Participating in: "LIFE - Rede Natura 2000" ( LIFE - Natura 2000 network), ICN (Portuguese Nature Conservancy Institute)/EU. "LIFE Natureza" ICN (Portuguese Nature Conservancy Institute)/EU. "Flora e Vegetação do Parque Arqueológico do Vale do Côa" Flora and Vegetation of the Archeological Park in Vale do Côa", IPAAR, 1999-2002. "Conservação de quatro espécies raras no Sítio PTCON00024 (Valongo). (Conservation of four rare species in site PTCON00024 (Valongo), ICN/EU, 1998-2002. "Distribution, Use and Conservation of the Botanical Heritage of the Northern Coast of Portugal: A Sustainable Development Approach for a (Future) "Natura 2000" Site" FCT (Portuguese Science Foundation)/EU funded, 2001. As Coordinator: "Phylogeography of Iberian oaks: identification of refugia and migration routes of evergreen oaks and NW intra-refugial dynamics of Q. robur", funded by FCT (Portuguese Science Foundation), 2003-2006. Technical Consultancy: Technical consultant of COBA, SA in the presentation session of Geothermical Project of Terceira Island (Azores) promoted by GeoTerceira, Sociedade Geoeléctrica da Terceira, SA, Angra do Heroísmo, July, 2001. "Estrutura Ecológica Fundamental da Área Metropolitana do Porto" ( Fundamental Ecological Structure of Porto Metropolitan Area), a multidisciplinary project, in which I was responsible for the bryophytes. Promoted by DRAOT -N, (Regional Environment and Territorial Ordination - North), 2003-2004. "Plano de Ordenamento da Albufeira de Crestuma-Lever" (Ordination Plan of Crestuma-Lever Dam). Promoted by EDP (Electricity of Portugal), 2003-2004. "Plano de ordenamento do Parque Eólico de Arga", (Ordination Plan of the Wind Mill Park of Arga), 2004: Environmental Impact Study, promoted by ProSistemas, SA. and EDP (Electricity of Portugal).