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Ricardo Filipe de Melo Teixeira. Completed the Doutoramento in PhD in Environmental Engineering in 2010 by Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Mestrado in Master’s degree in Economics in 2008 by Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão and Licenciatura in Degree in Environmental Engineering in 2005 by Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico. Is Auxiliary Researcher in Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico and Co-founder of private company in VirtuaCrop Lda.. Published 52 articles in journals. Has 9 section(s) of books. Organized 4 event(s). Participated in 9 event(s). Supervised 5 PhD thesis(es) e co-supervised 3. Supervised 12 MSc dissertation(s) e co-supervised 9. Has received 19 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Principal investigator in 4 project(s), Researcher in 3 project(s) and Supervisor in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Environmental Engineering, Agrarian Sciences, Exact Sciences with emphasis on Computer and Information Sciences and Social Sciences with emphasis on Economics and Business with emphasis on Economics. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Pasture; Pasture-based animal production; Livestock feed; Livestock sustainability; Life Cycle Assessment; Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment; Environmentally Extended Input Output; Agri-food LCA; Machine learning; Remote sensing; Process-based modelling; Computing for Sustainability; Ecological economics; Environmental and resource economics; Agricultural economics; Eco-efficiency; Detecção remota; Produção animal; Pastagens; Modelação baseada em processos; Avaliação de Ciclo de Vida; Produção de carne bovina; Modelação com base em agentes; Ciclos de nutrientes; soil organic matter; grassland; spectroscopy; machine learning; Sentinel-2; spectrometry; soil fertility; phosphorus; precision agriculture; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LAND USE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; Economia Ecológica; Energia; Sustentabilidade; Mathematical Theory; Biodiversidade; Sequestro de Carbono; Modelação; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ricardo Filipe de Melo Teixeira

Citation names

  • Teixeira, Ricardo
  • Ricardo F.M. Teixeira
  • RFM Teixeira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0115-B5D8-0EAF
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9915-6264
Google Scholar ID
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Researcher Id
D-5872-2017
Scopus Author Id
56232969200

Email addresses

  • ricardo.teixeira@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
  • ricardo.teixeira@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering
  • Agrarian Sciences
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Economics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Dutch Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2010
Concluded
 PhD in Environmental Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Integrating Sustainability Assessment Tools: The Case Study of Sown Biodiverse Permanent Pastures Rich in Legumes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
2008
Concluded
 Master’s degree in Economics (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
"“Economic Incentives for Carbon Sequestration in Grassland Soils: An Offer You Cannot Refuse”" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16/20
2005
Concluded
 Degree in Environmental Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
""Environmental Optimization of Animal Feed for Finishing Beef Calves in Portugal"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/08/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal
(...)
2015/10/01 - 2020/07/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal
(...)

