MOUNTAIN
RESEARCH
CENTER
Polytechnic Institute
of Bragança
FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.
João Paulo Castro
Group: Socio-Ecological SystemsPhone: 273303341
E-mail: jpmc@ipb.pt
ORCID: 0000-0003-0647-8892
Scopus Author ID: 56392390000
Career
- Since 1997: Auxiliary Professor at the School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESA-IPB), Portugal
- 1989 - 1997: Assistant Professor at the School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESA-IPB), Portugal
Roles
- 2013 - 2016: Member of the Scientific Committee of the first degree in Environmental Engineering
- Since 2012: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Maters in Forest Resources Management
- 2007 - 2009: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Bachelor in Forest Resources Management
- 2007 - 2009: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Masters in Forest Resources Management
- 2005 - 2007: Head of Forest Department
- 2005 - 2007: Member of the Scientific Committee of the National Forest Inventory
- 2002 - 2003: Vice-head of Forest Department
- Since 1992: Member of the Order of Engineers. Professional Card Nº 26803 - 6799 North Zone, Silvicultural Specialty
Interests
- Culture of hops
- Management of trees in urban areas
- Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems applied to forestry and agriculture monitoring
- Capture of small format aerial photography by light aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles for forest and agricultural monitoring
- Renewable energy; Biomass
Projects:
LIFE GLOBAL - Transnational Strategy for Restoring Northern Iberian Natura 2000 High Conservation Value Areas Under a Global Change Perspective
Funding body: LIFE
Reference: LIFE23-NAT-ES-LIFE GLOBAL
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2024-06-01
End: 2029-10-31
Funding body: LIFE
Reference: LIFE23-NAT-ES-LIFE GLOBAL
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2024-06-01
End: 2029-10-31
ASINIFIRE - Asininos na Prevenção de Incêndios para a Resiliência Ecológica
Funding body: Promove LA CAIXA
Reference: PD24-00017
Principal Investigator:Ana Maria Villa Serrano
Start: 2024-10-01
End: 2027-09-30
Funding body: Promove LA CAIXA
Reference: PD24-00017
Principal Investigator:Ana Maria Villa Serrano
Start: 2024-10-01
End: 2027-09-30
LIFE SILFORE - Towards the conservation and management of resilient agroforestry system through silvopastoralism
Funding body: LIFE
Reference: LIFE21-CCA-ES-LIFE SILFORE
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2022-09-01
End: 2027-08-31
Funding body: LIFE
Reference: LIFE21-CCA-ES-LIFE SILFORE
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2022-09-01
End: 2027-08-31
Arbo-Innova - Regenerative Intensive Almonds & Olive Pilots
Funding body: Avina Stiftung
Provision of Services
Principal Investigator:Manuel Ângelo Rosa Rodrigues
Start: 2023-07-01
End: 2027-06-30
Funding body: Avina Stiftung
Provision of Services
Principal Investigator:Manuel Ângelo Rosa Rodrigues
Start: 2023-07-01
End: 2027-06-30
iCarbono - Prevenção de riscos naturais, reforço da capacidade de adaptação às alterações climáticas e gestão eficiente dos recursos
Funding body: Promove LA CAIXA
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2023-10-01
End: 2026-09-30
Funding body: Promove LA CAIXA
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2023-10-01
End: 2026-09-30
BioComp_3.0 - Produção de compostos orgânicos biológicos para controlo do jacinto-de-água e para a valorização de subprodutos agropecuários, florestais e agroindustriais
Funding body: PRR 2020 - Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência
Reference: PRR-C05-i03-I-000224
Principal Investigator:Manuel Ângelo Rosa Rodrigues
Start: 2023-04-01
End: 2025-09-30
Funding body: PRR 2020 - Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência
Reference: PRR-C05-i03-I-000224
Principal Investigator:Manuel Ângelo Rosa Rodrigues
Start: 2023-04-01
End: 2025-09-30
Experienciar Montesinho - Proteção e Conservação da Natureza e da Biodiversidade: Melhoria das Condições de Visitação em Áreas Protegidas de Âmbito Nacional em Cogestão
