I'm an Assistant Professor at the Universidade de Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD). Director of the Doctoral Program in Marine Science, Technology, and Management (Do*Mar) at UTAD. Co-lead of the Nature-based Solutions Thematic Group of the Commission on Ecosystem Management of IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature. Member of the Ecosystem Services Partnership , ESP Working Group on Modelling ES, and Member of the International Council for Exploration of the Sea, ICES WG RMES