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/09/01 - 2022/08/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/04/01 - Current Co-founder of private company VirtuaCrop Lda., Portugal
VirtuaCrop Lda., Portugal
2015/04/01 - 2015/09/15 Consultant Terraprima, Portugal
2013/04/01 - 2015/03/31 Post-Doc Researcher, Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship, Project "Bio-LCA: Introducing biodiversity in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)" Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
2013/04/01 - 2014/04/01 Technical and business advisory Bluehorse Associates, France
2012/01/01 - 2013/03/01 VP, Technology Bluehorse Associates, France
2011/01/01 - 2011/12/01 Technical Director and Head of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Research and Development Bluehorse Associates, France
2010/01/01 - 2010/12/01 Senior researcher under fellowship from Project “Rural Value – Sustainable Development of Threatened Extensive Agricultural Systems” Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos em Inovação Tecnologia e Políticas de Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2006/01/01 - 2010/09/01 PhD student in Environmental Engineering, financed by FCT Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos em Inovação Tecnologia e Políticas de Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2005/09/01 - 2008/03/01 Master degree in Economics. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
2006/07/01 - 2007/06/01 Member of the team that performed the Ex-Ante Evaluation and Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Portuguese Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2005/07/01 - 2005/10/01 Employee Terraprima, Portugal
2000/10/01 - 2005/07/01 Graduated in Environmental Engineering (5-year degree) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2007/09 - 2011/09 PETE - Physical Approaches to an Improved Economic Theory of the Environment
Provided by PTCRIS: 64762
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2007/08 - 2011/01 BioPast - An Integrated Approach to Sown Biodiverse Permanent Pastures Rich in Legumes
Provided by PTCRIS: 69637
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2007/01 - 2009/12 ECOFORSITE - Formal and Substantive Integration of Thermodynamics, Ecology and Economics, and Application to Sustainability Theory
Provided by PTCRIS: 82496
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/08/01 - 2026/07/31 BalSimLCA – Farm-level, regional and global application of process-based models to determine direct and indirect impacts of pasture-based systems
CEECIND/00365/2018/CP1572/CT0012
10.54499/CEECIND/00365/2018/CP1572/CT0012
Researcher
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/04/01 - 2025/06/30 No. Agroclima 3.3 – Quantificar os efeitos das medidas agroambientais no aumento do sequestro de carbono no solo e redução de emissões de GEE – Linha de Ação 3.3
PRR-C05-i03-I-000017-LA3.3
Principal investigator
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência
Ongoing
2022/04/01 - 2025/06/30 No. Agroclima 3.4 – Quantificar os efeitos das medidas agroambientais no aumento do sequestro de carbono no solo e redução de emissões de GEE – Linha de Ação 3.4”
PRR-C05-i03-I-000017-LA3.4
Principal investigator
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2022/12/31 Desenvolvimento de algoritmos para identificação, monitorização, verificação de conformidade e quantificação de sequestro de carbono em pastagens
DSAIPA/DS/0074/2019
Principal investigator
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/10/01 - 2022/09/30 Avaliação e redução do impacte ambiental em ciclo de vida da produção animal com uma nova ferramenta multinível
PTDC/EAM-AMB/30809/2017
Principal investigator
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/08/01 - 2022/06/30 GO Solo: Promoção de práticas agrícolas conservadoras do solo através da demonstração, expedita e a baixo custo, do seu impacto na matéria orgânica
PDR2020-101-031243
Supervisor
Terraprima, Portugal
 Direccao-Geral de Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural
Concluded
2007/08/01 - 2011/01/31 BioPast- Uma Abordagem Integrada às Pastagens Permanentes Biodiversas Ricas em Leguminosas
PTDC/AGR-AAM/69637/2006
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos em Inovação Tecnologia e Políticas de Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/07/01 - 2006/12/31 ECOFORSITE - Integração Formal e Substantiva da Termodinâmica, Ecologia e Economica, e Aplicação à Teoria da Sustentabilidade
POCI/AMB/55701/2004
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2024/01/01 - Current STEP UP - Improving Sustainability of European Livestock Farming
101136785
Researcher
Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal
Ongoing
2024/01/01 - Current BLOCKCHAIN.PT – Descentralizar Portugal com Blockchain
Contract n.º 51
Researcher
Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Barão, Lúcia; Ramos, Tiago; Basch, Gottlieb; Ribeiro, Inês; Teixeira, Ricardo. "Improved agricultural management systems for soil conservation in the Mediterranean". In Sustainability in the Mediterranean region: environmental challenges and solutions. 2024.
    In press
  2. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Annex G: Methodological Note concerning the calculation of carbon sequestration in areas with sown biodiverse pastures". In Portuguese National Inventory Report on Greenhouse Gases, 1990-2012, Submitted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol,. Amadora, Portugal: Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, 2014.
    Published
  3. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Grassland management options under Kyoto Protocol Article 3.4: The Portuguese case study". In Options méditerranéennes – New Approaches for Grassland Research in a Context of Climate and Socio-Economic Changes, A-102, 53-56. 2012.
    Published
  4. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Cap. 20: Uma Avaliação dos Serviços dos Ecossistemas em Portugal (“Chapter 20: An Evaluation of Ecosystem Services in Portugal”)". In Ecossistemas e Bem-Estar Humano: A Avaliação para Portugal do Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (“Ecosystems and Well-being: Millenium Ecosystem Assessment for Portugal”), 687-716. Lisbon, Portugal: Escolar Editora, 2009.
    Published
  5. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Cap. 19: Quinta da França (“Chapter 19: Quinta da França”)". In Ecossistemas e Bem-Estar Humano: A Avaliação para Portugal do Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (“Ecosystems and Well-being: Millenium Ecosystem Assessment for Portugal”), 661-684. Lisbon, Portugal: Escolar Editora, 2009.
    Published
  6. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Cap. 7: Agricultura (“Chapter 7: Agriculture”)". In Ecossistemas e Bem-Estar Humano: A Avaliação para Portugal do Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (“Ecosystems and Well-being: Millenium Ecosystem Assessment for Portugal”), 213-249. Lisbon, Portugal: Escolar Editora, 2009.
    Published
  7. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Environmental and energetic assessment of sown irrigated pastures vs. maize". In Options méditerranéennes – Sustainable Mediterranean Grasslands and Their Multi-Functions, A-79, 131-134. 2008.
    Published
  8. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Carbon sequestration in biodiverse sown grasslands". In Options méditerranéennes – Sustainable Mediterranean Grasslands and Their Multi-Functions, A-79, 123-126. 2008.
    Published
  9. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "The dynamics of soil organic matter accumulation in Portuguese grasslands soils". In Options méditerranéennes – Sustainable Mediterranean Grasslands and Their Multi-Functions, A-79, 41-44. 2008.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Morais, T.G.; Domingos, T.; Teixeira, R.F.M.. "Characterizing agri-forestry systems in Portugal through high-resolution orthophotos and convolutional neural networks". 2022.
    10.1117/12.2633872
  2. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Optimising ecosystem services provided by grassland based systems". Paper presented in 27th European Grassland Federation General Meeting, Cork, 2018.
    Published
  3. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Grazing for carbon". Paper presented in 27th European Grassland Federation General Meeting, Cork, 2018.
    Published
  4. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Global guidance on land use impacts on biodiversity indicators in LCA". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-Food Sector, Dublin, 2016.
    Published
  5. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "The environmental impacts of silicon as an alternative to phosphorus fertilizers". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-Food Sector, 2016.
    Published
  6. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Life Cycle Assessment of Portuguese cattle feed: comparison between semi-natural and sown biodiverse pastures". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-Food Sector, 2016, 2016.
    Published
  7. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Comparative analysis of regionalized inventories: Life Cycle Assessment of Portuguese maize, wheat, barley and oat". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-Food Sector, Dublin, 2016.
    Published • 10.13140/RG.2.2.32661.52966
  8. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Are land use and biodiversity midpoint indicators redundant or complementary?". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-Food Sector, Dublin, 2016.
    Published
  9. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Land use in life cycle impact assessment: a review of models at midpoint level to incorporate impacts on soil state and functioning". Paper presented in nternational conference on Life Cycle Assessment as reference methodology for assessing supply chains and suporting global sustainability challenges - LCA for 'feeding the planet, energy for life', Milan, 2016.
    Published • 10.13140/RG.2.1.2415.9123
  10. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Improving regionalized life cycle inventories with mass-balance models and scale-consistent data". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-Food Sector, Dublin, 2016.
