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Most people are familiar with honey bees, but don\u2019t know much about wild bees, or the critical role they play in healthy ecosystems.<\/p>\n
In this workshop, you will learn about wild bees, their essential role as pollinators, and the challenges they face in a rapidly changing world. You will learn how researchers study wild bees in both field and laboratory, and together, we will observe pollinators in action through hands-on activities. By connecting genetics, ecology, and conservation, this session will provide a broader understanding of the evolutionary challenges pollinators face today.<\/p>\n
This interactive session will be facilitated by an academic researcher with a wealth of knowledge about, and experience with, wild bees. It is free to attend, but pre-registration is required.<\/p>\n
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Quinta Vale da Lama, near Lagos<\/p>\n
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Evolution, and Environmental Changes<\/a> (CE3C), at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, specializing in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD in the doctoral program \u201cBiology and Ecology of Global Changes\u201d, where his research focuses on how human-modified landscapes, such as urbanization and small-scale farming, shape the genetic diversity, genetic structure, and adaptive process of wild bee populations.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Learn more about his work” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Andr\u00e9 earned his BSc in Biology from the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, followed by an MSc in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology. For his MSc thesis, developed under the EUCLIPO project<\/a>, he studied how a single small-scale farming landscape (West Region of Portugal) influences the genetic variability and adaptation of wild bees. 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Additionally, he is investigating whether these species follow similar adaptive responses or respond differently to human-altered environments.<\/p>\n This research not only advances our scientific understanding of the genetic status of key wild bee species but also highlights the crucial role of genomics in biodiversity conservation. 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Quinta Vale da Lama<\/a>, near Lagos<\/p>\nJoin us for a session including a variety of topics about wild bees<\/h2>\n
You will also play a game that our facilitator has been developing as part of his academic work and research, and conduct field observations of pollinators!<\/h3>\n
About the facilitator<\/h2>\n
About the facilitator<\/h2>\n
About the facilitator<\/h2>\n
Andr\u00e9 Filipe Ribeiro Henriques<\/h2>\n
This session was held as a part of the Open Day<\/strong>
at Quinta Vale da Lama<\/strong> on 15 March 2025.\u00a0<\/h3>\nAbout Quinta Vale da Lama<\/h2>\n
Living and Learning Closer to Nature<\/h4>\n