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
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
7
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
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
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
11
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
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