    Published
  11. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Soil organic carbon depletion as a land use indicator: new modelling strategies". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-Food Sector, Dublin, 2016.
    Published
  12. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Building consensus for assessing land use impacts on biodiversity: contribution of UNEP/SETAC’s Life Cycle Initiative". Paper presented in International conference on Life Cycle Assessment as reference methodology for assessing supply chains and suporting global sustainability challenges - LCA for 'feeding the planet, energy for life', Milan, 2016.
    Published
  13. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Building consensus for assessing land use impacts on biodiversity in LCA". Paper presented in 2014 LCA Food Conference, San Francisco, 2014.
    Published
  14. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Sown biodiverse pastures as a win-win approach to reverse the degradation of Mediterranean ecosystems". Paper presented in European Grassland Federation, Aberystwyth, Wales, 2014.
    Published
  15. Teixeira, Ricardo F. M.; Varbanov, PS; Duic, N. "Which Species Count? Reflections on the Concept of Species Richness for Biodiversity Endpoints in LCA". Paper presented in 8th Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), Dubrovnik, 2013.
    Published • 10.3303/CET1442023
  16. Teixeira, Ricardo F. M.; Varbanov, PS; Duic, N. "Integrating Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Life Cycle Assessment: Methodological Proposals for New Challenges". Paper presented in 8th Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), Dubrovnik, 2013.
    Published • 10.3303/CET1442022
  17. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Assessing the optimum level of detail for secondary GHG emissions databases". Paper presented in LCA Food 2012, Saint-Malo, 2012.
    Published
  18. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Environmental and nutritional assessment of Breton pâté production". Paper presented in LCA Food 2012, Saint-Malo, 2012.
    Published
  19. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Maize as a raw material to bioethanol production in Portugal: a Life Cycle Assessment". Paper presented in IV National Conference on Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Energy, Lisbon, 2012.
    Published
  20. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Linking PCF, LCA and ecodesign – A practical approach for the food sector". Paper presented in EnviroInfo, Ispra, 2012.
    Published
  21. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Secondary databases for agri-food products LCA: How much detail is optimal?". Paper presented in EnviroInfo, Ispra, 2011.
    Published
  22. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "A review of tools used for PCF and LCA in the agri-food sector". Paper presented in EnviroInfo, Ispra, 2011.
    Published
  23. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Preliminary assessment of the plot level carbon budget of natural and sown biodiverse grasslands". Paper presented in IV Reunião Ibérica de Pastagens e Forragens, Miranda do Douro, 2010.
    Published
  24. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Promoting innovative solutions for soil carbon sequestration: The case of sown biodiverse pastures in Portugal.". Paper presented in Gira 2010 – Corporate Governance, Innovation, Social and Environmental Responsibility, Lisbon, 2010.
    Published
  25. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Sustainability assessment of traditional solar salt". Paper presented in CEISSA 2009 - 2nd International Conference on the Ecological Importance of Solar Saltworks, Merida, Yucatan, 2009.
    Published
  26. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Environmental, energetic and economic assessment of land allocation to bioenergy crops". Paper presented in International Conference and Exhibition on Bioenergy – Bioenergy: Challenges and Opportunities, Guimarães, 2008.
    Published
  27. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Developing a methodology to integrate private and external costs and application to beef production". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agro-Food Sector – “Towards a Sustainable Management of the Food Chain”, Zurich, 2008.
    Published
  28. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Assessing the possibility of an environmental Kuznets Curve for animal emissions in Portugal". Paper presented in 16th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Gothenburg, 2008.
    Published
  29. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Avaliação Ambiental Estratégica do Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural 2007-2013 do Continente". Paper presented in 5th Congress of the Portuguese Association of Agricultural Economics, Vila Real, 2007.
    Published
  30. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Environmental assessment of land allocation to bioenergy crops". Paper presented in 5th Congress of the Portuguese Association of Agricultural Economics, Vila Real, 2007.
    Published
  31. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Avaliação e optimização da eco-eficiência do queijo de ovelha". Paper presented in 5th Congress of the Portuguese Association of Agricultural Economics, Vila Real, 2007.
    Published
  32. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Assessing the possibility of an environmental Kuznets Curve for animal emissions in Portugal". Paper presented in 5th Congress of the Portuguese Association of Agricultural Economics, Vila Real, 2007.
    Published
  33. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Aggregation/integration of environmental and economic costs: Improving animal production systems". Paper presented in 5th Congress of the Portuguese Association of Agricultural Economics, Vila Real, 2007.
    Published
  34. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Local vs. global grain maize production: where should you get your maize from?". Paper presented in 7th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, Leipzig, 2007.
    Published
  35. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Assessing the direct and environmental costs of an activity: price painting with DALY". Paper presented in 2nd AERNA Spanish-Portuguese Association of Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Conference, 2006.
    Published
  36. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Computable general equilibrium models and the environment: Framework and application to agricultural policies". Paper presented in 2nd AERNA Spanish-Portuguese Association of Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Conference, Lisbon, 2006.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Morais, Tiago G.; dos Santos, Manuel P.; Barão, Lúcia; Domingos, Tiago; Teixeira, Ricardo F.M.. "Grazing or confining — Decoding Beef's environmental footprint". Environmental Impact Assessment Review 112 (2025): 107846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107846.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107846
  2. Morais, Tiago G.; Jongen, Marjan; Tufik, Camila; Rodrigues, Nuno R.; Gama, Ivo; Serrano, João; Domingos, Tiago; Teixeira, Ricardo F. M.. "Estimation of Annual Productivity of Sown Rainfed Grasslands Using Machine Learning". Grass and Forage Science 80 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12707.
    Published • 10.1111/gfs.12707
  3. Tiago G. Morais; Tiago Domingos; João Falcão; Manuel Camacho; Ana Marques; Inês Fontes; Hugo Lopes; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Detecting Soil Tillage in Portugal: Challenges and Insights from Rules-Based and Machine Learning Approaches Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Data". Sustainability (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/23/10389.
    10.3390/su162310389
  4. Morais, Tiago G.; Domingos, Tiago; Falcão, João; Camacho, Manuel; Marques, Ana; Neves, Inês; Lopes, Hugo; Teixeira, Ricardo F. M.. "Permanent pastures identification in Portugal using remote sensing and multi-level machine learning". Frontiers in Remote Sensing 5 (2024): https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2024.1459000.
    Published • 10.3389/frsen.2024.1459000
  5. Manuel P. Dos Santos; Tiago G. Morais; Tiago Domingos; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Measuring and scoring socioeconomic and environmental performance of Mediterranean pasture-based beef farms". Journal of Cleaner Production (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.140850.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.140850
  6. Tiago G. Morais; Tiago Domingos; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Semantic Segmentation of Portuguese Agri-Forestry Using High-Resolution Orthophotos". Agronomy (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/11/2741.
    10.3390/agronomy13112741
  7. José Santos-Silva; Susana P. Alves; Alexandra Francisco; Ana Paula Portugal; Maria Teresa Dentinho; João Almeida; José Leandro Regedor da Silva; et al. "Forage based diet as an alternative to a high concentrate diet for finishing young bulls - Effects on growth performance, greenhouse gas emissions and meat quality". Meat Science 198 (2023): 109098-109098. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109098.
    10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109098
  8. Giacomo Ravaioli; Tiago Domingos; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "A Framework for Data-Driven Agent-Based Modelling of Agricultural Land Use". Land (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/756.
    10.3390/land12040756
  9. Michael G Parkes; Rebekah O’Rourke; Tiago Domingos; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "An Experimental Portuguese Social-Enterprise Project in Urban Agriculture: A Case Study on the Influence of the Interaction of Stakeholder Roles on Sustainable Governance". Sustainability (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/4/3817.
    10.3390/su15043817
