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🌊 New Perspective in Nature Reviews Biodiversity proposes four main pathways to aligning climate-smart marine spatial planning (MSP) and ecoscape restoration initiatives, highlighting that such alignment can accelerate global biodiversity recovery by catalysing reciprocal synergies.
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Aligning climate-smart marine spatial planning and ecoscape restoration for global biodiversity recovery Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 20 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00116-yMarine spatial planning (MSP) and ecosystem restoration are effective approaches to address marine and coastal biodiversity loss and meet Global Biodiversity Framework targets, but have been applied separately to date. This Perspective outlines how ecoscape restoration and climate-smart MSP can be aligned to deliver reciprocal benefits and accelerate biodiversity recovery.

New online! Aligning climate-smart marine spatial planning and ecoscape restoration for global biodiversity recovery

The PI of project PLAnT, @cfrazaosantos.bsky.social, was interviewed by Biosfera for their new episode focused on the cryosphere (Episode 2 | T24 — “Criosfera”).

Watch the full episode here (in Portuguese) 👇
www.rtp.pt/play/p16211/...

Day 5
Today, we conclude our Themed Week with an innovative discovery by Catarina Frazão Santos' team: despite decades of research, Antarctica has never had a formal marine spatial plan.

Find out everything!
www.mare-centre.pt/en/Day5_anta...

Today marks the date on which the Antarctic Treaty dedicated the continent to peace and science. To mark the occasion, we will be sharing stories, challenges and discoveries of our researchers, throughout the week.

Stay tuned!

www.mare-centre.pt/en/antarctic...

Catarina Santos is the lead author of a chapter in the new book ‘Navigating Our Way to Solutions in Marine Conservation’

The book edited by Larry Crowder promotes dialogue between the natural sciences, social sciences and local knowledge.

Download now 👇
www.mare-centre.pt/en/bookchapt...

MARE was present at CIÊNCIAS Research & Innovation Day 2025, celebrating research and innovation at @CienciasULisboa!

We presented 10 posters and celebrated the award won by Catarina Frazão Santos

Find out more on the MARE portal
www.mare-centre.pt/en/ridayy_fcul

MARE researchers discuss PLAnT project at the Lisbon Geographical Society MARE researchers participate, at the invitation of the Lisbon Geographical Society, in a conference of the Sea Seminar dedicated to the PLAnT project: Planning for Sustainable Use of the Ocean in Anta...

Our Researchers participated in the #SGLisboa Sea Seminar, dedicated to the PLAnT project – Planning for Sustainable Use of the Ocean in Antarctica.

The project integrates climate change into maritime spatial planning, with Antarctica as a case study.

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📢PLAnT project will be present at the XVII Portuguese Polar Science Conference, with four oral comunications.
This year the conference focuses on the topic “Humans in the Polar Regions”, highlighting the experiences, challenges, and impacts of human presence in polar and analogous environments! 🌍🌊

Launch of the handbook “Sustainable Ocean Plans: A Practitioner’s Guide,” with MARE researcher Catarina Frazão Santos as one of the authors.

Oct. 30 | 4–5 p.m. (Lisbon) | Online
A practical guide to sustainable ocean management

🔗Registration: www.wri.org/events/2025/...

📣 We invite you to attend the next Sea Seminar, organized by the Lisbon Geographical Society with MARE-ULisboa on “European Project PLAnT: Planning for Sustainable Use of the Antarctic Ocean”! 🌊
Link to access the Zoom:
us06web.zoom.us/j/8485877825...
Meeting ID: 848 5877 8251 - Password: 615606

📣 New date!
Our webinar on “Distinguishing Marine Spatial Planning and Marine Protected Area planning to advance conservation” hosted by OCTO (Open Communications for The Ocean) has a new date! It will take place on October 30, 2025! 🌊

Register here👇🏽
octogroup.org/distinguishi...

The PI of @plantprojecterc.bsky.social, @cfrazaosantos.bsky.social will receive a scientific merit award by the @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social.
The awards will be presented at the CIÊNCIAS Research & Innovation Day 2025 on October 22.
Congratulations! 🎉👏🌊

📢 Tomorrow it's our Postdoctoral researcher Catarina Pereira Santos turn to give an oral presentation at the
@icesmarine.bsky.social Annual Science Conference.

Looking forward to an amazing session! 🌊🪸

#ICESASC25 @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @marescience.bsky.social

📢 The @icesmarine.bsky.social Annual Science Conference began today, in Klaipèdia University, Lithuania.
Tomorrow is the Poster Session, and PLAnT’s team will be present with several posters. 🌊

#ICESASC25 @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @marescience.bsky.social @iebchile.bsky.social

The www.plantproject.eu unites natural & social sciences to guide climate-smart ocean planning in Antarctica.
Led by @marescience.bsky | ARNET researchers, it tackles biodiversity, climate & policy challenges.
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#ARNET #ERC #Antarctica #PLAnT

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📣 Join us on October 22 for a new OCTO webinar on “Distinguishing Marine Spatial Planning and Marine Protected Area planning to advance conservation” presented by @cfrazaosantos.bsky.social and Tundi Agardy! 🌊

Register here👇🏽
octogroup.org/distinguishi...

📢 Tomorrow it's our PI @cfrazaosantos.bsky.social turn to give an oral presentation at the MPA in MSP conference!
This presentation is based on the recent paper published in #npjOceanSustainability: www.nature.com/articles/s44183-025-00119-4

Looking forward to a great session! 🌊🪸

📢 Today it’s the MPA in MSP conference Poster session, where several posters on different topics developed under project PLAnT will be discussed. Our Postdoctoral researcher Catarina Pereira Santos will present two of them. 🌊❄️

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📢 The MPA in MSP International Conference starts today, in Bødo, Norway! Oral and poster presentations by PLAnT’s team will start today with our Postdoctoral researcher @borgesbiology.bsky.social and continue throughout the week!

Ready for an inspiring session! 🌊🪸

The PI of project PLAnT @cfrazaosantos.bsky.social was awarded with an Honourable Mention at the 2025 Scientific Awards by the University of Lisbon/Caixa Geral de Depósitos.

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The 27th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection #CEP and the 47th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting #ATCM are taking place in Milan with over 400 delegates🇮🇹. PLAnT's PI @cfrazaosantos.bsky.social is attending both, as part of the Portuguese Delegation🌊🇦🇶❄️ www.ats.aq/devAS/Meetings/

👉 Catarina Frazão Santos, professora de Ciências e investigadora no @marescience.bsky.social, foi oradora convidada na One Ocean Science Conference (OOS2025), que decorreu entre 3 e 6 de junho de 2025, em Nice.
🔗 Saiba mais: t.ly/0NgCe

🌊 MARE researchers attended the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice! 🌊

Catarina Frazão Santos presented the PLAnT project and João Canning-Clode highlighted the Blue Academy

Find out more 👇
www.mare-centre.pt/en/node/2589

@maremadeira.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social #UNOC2025 #OOSC2025

PLAnT is present at the #UNOC3 special Event One Ocean Science Congress #OOSC, dedicated to Science, organised by @cnrs.fr & @ifremer.bsky.social.
The project PI @cfrazaosantos.bsky.social contributed to two sessions on ocean governance and management under Theme 10 🌊

one-ocean-science-2025.org

PLAnT project was highlighted in a news piece by @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social featuring the Associate Laboratory @arnetla.bsky.social 🌊

ARNET is a national multi institutional network that encompasses three R&D units.

Find out more (in Portuguese) 👇
ciencias.ulisboa.pt/pt/noticia/1...