Funding body: Fundo Ambiental (Aviso nº 14919/2022)
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Carlos Miguel de Sousa Silveira
Start: 2023-01-01
End: 2024-12-31
Funding body: Fundo Ambiental (Aviso nº 14919/2022)
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Carlos Miguel de Sousa Silveira
Start: 2023-01-01
End: 2024-12-31
PASTOPRAXIS - Local adaptative responses of pastoralism to climate change in the Natural Park of Montesinho (Portugal)
Funding body: FCT - MONTESINHO
Reference: MTS/CAC/0028/2020
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2021-07-01
End: 2024-06-30
Funding body: FCT - MONTESINHO
Reference: MTS/CAC/0028/2020
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2021-07-01
End: 2024-06-30
BIOCOMP_2.0 - Produção de compostos orgânicos biológicos para o controlo do jacinto de água e para a valorização de subprodutos agropecuários, florestais e agroindustriais
Funding body: PORTUGAL 2020 - COMPETE 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-070123
Principal Investigator:Manuel Ângelo Rosa Rodrigues
Start: 2021-04-01
End: 2023-06-30
Funding body: PORTUGAL 2020 - COMPETE 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-070123
Principal Investigator:Manuel Ângelo Rosa Rodrigues
Start: 2021-04-01
End: 2023-06-30
SUBe - Small scale power generation Unit using Biomass gasification
Funding body: FCT - PCIF
Reference: PCIF/GVB/0197/2017
Principal Investigator:Paulo Miguel Pereira de Brito
Start: 2019-03-01
End: 2023-02-28
Funding body: FCT - PCIF
Reference: PCIF/GVB/0197/2017
Principal Investigator:Paulo Miguel Pereira de Brito
Start: 2019-03-01
End: 2023-02-28
SAFe - Forest monitoring and alert system
Funding body: Promove LA CAIXA
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2018-11-01
End: 2022-05-31
Funding body: Promove LA CAIXA
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2018-11-01
End: 2022-05-31
Transfer+castanha - Reinforcing the transfer of scientific and technological knowledge from the business chestnut sector
Funding body: NORTE 2020 - Programa Operacional Regional do Norte
Reference: NORTE-02-0246-FEDER-000026
Principal Investigator:Albino António Bento
Start: 2017-11-01
End: 2019-09-30
Funding body: NORTE 2020 - Programa Operacional Regional do Norte
Reference: NORTE-02-0246-FEDER-000026
Principal Investigator:Albino António Bento
Start: 2017-11-01
End: 2019-09-30
SOS Praderas - Yendo hacia atrás para alcanzar el futuro: Modernización del manejp tradicional de los prados de siega hacia la rentabilidad y la conservácion de la naturaleza
Funding body: Interreg Sudoe
Reference: SOE1/P05/E0376
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2016-07-01
End: 2019-06-30
Funding body: Interreg Sudoe
Reference: SOE1/P05/E0376
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2016-07-01
End: 2019-06-30
Leonardo da Vinci - Comunity Vocational Training Action
Funding body:
Provision of Services
Principal Investigator:Tomás D' Aquino Freitas Rosa de Figueiredo
Start: 2006-01-01
End: 2018-12-31
Funding body:
Provision of Services
Principal Investigator:Tomás D' Aquino Freitas Rosa de Figueiredo
Start: 2006-01-01
End: 2018-12-31
DOUROZONE - Ozone risk for Douro/s vineyard in present and future climates
Funding body: PORTUGAL 2020 - COMPETE 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Reference: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016778
Principal Investigator:António Castro Ribeiro
Start: 2016-07-01
End: 2018-06-30
Funding body: PORTUGAL 2020 - COMPETE 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Reference: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016778
Principal Investigator:António Castro Ribeiro
Start: 2016-07-01
End: 2018-06-30
HiCC - Biological Control by Hypovirulence Against Chestnut Blight in Portugal
Funding body: FCT - PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Maria Eugénia Madureira Gouveia
Start: 2013-05-01
End: 2015-04-30
Funding body: FCT - PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Maria Eugénia Madureira Gouveia
Start: 2013-05-01
End: 2015-04-30
- Biological control of Chestnut Blight for maintenance of Castanea ecosystem