  10. Morais, T.G.; Jongen, M.; Tufik, C.; Rodrigues, N.R.; Gama, I.; Fangueiro, D.; Serrano, J.; et al. "Correction to: Characterization of Portuguese sown rainfed grasslands using remote sensing and machine learning (Precision Agriculture, (2023), 24, 1, (161-186), 10.1007/s11119-022-09937-9)". Precision Agriculture 24 3 (2023): 1181-1182. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85149361680&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11119-023-10005-z
  11. Pinsard, C.; Morais, T.G.; Domingos, T.; Accatino, F.; Teixeira, R.F.M.. "Strategies for future robust meat production and climate change mitigation under imported input constraints in Alentejo, Portugal". Agronomy for Sustainable Development 43 2 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85151449240&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s13593-023-00883-y
  12. Morais, T.G.; Jongen, M.; Tufik, C.; Rodrigues, N.R.; Gama, I.; Serrano, J.; Gonçalves, M.C.; et al. "Satellite-based estimation of soil organic carbon in Portuguese grasslands". Frontiers in Environmental Science 11 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85170714690&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fenvs.2023.1240106
  13. Ravaioli, G.; Domingos, T.; F.M. Teixeira, R.. "Data-driven agent-based modelling of incentives for carbon sequestration: The case of sown biodiverse pastures in Portugal". Journal of Environmental Management 338 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85151365478&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117834
  14. Morais, T.G.; Rodrigues, N.R.; Gama, I.; Domingos, T.; Teixeira, R.F.M.. "Development of an algorithm for identification of sown biodiverse pastures in Portugal". European Journal of Remote Sensing 56 1 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85166007001&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/22797254.2023.2238878
  15. Parkes, M.G.; Azevedo, D.L.; Cavallo, A.C.; Domingos, T.; Teixeira, R.F.M.. "Life cycle assessment of microgreen production: effects of indoor vertical farm management on yield and environmental performance". Scientific Reports 13 1 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85164846054&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-023-38325-0
  16. Morais, T.G.; Jongen, M.; Tufik, C.; Rodrigues, N.R.; Gama, I.; Fangueiro, D.; Serrano, J.; et al. "Characterization of portuguese sown rainfed grasslands using remote sensing and machine learning". Precision Agriculture 24 1 (2023): 161-186. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85141367368&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11119-022-09937-9
  17. dos Santos, Manuel P.; Tiago G. Morais; Tiago Domingos; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Valuing Ecosystem Services Provided by Pasture-Based Beef Farms in Alentejo, Portugal". Land 11 12 (2022): 2238-2238. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11122238.
    10.3390/land11122238
  18. Francisco J. Moral; Francisco J. Rebollo; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira; Tiago Domingos. "Comparative Analysis of Pasture Soil Fertility in Semiarid Agro-Silvo-Pastoral Systems". Agronomy (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/11/2711.
    10.3390/agronomy12112711
  19. Michael G Parkes; Duarte Leal Azevedo; Tiago Domingos; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Narratives and Benefits of Agricultural Technology in Urban Buildings: A Review". Atmosphere (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/8/1250.
    10.3390/atmos13081250
  20. Michael G Parkes; Julieth P. Cubillos Tovar; Filipe Dourado; Tiago Domingos; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Life Cycle Assessment of a Prospective Technology for Building-Integrated Production of Broccoli Microgreens". Atmosphere (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/8/1317.
    10.3390/atmos13081317
  21. Morais, Tiago G.; Teixeira, Ricardo F.M.; Figueiredo, Mario; Domingos, Tiago. "The use of machine learning methods to estimate aboveground biomass of grasslands: A review". Ecological Indicators 130 (2021): 108081. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108081.
    10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108081
  22. Teixeira, Ricardo F. M.; Morais, Tiago G.; Domingos, Tiago. "Global process-based characterization factors of soil carbon depletion for life cycle impact assessment". Scientific Data 8 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-01018-2.
    10.1038/s41597-021-01018-2
  23. Shakib Shahidian; Luis Paixão; Marques da Silva, José R; Tiago G. Morais; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira; Tiago Domingos. "Spatiotemporal Patterns of Pasture Quality Based on NDVI Time-Series in Mediterranean Montado Ecosystem". Remote Sensing (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/19/3820.
    10.3390/rs13193820
  24. Morais, Tiago G.; Tufik, Camila; Rato, Ana E.; Rodrigues, Nuno R.; Gama, Ivo; Jongen, Marjan; Serrano, João; et al. "Estimating soil organic carbon of sown biodiverse permanent pastures in Portugal using near infrared spectral data and artificial neural networks". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/21994.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115387
  25. Serrano, João; Shahidian, Shakib; Silva, José Marques; Paixão, Luís; Carvalho, Mário; Moral, Francisco; Nogales-Bueno, Julio; et al. "Evaluation of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for estimating soil organic matter and phosphorous in Mediterranean montado ecosystems". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/21357.
    https://doi.org/ 10.3390/su13052734
  26. "Agroecological measures and circular economy strategies to ensure sufficient nitrogen for sustainable farming". Global Environmental Change 69 (2021): 102313-102313.
    10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102313
  27. Marques, Gonçalo M.; Teixeira, Carlos M.G.L.; Sousa, Tânia; Morais, Tiago G.; Teixeira, Ricardo F.M.; Domingos, Tiago. "Minimizing direct greenhouse gas emissions in livestock production: The need for a metabolic theory". Ecological Modelling 434 (2020): 109259. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109259.
    10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109259
  28. Theurl, Michaela C.; Lauk, Christian; Kalt, Gerald; Mayer, Andreas; Kaltenegger, Katrin; Morais, Tiago G.; Teixeira, Ricardo F.M.; et al. "Food systems in a zero-deforestation world: Dietary change is more important than intensification for climate targets in 2050". Science of The Total Environment 735 (2020): 139353. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139353.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139353
  29. Vilar, Pedro; Morais, Tiago G.; Rodrigues, Nuno R.; Gama, Ivo; Monteiro, Marta L.; Domingos, Tiago; Teixeira, Ricardo F. M.. "Object-Based Classification Approaches for Multitemporal Identification and Monitoring of Pastures in Agroforestry Regions using Multispectral Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Products". Remote Sensing 12 5 (2020): 814. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs12050814.
    10.3390/rs12050814
  30. Barão, L.; Teixeira, R.; Vandevenne, F.; Ronchi, B.; Unzué-Belmonte, D.; Struyf, E.. "Silicon Mobilization in Soils: the Broader Impact of Land Use". Silicon (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85071197053&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12633-019-00245-y
  31. Teixeira, R.F.M.; Domingos, T.. "Current practice and future perspectives for livestock production and industrial ecology". Sustainability (Switzerland) 11 15 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85070449324&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/su11154210
  32. Morais, T.G.; Teixeira, R.F.M.; Domingos, T.. "Detailed global modelling of soil organic carbon in cropland, grassland and forest soils". PLoS ONE 14 9 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85072376379&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0222604
  33. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira; Lúcia Barão; Tiago G. Morais; Tiago Domingos. "“BalSim”: A Carbon, Nitrogen and Greenhouse Gas Mass Balance Model for Pastures". Sustainability (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/1/53.
    10.3390/su11010053
  34. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira; Tiago G. Morais; Tiago Domingos. "A Practical Comparison of Regionalized Land Use and Biodiversity Life Cycle Impact Assessment Models Using Livestock Production as a Case Study". Sustainability (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/11/4089.
    10.3390/su10114089
  35. Tiago G. Morais; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira; Tiago Domingos. "The Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Ecological Intensification of Meat Production with Rainfed Sown Biodiverse Pastures". Sustainability (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/11/4184.
    10.3390/su10114184
  36. Tiago G. Morais; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira; Nuno Rodrigues; Tiago Domingos. "Characterizing Livestock Production in Portuguese Sown Rainfed Grasslands: Applying the Inverse Approach to a Process-Based Model". Sustainability (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/12/4437.
    10.3390/su10124437
  37. Tiago G. Morais; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira; Nuno Rodrigues; Tiago Domingos. "Carbon Footprint of Milk from Pasture-Based Dairy Farms in Azores, Portugal". Sustainability (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/10/3658.
    10.3390/su10103658
  38. Teixeira, R.F.M.. "Cost-effectiveness of optimizing concentrated feed blends to decrease greenhouse gas emissions". Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 17 4 (2018): 999-1007. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85047119424&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  39. Morais, T.G.; Silva, C.; Jebari, A.; Álvaro-Fuentes, J.; Domingos, T.; Teixeira, R.F.M.. "A proposal for using process-based soil models for land use Life cycle impact assessment: Application to Alentejo, Portugal". Journal of Cleaner Production 192 (2018): 864-876. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85046831301&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.061
