

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Sepember 12, 2022 The influence of river regulation on the affinity for nature and perceptions of local populations The RIVEAL project team has published another paperentitled “The influence of river regulation on the affinity for nature and perceptions of local populations” and published in the reputable scientific Journal of Environmental Management. This work assesses how...

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August 17, 2022 The thirteenth factsheet of the RIVEAL project starts a series of information documents presenting the project outcomes resulting from the performed project’s tasks. This factsheet – River regulation effects on vegetation – features the latest scientific knowledge acquired about the effects of river damming on the vegetation in downstream river stretches. In...

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Meet our Leaders

Francisca Aguiar

PI & ISA-UL team leader

Teresa Ferreira

Co-PI

Luisa Schmidt

ICS-UL team leader

M. João Feio

MARE-UC team leader

Salomé Almeida

GeoBioTec-UA team leader