Funding body: PRODER - Medida 4.1
Principal Investigator:Maria Eugénia Madureira Gouveia
Start: 2012-05-01
End: 2015-04-05
Funding body: PRODER - Medida 4.1
Principal Investigator:Maria Eugénia Madureira Gouveia
Start: 2012-05-01
End: 2015-04-05
- Rede de Informação Estratégica Agrícola
Funding body: PRODER - Medida 4.1
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Albino António Bento
Start: 2010-01-01
End: 2013-12-31
Funding body: PRODER - Medida 4.1
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Albino António Bento
Start: 2010-01-01
End: 2013-12-31
- Animal Health Observatory Border
Funding body: POCTEP 2007-2013 - Programa de Cooperação Transfronteiriça Portugal – Espanha
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Álvaro Luis Pegado Lemos de Mendonça
Start: 2007-01-01
End: 2013-01-01
Funding body: POCTEP 2007-2013 - Programa de Cooperação Transfronteiriça Portugal – Espanha
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Álvaro Luis Pegado Lemos de Mendonça
Start: 2007-01-01
End: 2013-01-01
- Biomassa lenhosa para produção de energia: desenvolvimento de sistemas sustentáveis de fornecimento de bens e serviços de produção, regulação e conservação
Funding body: FCT - PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2007-05-01
End: 2012-01-31
Funding body: FCT - PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2007-05-01
End: 2012-01-31
GreenUrbe - Green Spaces Impacts on the Urban Environmental Quality
Funding body:
Provision of Services
Principal Investigator:Manuel Joaquim Sabença Feliciano
Start: 2005-01-01
End: 2009-12-31
Funding body:
Provision of Services
Principal Investigator:Manuel Joaquim Sabença Feliciano
Start: 2005-01-01
End: 2009-12-31
REVISA NORTE - Rede de Epidemiovigilancia de Animales
Funding body: INTERREG III A – Cooperação Transfronteiriça Portugal -Espanha
Principal Investigator:Álvaro Luis Pegado Lemos de Mendonça
Start: 2006-01-01
End: 2009-01-01
Funding body: INTERREG III A – Cooperação Transfronteiriça Portugal -Espanha
Principal Investigator:Álvaro Luis Pegado Lemos de Mendonça
Start: 2006-01-01
End: 2009-01-01
Total results: 18
1
Pádua L.,Castro J.P.,Castro J.,Sousa J.J.,Castro M.
Assessing the Impact of Clearing and Grazing on Fuel Management in a Mediterranean Oak Forest through Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Multispectral Data
Drones, 8, , 2024
Assessing the Impact of Clearing and Grazing on Fuel Management in a Mediterranean Oak Forest through Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Multispectral Data
Drones, 8, , 2024
2
Berger G.S.,Mendes J.,Chellal A.A.,Bonzatto L.,da Silva Y.M.R.,Zorawski M.,Pereira A.I.,Pinto M.F.,Castro J.,Valent A.,Lima J.
A YOLO-Based Insect Detection: Potential Use of Small Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Monitoring
Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1981 CCIS, 3-17, 2024
A YOLO-Based Insect Detection: Potential Use of Small Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Monitoring
Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1981 CCIS, 3-17, 2024
3
Pádua L.,Duarte L.,Antão-Geraldes A.M.,Sousa J.J.,Castro J.P.
Spatio-Temporal Water Hyacinth Monitoring in the Lower Mondego (Portugal) Using Remote Sensing Data
Plants, 11, , 2022
Spatio-Temporal Water Hyacinth Monitoring in the Lower Mondego (Portugal) Using Remote Sensing Data
Plants, 11, , 2022
4
Castro M.,Castro J.P.,Castro J.
Understory Clearing in Open Grazed Mediterranean Oak Forests: Assessing the Impact on Vegetation
Sustainability (Switzerland), 14, , 2022
Understory Clearing in Open Grazed Mediterranean Oak Forests: Assessing the Impact on Vegetation
Sustainability (Switzerland), 14, , 2022
5
Pádua L.,Antão-Geraldes A.M.,Sousa J.J.,Rodrigues M.Â.,Oliveira V.,Santos D.,Miguens M.F.P.,Castro J.P.
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Detection Using Coarse and High Resolution Multispectral Data
Drones, 6, , 2022
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Detection Using Coarse and High Resolution Multispectral Data
Drones, 6, , 2022
6
Duarte L.,Castro J.P.,Sousa J.J.,Padua L.