  40. Teixeira, R.F.M.; Morais, T.G.; Domingos, T.. "Consolidating Regionalized Global Characterization Factors for Soil Organic Carbon Depletion Due to Land Occupation and Transformation". Environmental Science and Technology 52 21 (2018): 12436-12444. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85054786090&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.est.8b00721
  41. Morais, Tiago G; Teixeira, Ricardo Fm; Domingos, Tiago. "A step toward regionalized scale-consistent agricultural life cycle assessment inventories.". Integrated environmental assessment and management (2017): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=MEDLINE&KeyUT=MEDLINE:28112484&KeyUID=MEDLINE:28112484.
    10.1002/ieam.1889
  42. Legaz, B. Vidal; De Souza, D. Maia; Teixeira, R. F. M.; Anton, A.; Putman, B.; Sala, S.. "Soil quality, properties, and functions in life cycle assessment: an evaluation of models". Journal of Cleaner Production 140 (2017): 502-515. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000388775200011&KeyUID=WOS:000388775200011.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.077
  43. Curran, Michael; de Souza, Danielle Maia; Anton, Assumpcio; Teixeira, Ricardo F. M.; Michelsen, Ottar; Vidal-Legaz, Beatriz; Sala, Serenella; Mila i Canals, Llorenc. "How Well Does LCA Model Land Use Impacts on Biodiversity?-A Comparison with Approaches from Ecology and Conservation". Environmental Science & Technology 50 6 (2016): 2782-2795. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000372392100007&KeyUID=WOS:000372392100007.
    10.1021/acs.est.5b04681
  44. Teixeira, Ricardo F. M.; de Souza, Danielle Maia; Curran, Michael P.; Anton, Assumpcio; Michelsen, Ottar; Mila i Canals, Llorenc. "Towards consensus on land use impacts on biodiversity in LCA: UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative preliminary recommendations based on expert contributions". Journal of Cleaner Production 112 (2016): 4283-4287. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000368207500064&KeyUID=WOS:000368207500064.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.118
  45. Morais, Tiago G.; Teixeira, Ricardo F. M.; Domingos, Tiago. "Regionalization of agri-food life cycle assessment: a review of studies in Portugal and recommendations for the future". International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 21 6 (2016): 875-884. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000376036600007&KeyUID=WOS:000376036600007.
    10.1007/s11367-016-1055-3
  46. Morais, Tiago G.; Domingos, Tiago; Teixeira, Ricardo F. M.. "A spatially explicit life cycle assessment midpoint indicator for soil quality in the European Union using soil organic carbon". International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 21 8 (2016): 1076-1091. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000379612900002&KeyUID=WOS:000379612900002.
    10.1007/s11367-016-1077-x
  47. Teixeira, Ricardo F. M.; Proenca, Vania; Crespo, David; Valada, Tatiana; Domingos, Tiago. "A conceptual framework for the analysis of engineered biodiverse pastures". Ecological Engineering 77 (2015): 85-97. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000351705100012&KeyUID=WOS:000351705100012.
    10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.01.002
  48. Souza, D.M.; Teixeira, R.F.M.; Ostermann, O.P.. "Assessing biodiversity loss due to land use with Life Cycle Assessment: Are we there yet?". Global Change Biology 21 1 (2015): 32-47. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84917744533&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/gcb.12709
  49. Teixeira, R.F.M.. "Critical Appraisal of Life Cycle Impact Assessment Databases for Agri-food Materials". Journal of Industrial Ecology 19 1 (2015): 38-50. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84923286306&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/jiec.12148
  50. Teixeira, R.; Himeno, A.; Gustavus, L.. "Carbon footprint of Breton pâté production: a case study.". Integrated environmental assessment and management 9 4 (2013): 645-651. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84899783847&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/ieam.1458
  51. Teixeira, R. F. M.; Domingos, T.; Costa, A. P. S. V.; Oliveira, R.; Farropas, L.; Calouro, F.; Barradas, A. M.; Carneiro, J. P. B. G.. "Soil organic matter dynamics in Portuguese natural and sown rainfed grasslands". Ecological Modelling 222 4 (2011): 993-1001. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000287291000009&KeyUID=WOS:000287291000009.
    10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.11.013
  52. Teixeira, R.; Pax, S.. "A survey of life cycle assessment practitioners with a focus on the agri-food sector". Journal of Industrial Ecology 15 6 (2011): 817-820. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-83055186566&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00421.x
Magazine article
  1. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "VirtuaCrop: uma ferramenta digital para análise de solos", Revista Agrotejo, 2022, https://issuu.com/agrotejo/docs/agrotejo32.
  2. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Pastagens semeadas biodiversas - um paradigma para as soluções para o clima baseadas na natureza", Alterações Climáticas – Boas Práticas de Engenharia, 2019
  3. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Pastagens semeadas biodiversas - um paradigma para as soluções para o clima baseadas na natureza", Alterações Climáticas – Boas Práticas de Engenharia, 2019, https://www.ordemengenheiros.pt/pt/centro-de-informacao/publicacoes/geral/alteracoes-climaticas-boas-praticas-de-engenharia/.
  4. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Pastagens (sequestro de carbono) versus Milho (produção de bioetanol) – Análise Ambiental e Energética", Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Pastagens e Forragens (“Journal of the Portuguese Society of Pastures and Forages”), 2009
  5. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Balanço de Carbono em Pastagens Semeadas Biodiversas", Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Pastagens e Forragens (“Journal of the Portuguese Society of Pastures and Forages”), 2009
  6. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Dinâmica de Acumulação de Matéria Orgânica em Solos de Pastagens", Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Pastagens e Forragens (“Journal of the Portuguese Society of Pastures and Forages”), 2009
  7. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "The Role of Biodiversity in Pastures' Carbon Sequestration", Im))pactus Magazine, 2008
  8. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "O Papel da Biodiversidade no Sequestro de Carbono em Pastagens", Im))pactus Magazine, 2008
  9. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Projecto Extensity – O desafio da sustentabilidade", Mais Ambiente, 2007
Newspaper article
  1. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "O fim das vacas?", Público, 2019, https://www.publico.pt/2019/05/07/sociedade/opiniao/fim-vacas-1870083.
Online resource
  1. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Climate, Cows and (A)I" Youtube video channel. 2023. https://www.youtube.com/@climatecowsandi.
Preprint
  1. Teixeira, R.; Morais, T.; dos Santos, M.; Barão, L.; Domingos, T.. "Grazing or Confining — Decoding Beef's Environmental Footprint". 2023. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85176831377&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-3416830/v1
Report
  1. Domingos, Tiago; da Silva Vieira, Ricardo; Sousa, Tânia; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira; Morais, Tiago G.; Santos, João; Laura Felício; Daniel O'Neill; Tiago Ribeiro. Corresponding author: da Silva Vieira, Ricardo. 2021. Environmental Boundaries: The intergenerational impacts of biophysical resource use. Final report. https://gulbenkian.pt/de-hoje-para-amanha/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2021/11/JI_LimitesEcologicos_EN_web-2.pdf.
  2. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. 2021. Environmental Boundaries The Intergenerational Impacts of Natural Resource Use. https://gulbenkian.pt/de-hoje-para-amanha/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2021/11/JI_LimitesEcologicos_EN_web-2.pdf.
  3. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. 2018. EIP-AGRI Focus Group Grazing for carbon Mini-paper – “Monitoring”.
  4. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. 2018. EIP-AGRI Focus Group Grazing for carbon Mini-paper – “Incentives”.
  5. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. 2018. EIP-AGRI Focus Group Grazing for carbon Mini-paper – “Effects and trade-offs”.
  6. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. 2018. EIP-AGRI Focus Group Grazing for Carbon, Final Report.
  7. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. 2017. Towards A Carbon Neutral Economy How Is Portugal Going to Create Employment and Grow?. https://bcsdportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/MEET2030-Relatorio-Tecnico.pdf.
  8. Alvarenga, António; Marta-Pedroso, Cristina; Santos, João; Laura Felício; Luísa Almeida Serra; Maria do Rosário Palha; da Silva Vieira, Ricardo; et al. Corresponding author: da Silva Vieira, Ricardo. 2017. Towards a Carbon Neutral Economy: How Can Portugal's Economy Grow While Creating Employment? MEET 2030 Report for Business.. https://bcsdportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/MEET2030-Relatorio.pdf.
  9. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. 2016. Land-use related environmental indicators for Life Cycle Assessment.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Sustainable Land Uses and Carbon Sequestration: The Case of Sown Biodiverse Permanent Pastures Rich in Legumes". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2010.
  2. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Economic incentives for carbon sequestration in grassland soils: An offer you cannot refuse". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2008.
  3. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "Environmental Optimization of Animal Feed for Finishing Beef Calves in Portugal". Degree, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2005.

