Browsing by Author "Ferreira, Carla"
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- Essential oil of two plant species from Peniche coast Crithmum maritimum l. and Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata (Guss. parl.): assessment of antimicrobial and antioxidant activitiesPublication . Santos, Gabriela; Ferreira, Carla; Cabral, Célia; Mouga, Teresa; Afonso, Clélia
- Manual de Metodologias Participativas – um guia para o envolvimento dos agentes na gestão da florestaPublication . Figueiredo, Elisabete; Fernandes, Eduarda; Ferreira, Carla; Gonçalves, Carlos; Ribeiro, CristinaManual de Metodologias Participativas – um guia para o envolvimento dos agentes na gestão da floresta, desenvolvido no âmbito do projeto Share_FOREST, coordenado por Elisabete Figueiredo e Eduarda Fernandes, com coautoria de Carla Ferreira, Carlos Gonçalves e Cristina Ribeiro, e design de Liliana Eusébio.
- Unveiling the Centrality of Knowledge in Stakeholder Involvement Strategies Regarding Public Forest ManagementPublication . Ferreira, Carla; Fernandes, Maria Eduarda; Figueiredo, ElisabeteStakeholder involvement can foster more socially and environmentally sustainable management of natural resources, including forests. However, few studies have approached the effect of knowledge on stakeholders’ involvement in forest management. This study intends to contribute to filling this gap by exploring the relationship between access to knowledge, involvement, stakeholders’ profiles, and levels of influence and interest regarding public forest management strategies. To this end, this article examines the data collected through a questionnaire directed to all the stakeholders potentially interested in the management of the Matas do Litoral. Matas do Litoral are part of the 3% of publicly managed forests in Portugal. The results reveal a discrepancy between the high levels of interest regarding Matas do Litoral management, and low levels of influence on those processes. Most of the stakeholders surveyed know forest management strategies, and their involvement in those strategies is limited. The proximity and role of governmental organizations are key factors underlying knowledge levels among the various stakeholders. Furthermore, knowledge acts as a critical factor in encouraging the stakeholders’ influence and involvement in management strategies and policies. This study gives insights regarding the need for knowledge management as a tool for empowering local stakeholders and promoting their involvement in bottom-up forest management strategies.
- What are forests for? Social perceptions of the functions of public-managed forests following mega-fire eventsPublication . Figueiredo, Elisabete; Fernandes, Eduarda; Ribeiro, Cristina; Ferreira, CarlaDespite the growing research interest regarding the perceptions of forest-related stakeholders about forest functions and values, the views of social actors not directly involved in forestry have been largely overlooked, particularly in Southern European countries like Portugal. This article addresses this gap by analyzing the social perceptions regarding the functions of the Matas do Litoral, public-managed forests in the Centre Region of Portugal, severely impacted by the mega-fires of October 2017. Through a hierarchical cluster analysis of survey results collected from 1000 inhabitants of the adjacent parishes of the Matas, three groups were identified—‘‘The Moderately Interested,’’ ‘‘The Comprehensively Interested’’ and ‘‘The Environmentally Interested’’—based on significant differences regarding their perceptions of forest functions, the future of these areas, essential factors for effective forest management, the mega-fires and their consequences. Sociodemographic characteristics—particularly age and literacy levels—forest ownership, knowledge and familiarity with these forests help to explain the differences between the three clusters.