Our commitment
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To be a Nature Positive University dedicated to addressing its impacts and influence on nature in such a way that it monitors them and acts on the results to promote the conservation and restoration of aquatic ecosystems, based on the mitigation and conservation hierarchy, preventing risks, mitigating negative impacts and promoting positive impacts in institutional action. This includes protecting species indicated as threatened on conservation lists and controlling invasive species.
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By assuming the 6Rs - reduce, reuse, recycle, rethink, redesign and re-educate - as pillars in the transition to a circular economy, the University of Coimbra is committed to reducing marine pollution by implementing effective practices to control pollutants and waste that can reach the seas and oceans. The implementation of waste management practices at University of Coimbra prevents the disposal of plastics and other pollutants in waterways, with the aim of protecting marine ecosystems and promoting environmental sustainability.
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Investing in research dedicated to marine ecosystems and developing effective methods for monitoring and assessing the health of oceans and coastal areas.
Did you know?
The MAREFOZ Laboratory is the infrastructure of MARE - the Centre for Marine and Environmental Sciences which, through the University of Coimbra, is committed to a permanent presence in the municipality of Figueira da Foz, contributing to the sustainable scientific, economic, social and cultural development of the region. It supports the municipality and companies in the region, particularly in implementing the Blue Economy concept, recognising the social importance and economic value of the sea.
The University of Coimbra Campus in Figueira da Foz (CUCFF) aims to develop the university's mission in the areas of training, research and innovation, through the development of a range of transdisciplinary activities and projects related to sustainable development, namely in the areas of sustainable tourism, the sea economy and the circular economy. It offers courses focussed on the marine ecosystem, such as a degree in Marine Biology and the non-degree courses ‘Preventing Marine Litter through Ocean Literacy’ and ‘Ecological Restoration of Rivers and Coastal Systems’.