EEF joined the organisation of the biennual meeting of the Nordic Society Oikos, in Lund that happened on 12-15th of March. The conference was a huge success and a great opportunity to networking and sharing knowledge between the researchers along Europe, with a special focus on Ecology and Evolution. The Federation was also present with a stand in the exhibition of the meeting, highlighting the Web of Ecology and also bringing to public several audiovisual materials about Ecology. |
As usual, during the meeting took place the Ernst Haeckel Award ceremony. The winner of 2023 was Helena Freitas, Full Professor of Biodiversity and Ecology at the Department of Life Sciences of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra. She coordinated or participated in several national and international projects and consortia, including the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Supervised or co-supervised 40 doctoral dissertations. She is the author of more than 300 international scientific publications and several publications promoting and disseminating science. She publishes regularly in the national and regional press, in particular on environment, territories and society, planning and development policies based on knowledge. Find more info about the conference: here. |