SDG 15 - Life on Land

INITIATIVES

NOVA University Lisbon contributes to tackle the SDG15 with initiatives including, but not limited to:

• Supporting and organising events aimed to promote conservation and sustainability such as Nova SBE’s Reforestation action

• Other initiatives:

Academic Contribution

Publications and Projects

NOVA contributes significantly to the research into the area of SDG15. Here are some examples of specific publications in this area:

• Ecological risk assessment based on land cover changes: A case of Zanzibar (Tanzania)
• First report of an Onchocercidae worm infecting Psychodopygus carrerai carrerai sandfly, a putative vector of Leishmania braziliensis in the Amazon
• Environmental risk assessment of pesticides in tropical terrestrial ecosystems: Test procedures, current status and future perspectives
• Precipitation dynamics and desertification in the south of Portugal. A geostatistical stochastic approach
• Sustainable development goals for reducing the impact of sea level rise on mangrove forests
• Wastewater reuse for fiber crops cultivation as a strategy to mitigate desertification
• Using the high conservation value forest concept and Pareto optimization to identify areas maximizing biodiversity and ecosystem services in cork oak landscapes
• Relating to the wild: Key actors’ values and concerns about lynx reintroduction
• Ethnoecology in The Colombian Amazon: Tikuna-Wildlife Interactions in Amacayacu National Park
• From forest to farm: systematic review of cultivar feeding by chimpanzees – management implications for wildlife in anthropogenic landscapes

In terms of specific projects in this area, learn more about the Desert-Adapt project - Preparing desertification areas for increased climate change, at NOVA FCSH.

Learning

NOVA University Lisbon has a strong formative offer, distinguished by quality and variety, linked to the SDGs. We support the integration of interdisciplinarity and sustainability in all our study cycles.