Other

Dataset
  1. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. Land use LCA methods. https://tiagogmorais.users.earthengine.app/view/demotm. 2021.
Other output
  1. A criação de gado a pasto absorve mais carbono do que aquele que emite?. Collaborated with the fact-checking publication “Polígrafo” on the assessment of a claim about the potential for carbon sequestration of grass-based systems (link in Portuguese).. 2019. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. https://poligrafo.sapo.pt/fact-check/a-criacao-de-gado-a-pasto-absorve-mais-carbono-do-que-aquele-que-emite.
  2. Comparative analysis of regionalized inventories: Life Cycle Assessment of Portuguese maize, wheat, barley and oat. 2016. Tiago Morais; Tiago Domingos; Ricardo Teixeira.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.32661.52966
  3. Land use in life cycle impact assessment: a review of models at midpoint level to incorporate impacts on soil state and functioning. 2015. Beatriz Vidal-Legaz; Serenella Sala; Assumpció Antón; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira; Danielle Maia Souza; Ottar Michelsen; Ben Putman.
    10.13140/RG.2.1.2415.9123
Software
  1. Ricardo F.M. Teixeira. "VirtuaCrop". Prototype. VirtuaCrop Lda.. Android. 2024.
Spin-off company
  1. 2023. VirtuaCrop Lda.. Development of IT tools for sustainable farming. http://www.virtuacrop.com.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/09/08 Identification and characterization of agri-forestry system in Portugal through remote sensing 73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science
EAAP (Porto, Portugal)
2022/05/11 Climate, cows and (A)I: How data science and engineering can help animal production Seminários@DEM
Department of Mechanical Engineering, IST (Lisbon, Portugal)
2021/12/15 Pegadas há muitas... Ciclo de vida, pegada carbónica, pegada ecológica. O que são exatamente estes conceitos e qual a importância de os calcular? Verdes Anos – Conferências Vida Rural
Vida Rural (Porto, Portugal)
2021 Sustentabilidade de opções de dieta Roundtable event on agri-food sustainability
Associação dos Estudantes da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (Online, Portugal)
2021 Quanta e qual carne é sustentável produzir? Encontro Sectorial Frutas & Legumes 2021
Clube de Produtores Continente (Lisbon, Portugal)
2021 O cálculo da pegada carbónica para produtos agrícolas Encontro Sectorial Talho 2021 do Clube de Produtores Continente
Clube de Produtores Continente (Lisbon, Portugal)
2020/10/01 "Calcular a pegada de carbono no prática: Exemplos nos bovinos de leite e carne" AgroIn
Vida Rural magazine (Lisbon, Portugal)
2020/03/06 “Respostas ao desafio da sustentabilidade na produção animal” XII Jornadas Hospital Veterinário Muralha de Évora
(Évora, Portugal)
2019/04/04 “Pastagens Semeadas Biodiversas” Conferência Final do Ano das Alterações Climáticas da Ordem dos Engenheiros
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/10/11 “Operational Group GO SOLO – Development of an expedited low-cost soil organic matter evaluation method for sown biodiverse pastures” Agri-Innovation Summit 2017
(Oeiras, Portugal)
2017/10/09 “A national C footprint project and the future links with N footprint” Nitrogen in soil, water, and GHG
(Évora, Portugal)
2017/07/07 “Sequestro de carbono: Uma nova oportunidade de valorização da sustentabilidade” Montado de Sobro, Sistema de Uso Múltiplo
(Ponte de Sor, Portugal)
2015/06/02 “Sown biodiverse pastures as a nature-based approach to reverse the degradation of Mediterranean ecosystems” Nature-Based Solutions: bridging the gap between research and innovation on biodiversity and ecosystem services
European Commission & BiodivERsA (Brussels, Belgium)
2013 Integrating biodiversity and ecosystem services in Life Cycle Assessment: Methodological proposals for new challenges 8th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES)
(Dubrovnik, Croatia)
2012/06/01 “The business of LCA: How private companies are adopting life cycle thinking” Private seminar
Plant and Vegetation Ecology (PLECO) group of the University of Antwerp (Antwerp, Belgium)
2011/11/03 “How Eco-Design and PCF create efficiency in agri-food products and supply chains” avniR LCA Conference
(Lille, France)
2009/11/24 “Projecto Extensity – A optimização do desempenho económico, social e ambiental das explorações agrícolas” (“Project Extensity – Optimizing Economic, Social and Environmental Performance of Farms”) Sustainable Agriculture – For a Lively Rural World
(Moita, Portugal)
2007/05/28 “Inovação e Sustentabilidade nas Explorações Agrícolas: o Projecto Extensity” (“Innovation and Sustainability in Farms: The Case of Project Extensity”) Pollution Management: Experiences, Paths and Solutions
(Vale de Cambra, Portugal)
2007/05/09 “Contributo dos sistemas agro-florestais para o sequestro de carbono: O projecto Extensity e a gestão de sustentabilidade na agricultura” (“The Contribution of Agro-Forestry Systems to Carbon Sequestration: Project Extensity and Sustainability Management in Agriculture”) The Future of Agriculture, Forestry and Desertification in the Region
Câmara Municipal de Mogadouro (Mogadouro, Portugal)
2007/01/15 Sustainability Report of Grupo Sousa Cunhal Sustainability Management in Agriculture – First Sustainability Report by a Portuguese Agricultural Firm
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09/01 - Current Environmental impact at scale: Building a Universal Data-Powered Model and Semantic Database Framework for Life Cycle Assessment Applications Ensuring Consistency and Scalability
Supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024/09/01 - Current Global region-specific assessment of environmental sustainability of dietary options (2024.06215.BDANA)
Supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/09/15 - Current "Life Cycle Assessment of ruminant meat and milk production in Portugal" - working title as of 27/07/2020
Supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2025/09/30 The key success factors of anaerobic digestion as a land-based use adaptation and mitigation solution in islands
Co-supervisor
 Sustainability Science (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2025/08/31 The Psychosocial, anthropological and sustainability dynamin of Food Trends: The case of Tropical Foods (Tapioca & Açai)
Co-supervisor
 Sustainability Science (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2024/02/01 - 2024/11/30 The environmental impacts of meat production: A global meta-analysis of Life Cycle Assessment studies
Supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024/02/01 - 2024/11/30 The environmental impacts of milk production: A global meta-analysis of Life Cycle Assessment studies
Supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024/02/01 - 2024/10/14 Modelling the CO2 sequestration potential of agricultural soils with a hybrid system
Supervisor
 Environmental and Land Engineering (Master)
Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy
2019/09/01 - 2024/09/13 Assessing the economic and environmental effects of pasture-based beef production as a driver of change in Ecosystem Services (SFRH/BD/147158/2019)
Supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2024/08/31 Impacts of Medical Cannabis Production in Portugal: a legal, economic and environmental assessment
Co-supervisor
 Sustainability Science (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2024/05/22 The Rise and Fall of an Experiment in Sustainable Building–Integrated Indoor Vertical Farming
Supervisor
 Sustainable Energy Systems (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/01/01 - 2023/01/19 Avaliação de Ciclo de Vida da Produção de Carne de Suíno Branco Biológico em Pastoreio: Estudo de Pegada de Carbono e Comparação de Ferramentas de Análise
Supervisor
 Food safety (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2022/11/30 Avaliação do impacte ambiental de exposições artísticas: Aplicação à exposição ‘Europa Oxalá
Supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/02/01 - 2022/11/22 Life cycle assessment of building-integrated urban agriculture for microgreen production
Supervisor
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/02/01 - 2021/01/31 "Studies in quantitative environmental modelling of agricultural land use systems: Fit stuff in a lot of stuff" (SFRH/BD/115407/2016)
Supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/02/01 - 2021/01/21 Data-driven agent-based modelling of incentives for carbon sequestration: The case of sown biodiverse pastures adoption in Portugal
Supervisor
 Energy Management and Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/09/15 - 2021/01/21 An artificial learning biophysical model for the evolution of land use and greenhouse gases emissions
Supervisor
 Technological Physics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/02/01 - 2020/12/21 Global modelling of soil organic matter under climate change: Assessment of the effects of closing yield gaps on cropland and grassland management
Supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2020/07/23 “Neural network models to predict the electricity and final energy demand of Portugal”
Co-supervisor
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/11/22 “Using remote sensing for environmental assessment: The case of pastures in Portugal"
Supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2018/11/21 “Avaliação da mobilidade eléctrica em Portugal - Cenários para 2030” ("Evaluation of electric mobility in Portugal - Scenarios for 2030")
Co-supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/02/01 - 2016/11/23 “A Proposal for Using Process-Based Soil Models for Land Use Life Cycle Impact Assessment”
Supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015/02/01 - 2015/11/23 "Towards a consistent framework for agri-food life cycle assessment in Portugal: inventory adaptation, impact assessment development and application to sown biodiverse pastures”.
Co-supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2010/02/01 - 2010/11/06 “Aplicação de uma Metodologia de Avaliação de Ciclo de Vida a Culturas Agrícolas em Portugal Continental” (“Application of Life Cycle Assessment Methodology to Agricultural Crops in Inland Portugal”)
Co-supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2009/02/01 - 2009/11/11 “Desenvolvimento de Uma Norma Para Certificação Ambiental Integrada de Organizações e Produtos no Sector Agro-Florestal” (“Development of a Standard for Integrated Environmental Certification of Organizations and Products in the Agro-Forestry Sector”)
Co-supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2008/02/01 - 2008/11/07 “Metodologia para Cálculo das Emissões de Gases de Efeito de Estufa Associadas a Edifícios” (“Method for the Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Buildings”)
Co-supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2008/02/01 - 2008/11/06 “A Sustentabilidade de Sistemas Agrícolas Extensivos: Caso de Estudo das Explorações do Projecto Extensity” (“The Sustainability of Extensive Agricultural Systems: Project Extensity’s Case Study”)
Co-supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2007/02/01 - 2007/11/13 “Análise Ambiental e Económica da Afectação da Área Agrícola à Produção de Milho para Bioetanol” (“Environmental and Economic Analysis of Land Use Allocation for Bioethanol Production from Maize”)
Co-supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2005/09/01 - 2006/06/19 “Efficient Integration of Life Cycle Assessment with Economic Valuation: Price Painting With DALY”
Co-supervisor
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/07/29 - 2019/08/02 Co-organizer of the symposium “Towards Precision Agro-Ecology for Sustainable Grazing” at the 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress that will take place at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal), from the 29th of July to the 2nd of August 2019 (2019/08/01 - 2019/08/01)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/03/19 - 2018/03/20 Co-organizer, on behalf of IST, of an invitation-only workshop on Sustainable Production and Consumption at Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, 19-20 March. The attendees debated the definition and conceptual framework for Sustainable Production and Consumption and helped establish a research agenda and action priorities in the field. (2018/03/19 - 2018/03/20)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2014/11/18 - 2014/11/19 Co-organizer, on behalf of UNEP/SETAC’s Life Cycle Initiative, of the invitation-only expert workshop on impact indicators, which was held at the “Paper house” in Brussels, Belgium, in 18-19 November 2014. The overall goal of the workshop was to contribute to the current mandate of the Life Cycle Initiative of building consensus on impact assessment methods for different impact categories, namely land use impacts on biodiversity in the context of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). There were 24 participants in the workshop. (2014/11/18 - 2014/11/19)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
2014/10/07 - 2014/10/07 Co-organizer, on behalf of UNEP/SETAC’s Life Cycle Initiative, of the invitation-only expert workshop on impact indicators, which took place at the US.EPA Region 9 Building in San Francisco, USA. The overall goal of the workshop was to contribute to the current mandate of the Life Cycle Initiative of building consensus on impact assessment methods for different impact categories, namely land use impacts on biodiversity in the context of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). There were 14 participants in the workshop. (2014/10/07 - 2014/10/07)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/02/09 - 2020/02/12 Scientific Advisory Board of the 2nd Latin American Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES 2020 Buenos Aires) 2nd Latin American Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES 2020 Buenos Aires)
2018/09/30 - 2018/10/04 Scientific Advisory Board of the SDEWES2018 Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Conference
 SDEWES2018 Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/06/30 - 2018/07/04 Scientific Advisory Board of the SDEWES SEE2018 3rd Southeast European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Conference
 SDEWES SEE2018 3rd Southeast European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/01/28 - 2018/01/31 Scientific Advisory Board of the 1st Latin American Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES 2018 Rio)
Conference
 1st Latin American Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES 2018 Rio)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/09/04 - 2016/09/09 Scientific Advisory Board of the SDEWES2016 Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Conference
 SDEWES2016 Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/06/15 - 2016/06/18 Scientific Advisory Board of the 2nd South East European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - SEE SDEWES Piran 2016
Conference
 2nd South East European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - SEE SDEWES Piran 2016
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015/09/27 - 2015/10/02 Scientific Advisory Board of the SDEWES2015 Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Conference
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico
Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
2014/09/20 - 2014/09/27 Scientific Advisory Board of the SDEWES2014 Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Conference
 SDEWES2014 Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
2014/06/29 - 2014/07/03 Scientific Advisory Board of the 1st South East European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - SEE SDEWES Ohrid 2014
Conference
 1st South East European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - SEE SDEWES Ohrid 2014
Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/12/16 Greenhouse gas emissions balance of livestock farming in the dehesa and life cycle analysis of its products
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carolina Reyes Palomo (PhD)
Universidad de Córdoba - Campus Agroalimentario Científico y Técnico de Rabanales, Spain
2023/12/19 Estimating soil carbon sequestration potential in Portuguese agricultural soils through land-management and land-use changes: a tier 1 approach
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Mariana Luís Raposo (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/11/29 Valuing resources from a circular economy perspective for the agricultural and forestry sector
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Filipe de Sepúlveda Santos Jorge (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/10/01 “Análise da Viabilidade de Produção de Bioenergia a partir de Macroalgas em Portugal”
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Gonçalo Ramos André Monteiro Albuquerque (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/01/17 “Complexo Agroflorestal Pucha Preta - Explorações agrícolas de balanço quase nulo”
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Pedro Menezes Mendanha Freitas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/11/21 “Using remote sensing for environmental assessment: The case of pastures in Portugal"
Supervisor
 Marta Líbano Monteiro (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/11/13 "Análise do desempenho economico-ambiental de estruturas de betão armado em edifícios escolares públicos"
(Thesis) Arguer
 João Carlos Costa Oliveira (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/10/02 "Cálculo da Pegada Carbónica do Vinho Produzido na Herdade dos Grous"
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rúben Vicente Fonseca Batista (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/01/29 Exergetic Analysis of the Agriculture, Forest and Fisheries Sector: A European case study and newly proposed accounting methodology
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ricardo Manso (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/07/16 "Morango – Produção biológica será positiva para o Ambiente, Economia e Sociedade?"
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniel Penas Fino (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/11/23 “A Proposal for Using Process-Based Soil Models for Land Use Life Cycle Impact Assessment”
Supervisor
 Cláudia Silva’ (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021 - Current Colégio F3 - Food, Farming and Forestry of the University of Lisbon Member of the coordinating committee
2015/01/01 - Current Member of the Working Group on Global Impact Assessment led by the BONSAI (Big Open Network for Sustainability Assessment Information) Association, whose secretariat is hosted by Aalborg University. Member
2017/02/28 - 2018/12/31 Member of UNEP/SETAC's Life Cycle Initiative Flagship Project on Impact Assessment Indicators (Flagship 1b) on ecosystem services. Member
2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31 Member of UNEP/SETAC's Life Cycle Initiative task force "framework and cross-cutting issues" as part of the group on linking environmental (biophysical) to socio-economic LCA. Member
2014/01/01 - 2015/12/31 Member of UNEP/SETAC's Life Cycle Initiative Flagship Project on Impact Assessment Indicators (Flagship 1b) as part of the taskforce on land use impacts on biodiversity. Member
2007/01/01 - 2010/12/31 Member of the Work Group to account carbon sequestration in Portugal from agriculture, forestry and other land uses, in the framework of the Kyoto Protocol between 2007 and 2010. The Group was part of the Sistema Nacional de Inventário de Emissões por Fontes e Remoção por Sumidouros de Poluentes Atmosféricos (“National System of Inventory of Emissions by Sources and Removal by Sinks of Atmospheric Pollutants”), and was coordinated by the Portuguese Environmental Agency. Member of the Work Group