GIS Application to Detect Invasive Species in Aquatic Ecosystems
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2022-July, 6013-6016, 2022
GIS Application to Detect Invasive Species in Aquatic Ecosystems
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2022-July, 6013-6016, 2022
7
Ameray A.,Castro J.P.,Castro M.
Potential greenhouse gas emissions mitigation through increased grazing pressure: a case study in North Portugal
Carbon Management, 13, 142-153, 2022
Potential greenhouse gas emissions mitigation through increased grazing pressure: a case study in North Portugal
Carbon Management, 13, 142-153, 2022
8
Zorawski M.,Brito T.,Castro J.,Castro J.P.,Castro M.,Lima J.
An IoT Approach for Animals Tracking
Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1488 CCIS, 269-280, 2021
An IoT Approach for Animals Tracking
Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1488 CCIS, 269-280, 2021
9
Castro M.,Ameray A.,Castro J.P.
A new approach to quantify grazing pressure under mediterranean pastoral systems using GIS and remote sensing
International Journal of Remote Sensing, 41, 5371-5387, 2020
A new approach to quantify grazing pressure under mediterranean pastoral systems using GIS and remote sensing
International Journal of Remote Sensing, 41, 5371-5387, 2020
10
Brito T.,Pereira A.I.,Lima J.,Castro J.P.,Valente A.
Optimal Sensors Positioning to Detect Forest Fire Ignitions
International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems, 411-418, 2020
Optimal Sensors Positioning to Detect Forest Fire Ignitions
International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems, 411-418, 2020
11
Brito T.,Pereira A.I.,Lima J.,Castro J.P.,Valente A.
Optimal sensors positioning to detect forest fire ignitions
ICORES 2020 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems, 411-418, 2020
Optimal sensors positioning to detect forest fire ignitions
ICORES 2020 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems, 411-418, 2020
12
Pádua L.,Hruška J.,Bessa J.,Adão T.,Martins L.M.,Gonçalves J.A.,Peres E.,Sousa A.M.R.,Castro J.P.,Sousa J.J.
Multi-temporal analysis of forestry and coastal environments using UASs
Remote Sensing, 10, , 2018
Multi-temporal analysis of forestry and coastal environments using UASs
Remote Sensing, 10, , 2018
13
Martins L.M.,Castro J.P.,Gouveia M.E.
Biological control of chestnut blight in Portugal
Acta Horticulturae, 1043, 51-56, 2014
Biological control of chestnut blight in Portugal
Acta Horticulturae, 1043, 51-56, 2014
14
Pinheiro H.,de Castro J.P.M.,Azevedo J.C.
Landscape changes and carbon sequestration in the deilão Parish, northeastern Portugal
Revista Arvore, 38, 41-52, 2014
Landscape changes and carbon sequestration in the deilão Parish, northeastern Portugal
Revista Arvore, 38, 41-52, 2014
15
Castro J.,De Figueiredo T.,Fonseca F.,Castro J.P.,Nobre S.,Pires L.C.
Montesinho Natural Park: General description and natural values
Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 119-132, 2010
Montesinho Natural Park: General description and natural values
Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 119-132, 2010
16
Castro J.,Azevedo J.C.,Martins L.
Temporal analysis of sweet chestnut decline in northeastern Portugal using geostatistical tools
Acta Horticulturae, 866, 405-410, 2010
Temporal analysis of sweet chestnut decline in northeastern Portugal using geostatistical tools
Acta Horticulturae, 866, 405-410, 2010
17
Martins L.,Castro J.,Marques C.,Abreu C.
Assessment of the spread of chestnut ink disease from 1995 to 2005 using aerial photography and geostatistical methods
Acta Horticulturae, 844, 349-354, 2009
Assessment of the spread of chestnut ink disease from 1995 to 2005 using aerial photography and geostatistical methods
Acta Horticulturae, 844, 349-354, 2009
18
Martins L.,Castro J.,Macedo W.,Marques C.,Abreu C.
Assessment of the spread of chestnut ink disease using remote sensing and geostatistical methods
European Journal of Plant Pathology, 119, 159-164, 2007
Assessment of the spread of chestnut ink disease using remote sensing and geostatistical methods
European Journal of Plant Pathology, 119, 159-164, 2007