Marangatu Network Training Exchange and Workshop
1st Formative Exchange and Workshop of the Marangatu Network!
We are thrilled to share that the Societies and Environmental Sustainability Research Line participated in the 1st Formative Exchange and Workshop of the Marangatu Network - Citizen Science Network for Territorial Governance and Promotion of Policies for Preservation and Valorization of Coastal Marine Sociobiodiversity, coordinated by researcher Edmundo Gallo from the Observatory of Sustainable and Healthy Territories of Bocaina - OTSS and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz).
The Associated Project of the Societies and Environmental Sustainability Research Line, Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet of the University of Coimbra and its extension at the Open University of Portugal "Promoting the Cultural Value of Biodiversity and Sustainability in Coastal Marine Territories: valuing plural knowledge and practices through the Intercultural University of Peoples" had an active participation in this meeting that took place in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between April 7th and 9th.
We had the physical presence of the coordinator of the associated project, Fátima Alves, and researcher Marília Fonseca, while researcher Rosário Rosa and Diogo Guedes Vidal were virtually present in the discussions. From this team also belong the researchers Helena Freitas, Paula Castro, Ana Mendonça, Vanda Viegas, Júlia Borges and Jorge Moreira.
During this meeting, in addition to the presentations of the associated projects that make up the network, synergies and proposals for training and exchange were discussed, which will nourish the citizen science network and the socio-cultural valorization of coastal marine sociobiodiversity and traditional peoples and communities over the next 3 years.
We thank everyone involved for this opportunity for collaboration and mutual learning, and we look forward to continuing to contribute to sustainable development and the preservation of marine sociobiodiversity!