Filipe Ribeiro
PortugalresearcherMale8.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Filipe Ribeiro is a conservation biologist and researcher at the Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente (Mare) affiliated with the University of Lisbon. He specializes in freshwater ecosystems and the impacts of invasive species, particularly the European catfish (Silurus glanis) in the Tejo River. His recent work focuses on population control strategies for this invasive species to protect native biodiversity, highlighting the challenges posed by increasing invasive species populations in aquatic environments.
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Filipe Ribeiro is a professor at the University of Lisbon and a researcher involved in the removal operation of invasive catfish in the Tejo River.
Operação no Tejo retira 2,3 toneladas de siluros e revela enorme dimensão da invasão | AmbientePortugal· 2026-06-01Filipe Ribeiro is the coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières in Palestine, who commented on the situation of journalists in Gaza.
Israel responsável pela maioria das mortes de jornalistas em 2025 | GazaPortugal· 2026-02-26
Filipe Ribeiro explained the issues raised by the new rules and the importance of having international staff on the ground in Palestine.
Na Palestina, ninguém consegue imaginar o que será o dia de amanhã | Médicos Sem FronteirasPortugal· 2026-02-08Filipe Ribeiro highlighted the increasing presence of invasive species in the Tejo river due to the siluro's introduction.
Siluro de 102 kg capturado em afluente do Tejo. Invasor tem afectado rios portugueses | RiosPortugal· 2025-05-02
Filipe Ribeiro, a coordinating researcher of the study, emphasizes the importance of this work for controlling the population of the species.
Reprodução do enorme peixe invasor do Tejo pode ser ameaça à biodiversidade | AmbientePortugal· 2025-03-18