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024/11/01 - Current Member of the agricultural European Innovation Partnership (EIP-AGRI) Focus Group: FG 55 – “Alternative Solutions for Livestock Product Differentiation”, organized by the European Commission’s Directorate for Agriculture and Rural development (DG AGRI), which explored how to increase the soil carbon content from grazing systems.
Member
 European Commission, Belgium
2021 - Current Co-coordinator of the “AIR” research thematic line of the Laboratory for Robotics and Engineering Systems (LARSyS) research group.
Coordinator
 Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal
2017/01/01 - Current Coordinator of the thematic area “AfS - Assessment for Sustainability” at the Marine, Environment and Technology Centre (MARETEC) at Instituto Superior Técnico. Research carried out under this thematic area aims to understand, measure, model and reduce the impacts from human activities. The coordination involves defining a strategy for the research carried out at the group, facilitating links between researchers, preparing and helping the preparation of projects and ensuring their alignment with the strategy of the group.
Coordinator
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/01/01 - Current Co-coordinator of the thematic area “ GfS – Grazing for Sustainability” at the Marine, Environment and Technology Centre (MARETEC) at Instituto Superior Técnico. Research carried out under this thematic area aims to perform the technical and sustainability optimization of pasture-based systems. The co-coordination involves defining a strategy for the research carried out at the group, facilitating links between researchers, preparing and helping the preparation of projects and ensuring their alignment with the strategy of the group.
Coordinator
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/04/01 - 2018/09/10 Member of the agricultural European Innovation Partnership (EIP-AGRI) Focus Group: FG 25 – “Grazing for Carbon”, organized by the European Commission’s Directorate for Agriculture and Rural development (DG AGRI), which explored how to increase the soil carbon content from grazing systems.
Member
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2006 - 2008 Preparation and implementation of a project to create an environmental standard for traditional solar salt. The project was the result of a partnership between IST, certification company Sativa and salt producing company Necton.
Advisor / Consultant
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2018/08/01 - 2021/12/31 Scientific coordinator of the Operational Group "GO Solo: Promoção de práticas agrícolas conservadoras do solo através da demonstração, expedita e a baixo custo, do seu impacto na matéria orgânica" ("GO Solo: Promoting agricultural practices for soil conservation though the quick and low-cost demonstration of their impact on soil organic matter") financed by PDR2020 (PDR2020-101-031243). The project started in August 2018 and runs until December 2021. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Participation as team member of IST in Project MEET 2030, financed by the Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD) – Portugal, to produce scenarios for energy use and economic growth of the Portuguese economy in 2030 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Participation as team member of IST in a project established with Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian on Sustainable Production and Consumption. The project involved the organization of a Workshop and production of a paper and report to clarify the scope entailed by Sustainable Production and Consumption and identify priorities for funding within the field. During the year 2018, IST developed a procedure that can (1) settle on a definition and conceptual framework for SPC; and (2) establish a research agenda and action priorities in the field. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Preparation and scientific assistance of a project to assess the carbon footprint of “Leite de Vacas Felizes” milk, commissioned by Bel – Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2008 - 2014 Preparation of three projects submitted to the Portuguese Carbon Fund by IST spin-off Terraprima – Serviços Ambientais Lda., aimed at obtaining payments (~12M€) for carbon sequestration in new areas of sown biodiverse permanent pastures rich in legumes (from 2009 to 2014).
2006 - 2012 Preparation and implementation of Project EDP-Terraprima, in which EDP supported carbon sequestration in agro-forestry activities between 2006 and 2012. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2007 - 2008 Preparation and implementation of Project “EDP – Factura Eco – Impacte Zero(R)” (“EDP – Eco Bill – Zero Impact”), to develop and apply a method to compensate all environmental impacts of bills sent to EDP (Portuguese electrical power company) clients between 2007 and 2010. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2006 - 2008 Preparation and implementation of a project to quantify greenhouse gas emissions of several shopping centres managed by Chamartín, and propose ways to decrease or compensate those emissions. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2005 - 2007 Preparation and implementation of projects regarding payments for carbon sequestration in sown biodiverse permanent pastures rich in legumes, in the context of the voluntary (private) carbon market. The projects were the result of a partnership between IST and Ecoprogresso. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2005 - 2006 Implementation of the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) in Fertiprado, and for the elaboration of the Environmental Statement (it was the first EMAS certification process started by a Portuguese agricultural firm). Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/09/01 - Current Theories and Practices of Sustainable Development PhD in Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies (University of Lisbon and NOVA) (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/05/20 - Current Research Methods (2021 - Present) PhD in Sustainability Science (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2020/12/20 - Current Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services – session S3 - Policy and Governance Solutions (2020-present) PhD in Sustainability Science (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2024/08/31 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services – session S3 - Policy and Governance Solutions PhD programme in Sustainability Sciences (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2024/08/31 Research Methods PhD programme in Sustainability Sciences (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2023/10/19 - 2023/10/20 Life Cycle Assessment Greenhouse gas assessment and mitigation in agriculture: Concepts, models and simulation tools (Postgraduate Certificate) Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes, France
2019/09/01 - 2022/08/31 Sustainable Development, Energy and Environment Msc. degree in Energy Engineering and Management (Mestrado integrado) Instituto Superior Técnico Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2022/08/01 Industrial Ecology Msc Mechanical and Environmental Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Instituto Superior Técnico Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2017/09/15 - 2022/02/15 Industrial Ecology (2017-present) Environmental Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/09/15 - 2021/09/15 Sustainable Development, Energy and Environment (2019-2021) Energy Engineering and Management (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/10/05 - 2020/10/06 Life Cycle Assessment Advanced course on “Greenhouse gas assessment and mitigation in agriculture: Concepts, models and simulation tools”, organized by IAMZ and CIHEAM
2017/09/01 - 2018/08/31 Management of Energy Systems Degree in Engineering and Industrial Management (Licenciatura) Instituto Superior Técnico Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018/03/14 - 2018/03/14 Life Cycle Assessment Advanced course on “Greenhouse gas assessment and mitigation in agriculture: Concepts, models and simulation tools”, organized by IAMZ and CIHEAM
2017 - 2018 Management of Energy Systems Engineering and Industrial Management (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico Campus Taguspark, Portugal
2017/11/29 - 2017/12/13 Life Cycle Assessment Advanced training course "Life Cycle Assessment" (Especialização pós-licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2024/09/01 - 2024/11/15 Project reviewer (midterm) for Horizon Europe project RAINFOREST (ID: 101081744), September 2024.
Evaluator
 European Commission, Belgium
2024/10/01 - 2024/10/31 Portugal 2030 evaluator for call SIID – I&D Empresarial - Operações em Copromoção - Outros territórios, October 2024.
Evaluator
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
2024/02/01 - 2024/04/03 Horizon Europe evaluator of proposals for call HORIZON-CL6-2024-ZEROPOLLUTION-01
Evaluator
 European Commission, Belgium
2022 - 2022 Evaluator of the Call for Strategic Internal Projects at LEAF 2023 – 2024 (LEAF is a research group at Instituto Superior de Agronomia, University of Lisbon).
Evaluator
2019/04/01 - 2019/07/04 Project evaluator for the Dutch Research Council Green III programme 2019 call
Evaluator
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
2017/09/29 - 2018/05/29 Expert project evaluator for the French National Research Agency 2018 generic call.
Evaluator
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Agence nationale de la recherche

