SerE+ COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOPS
APRIL – JULY 2026
SerE+ COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOPS
The SerE+ project – Network of Ecosystem Services Acceleration Areas in Serra da Estrela – is organising a series of three in-person collaborative workshops, designed to bring together the Serra da Estrela community, local stakeholders and local authorities in a participatory process to identify, analyse and collaboratively map the Ecosystem Services (ES) present in the region.
These workshops will take place between April and July 2026 and represent a key opportunity to integrate technical and scientific knowledge with the perspectives of the communities that live, work and care for the area.
These workshops will take place between April and July 2026 and represent a key opportunity to integrate technical and scientific knowledge with the perspectives of the communities that live, work and care for the area.
2nd COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOP | Quantifying Ecosystem Services | 16 June 2026 | Seia
Following the identification and prioritisation of ecosystem services carried out at the 1st Workshop, the 2nd Workshop continues this process, focusing on quantifying these services across different landscape types and land uses.
In this workshop, participants will be invited to build on the work carried out previously, helping to assess the relative importance of ecosystem services in contexts such as forests, grasslands, agricultural areas and riparian systems.
- To gather insights into the contribution of each landscape type to the identified services
- To support the development of ES mapping models
- To promote reflection on the integration of these services into public policies and spatial management strategies
Target audience
Citizens (residents or workers), municipal and government agency staff, NGOs, researchers, rural landowners, farmers, foresters, shepherds, community workers, environmental consultants and educators, water, energy and processing companies, tourism sector organisations, and all those working towards the conservation and regeneration of the Serra da Estrela.
Schedule 9.30am – 1.30pm (followed by a picnic lunch)
Venue CISE – Serra da Estrela Interpretation Centre, Seia
Introduction and background
Recap of the main outcomes of the 1st workshop and presentation of the session’s objectives.
Collaborative group work
Participants organised into diverse groups, ensuring representation from different sectors and perspectives.
Interactive quantification exercises
Assessment of Ecosystem Services across different land uses, using structured participatory methodologies.
Summary and plenary discussion
Sharing of group results and discussion of the main patterns, convergences and divergences identified.
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required via this FORM.
In this workshop, participants will be invited to build on the work carried out previously, helping to assess the relative importance of ecosystem services in contexts such as forests, grasslands, agricultural areas and riparian systems.
- OBJECTIVES
- To gather insights into the contribution of each landscape type to the identified services
- To support the development of ES mapping models
- To promote reflection on the integration of these services into public policies and spatial management strategies
Target audience
Citizens (residents or workers), municipal and government agency staff, NGOs, researchers, rural landowners, farmers, foresters, shepherds, community workers, environmental consultants and educators, water, energy and processing companies, tourism sector organisations, and all those working towards the conservation and regeneration of the Serra da Estrela.
- PROGRAMME
Schedule 9.30am – 1.30pm (followed by a picnic lunch)
Venue CISE – Serra da Estrela Interpretation Centre, Seia
Introduction and background
Recap of the main outcomes of the 1st workshop and presentation of the session’s objectives.
Collaborative group work
Participants organised into diverse groups, ensuring representation from different sectors and perspectives.
Interactive quantification exercises
Assessment of Ecosystem Services across different land uses, using structured participatory methodologies.
Summary and plenary discussion
Sharing of group results and discussion of the main patterns, convergences and divergences identified.
- REGISTRATION
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required via this FORM.
3rd COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOP | Mapping and Validation of Ecosystem Services | 9 July 2026
- Collaborative review and validation of Ecosystem Services maps
- Final integration of scientific and participatory findings
- Discussion of practical applications and public policy
More information to follow shortly.
- Final integration of scientific and participatory findings
- Discussion of practical applications and public policy
More information to follow shortly.