Highest Degree
Master's degree in: Managing the Science-Policy Interface on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Development in West Africa - SPIBES -
Job Type
Natural Resource Management
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Activities
Design the work program;
Prepare and carry out interviews with fishermen about sharks and fish analyses;
Report and communicate to Biflores and Fauna e Flora International;
Reporting and disseminating results
Skills
Gelson Monteiro is a biologist, graduated in Biological Sciences from the Faculty of Sciences and Technologies of the University of Cape Verde. He completed a specialization in Environmental Management at the Unypública Faculty in Brazil, and obtained a master's degree in Interfaces between Science, Policies and Practices on Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Climate Change (SPIBES), within the scope of the international CABES program, at the Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, in Ivory Coast.
Currently, he is a doctoral student in Biology at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of the Azores, where he develops research activities focused on the elaboration of socio-ecological models oriented towards the optimization of the management of Protected Areas in Cape Verde. His work articulates interdisciplinary approaches in biodiversity, ecosystem services and climate change, focusing on the science-policy-practice interface and on strengthening sustainability in island systems.