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LuandaWaterFront - "Luanda Bay Ecological Assessment: A waterfront based approach to reduce environmental risks and increase quality of life

Short Title 
LuandaWaterFront
Reference 
Projeto nº 333191101
Coordination 
CCMAR
Coordinator 
Funding 
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Date 
09/2018 to 09/2022

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LuandaWaterFront - "Luanda Bay Ecological Assessment: A waterfront based approach to reduce environmental risks and increase quality of life

The project will sustain  sustain international research in critical and/or emerging topics in tropical marine ecosystems that, in context of global change and new ecosystems man created, with Luanda Bay as a study case. Luanda Bay is a rich ecosystem that provides a wide diversity of services. Due to its relevance, multiple pressures on surroundings areas are threatening the ecosystem. Solid waste and untreated domestic effluents are released daily into the Bay, hampering the practice of nautical sports, and the subsistence of fishing and leisure activities.

This project will provide biodiversity databases and a deeper understanding of the determinants underlying poor water quality, specifically toxigenic species presence, in LB, in comparison to a reference site, Mussulo bay. An ecosystem-based approach, crucial for planning the future development of LB, is based on two main principles: maintaining and improving the ecosystem health, and balancing derived society values.

 

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Francisco Leitão Senior Researcher
Vânia Baptista Investigador
Joana Cruz Research Assistant
João Encarnação Investigador
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Vânia Baptista
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Investigador
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Joana Cruz
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Research Assistant
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João Encarnação
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Investigador
News
Vânia Baptista recently finished her PhD and as now joined the ECOREACH group to work in the LuandaWaterFront project. Congratulations!
During the conference week, our researchers participated in several events that highlighted the importance of preserving and conserving the oceans and marine life.
Our researchers went to Angola to discuss the results of project LUANDAWATERFRONT.