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019/12/30 Interview for reference Portuguese newspaper "Jornal de Notícias" about the impacts of livestock production in Portugal Jornal de Notícias newspaper
2019/10/17 Interview for fact-checking online newspaper "Polígrafo" about the veracity of estimations of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production Polígrafo online newspaper

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022 - Current Interview by Portuguese radio “TSF” Victory in the myEUspace competition with the VirtuaCrop app (link with audio of the interview in Portuguese).
2021/10/07 - Current Sociedade Civil Organic farming
2021 - Current Sociedade Civil (in Portuguese) Participated in the Portuguese television program “Sociedade Civil” in a debate about the sustainability of organic farming with the Portuguese Minister of Agriculture

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2016/01/01 - Current Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2297-1769) Frontiers Media SA
2018/01/01 - 2018/10/30 Sustainability (2071-1050) MDPI
2014/01/01 - 2017/12/31 Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (1551-3793) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/08/01 - 2020/10/31 Research fellowship supervisor Daniela Escada
2019/01/01 - 2020/01/01 Research fellowship supervisor Pedro Vilar
2018/03/01 - 2019/09/30 Research fellowship supervisor Manuel Paiva dos Santos
2012/06/01 - 2012/08/31 Internship coordinator Wassim Seifo
2011/04/01 - 2011/10/31 Internship coordinator Ye Jiang
Distinctions

Award

2022 myEUspace competition winner "Farming by Satellite"
EU Agency for the Space Programme, Czech Republic

Other distinction

2022 Excellent professor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 Excellent professor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 Peer review awards (9 awards)
Publons, United Kingdom
2018 Excellent professor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015 Post-doctoral grant SFRH/BPD/111730/2015
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 Energy Globe Awards - National winner (awarded collectively to the the project submitted to the Portuguese Carbon Fund while collaborating with Terraprima)
Energy Globe Foundation, Austria
2013 Winner of the "World You Like Challenge" (awarded collectively to the project Sown Biodiverse Pastures (to which I contributed through my PhD activities and work with Terraprima)
European Commission, Belgium
2013 Dryland Champions Program - Portugal (awarded collectively to the the project submitted to the Portuguese Carbon Fund while collaborating with Terraprima)
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Germany
2013 “Vida Rural” Awards in the category “Innovation" (awarded collectively to the the project submitted to the Portuguese Carbon Fund while collaborating with Terraprima)
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Portugal
2012 Post-doctoral Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship for Career Development number 331896 for Project "Bio-LCA: Introducing biodiversity in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)"
European Commission, Belgium
2010 Gold Climate Network Award 2010 (awarded collectively to the the project submitted to the Portuguese Carbon Fund while collaborating with Terraprima)
Associação Portuguesa de Engenharia do Ambiente, Portugal
2010 Honorable mention in the Bank Espírito Santo Biodiversity Award (awarded collectively to the book "Ecossistemas e Bem-Estar Humano: A Avaliação para Portugal do Millenium Ecosystem Assessment"
Banco Espírito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa, Portugal
2008 “Progresso dos Pastos” (“Progress of Pastures”)
Portuguese Society of Pastures and Forages, Portugal
2008 Honorable mention, Young Engineer Innovation Award 2007, for the work entitled ”The Contribution of Sown Biodiverse Pastures in the Fight Against Climate Change”
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2005 PhD grant for doctoral project SFRH/BD/25399/2005
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2004 Diploma de Mérito
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2003 Bolsa de Mérito
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2003 Diploma de Mérito
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal