Head of the laboratory

Prof. Dr. Paulo Pereira

Geographer, Full professor at Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania) and invited full professor at Beijing Normal University (China) is a recognized researcher in Land Degradation, Fire effects on the Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services and Nature-Based Solutions. He published more than 460 publications in books, peer-reviewed articles and conferences. Paulo received several international prizes (e.g., “European Geosciences Union Soil System Sciences Division Outstanding Young Scientist Award”). In 2020 was identified as one of the world’s most cited researchers (Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited ResearcherIn 2021 was elected as a full member of the world’s most prestigious scientific research honour society Sigma Xi and recognized as one of the top (1%) researchers writing about soil in the past ten years (2011-2021) according to “Expertscape”.”. In 2022 Paulo was listed as amongst the world’s 2% top scientists according to Elsevier/Stanford University in the field of environmental sciences. He is an associated editor of the Science of the Total Environment, Geography and Sustainability and Heliyon.

Members of the laboratory

Miguel Inacio

Postdoctoral Researcher at the Environmental Management Laboratory of Mykolas Romeris University. He has a BSc. in Marine Biology (2012), MSc. In Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (2014) and a PhD in Ecology and Environmental Sciences (2019). His research and expertise focus on the assessment and mapping of ecosystem services at different temporal and spatial scales (local, regional and national) for terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Complimentary, his research addresses aspects of spatial management and planning (terrestrial and marine), using Remote Sensing and Spatial analysis in various GIS environments (ArcGIS, QGIS) and platforms (e.g., Google Earth Engine). He is author and co-author of more than 26 articles (19 ISI), most in published within the first quartile, and with more than 300 citations. He is also author and co-author of 3 book chapters. He has conducted his doctoral research (2015-2019) at the Leibniz-Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemuende (Germany). He has ~ 32 communications at national and international conferences. He has participated in 6 national and international projects from different funding sources (BONUS, ERASMUS+, LMT, BMBF, EU Horizons Programme). He is reviewer for different journals (Science of the Total Environment, Data in Brief, Geography and Sustainability, Ecosystem Services). He is part of the Young Ecosystem Services Specialists, integrating the Training Team.

Manab Das

Geographer, Ph.D. research scholar at the Department of Geography, University of Gour Banga, India. His research work focuses on Remote Sensing, Geo-informatics (GIS), ecosystem services, landscape ecology and management, urban climatology, green infrastructure, regional planning and development. He published more than 40 papers in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. He has presented many papers at the national and international levels. He works as a reviewer for several prestigious journals (Urban Climate, Science of The Total Environment, Land use policy, Geography and sustainability, Building and Environment, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Sustainable Cities and Society, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Frontiers in Environmental Science, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. Currently, his research work focuses on ‘urban ecology and well-being’.

Marius Kalinaukas

Dr. Marius Kalinauskas is an associate professor at Mykolas Romeris university who specializes in ecosystem services research and gamified design. Marius has a master’s degree in law and PhD in educational sciences. Dr. Kalinauskas professionally operates digital content creation tools (static and motion graphics, video editing, data visualization) and GIS packages (ArcGIS, QGIS). He also works with website content management tools and creates popular science outputs. Marius published more than 30 scientific papers and gave over 20 presentations at international scientific conferences. Researcher has participated in 7 national and international scientific projects.

Katažyna Bogdzevič

Katažyna Bogdzevič is a professor at Mykolas Romeris University. She specializes in private international law, European law, human rights and environmental law. Katažyna is the head of the Human Rights Laboratory at Mykolas University. From 2020 she serves as an advisor to the Lithuanian Minister of Justice.

PhD students

Luis Pinto

Luís has a degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Aveiro (PT), and a MSc in Project of the Urban Environment, by the Faculties of Architecture and Engineering from the University of Porto (PT). Currently working on his PhD, focused on human interactions with urban green spaces and their implications for well-being. Linked to the Research Centre for Natural Resources, Environment and Society (CERNAS), Coimbra Polytechnic School (PT), and to the Environmental Management Center, at the Mykolas Romeris University, in Vilnius (LT), where he is a PhD candidate. Current research interests are related to Environmental Services, Urban Green and Blue Infrastructures (U-GBI), Urban Green Spaces (UGS) user preferences, accessibility to UGS and Science Communication.

Mario Menjibar

Mario Menjíbar Romero studied a degree in Geography and Territorial Planning at the University of Malaga, and subsequently completed two Master’s degrees: (i) Master in Territorial Planning. Instruments and Intervention Techniques, specialising in the Environmental Impact of Urban Planning at the University of Seville and (ii) Master’s Degree in Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Language Teaching (Specialising in Social Sciences: Geography and History and Philosophy) at the University of Malaga. After working in private companies and public bodies, he started his research career at the Institute of Geomorphology and Soils of the Department of Geography of the University of Malaga, where he works as a researcher in the EcoGeography of Gullies Landscapes in Protected Natural Areas of Andalusia: Implications for their Management and Enhancement (EGEOLAND) Project, part of the R&D Projects Challenges of Andalusian Society: Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials.

Through this project, Mario has presented several papers at national and international conferences (AGE and IAG). He is currently a PhD student in City, Territory and Sustainability Planning: Climate Change.

Ivan Dugan

Ivan is currently working as an assistant at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture. He is also working on his Ph.D. thesis as a part of project of Soil erosion and degradation in Croatia (SEDCRO) under mentorship of Associate professor Igor Bogunovic and Professor Paulo Pereira. His research work is focused on ecosystem services, soil management and diffuse pollution in intensive agricultural areas. He has presented several papers on the national and international conferences.

External colaborators

Eduardo Gomes

Eduardo Gomes holds a Ph.D. in Geography from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the University of Lisbon. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning (University of Lisbon). His latest research work is focused on the design of modelling and collaborative simulations employed to analyse land use/ cover changes. Eduardo Gomes received recognized awards, such as the Portuguese National Geography Award (2020) (Orlando Ribeiro) for the best Ph.D. thesis; Best Scientific Article Award in Human Geography (2020); and the jury award for the best agent-based model at the MAPS8 workshop that took place in Nice (France). He is an Editor and a reviewer of several scientific journals. After he concluded his Ph.D. in 2019, Eduardo Gomes worked (i) as a GIS specialist in the Climate change adaptation plan of the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon; (ii) as an Invited Assistant at the University of Lisbon, and at the Higher Institute of Education and Sciences; (iii) as a researcher in the LINESAM project at Mykolas Romeris University (Environmental Management Laboratory) (Lithuania); and (iv) as a researcher at the Centre for Geographical Studies (University of Lisbon).

Marcos Francos

Geographer, Assistant professor at University of Salamanca (Spain) is a researcher focused in Fire effect on soils and vegetation, land use and environmental degradation. He published more than 50 publications in books, book chapters and peer-reviewed articles. Marcos has recieved recognition for the best thesis defended in its PhD programme in 2019 and the award for the best soil thesis in Spain by the Spanish Society of Soil Science. He is associated editor of Agronomy Research and currently Secretary of FuegoRED (International Thematic Network on the Effects of Fire on Forest Ecosystems).

Yuliana Shuhani

Yuliana Shuhani is a Tourism Management and Heritage student at Mykolas Romeris University, currently working in Environmental Management laboratory. She also has a Specialist degree in English Philology and Literature acquired at Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine.  Yuliana works in multiple international projects and is involved in sustainability initiatives at Mykolas Romeris University.

Visiting Scholars

Jesús Aguilera Huertas

Jesús Aguilera Huertas has a degree in Environmental Sciences and a Master’s degree in Environmental Management and Biodiversity from the University of Córdoba. At the same time, during his undergraduate and master courses he has been an internal student and honorary collaborator in the Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Soil Science and Microbiology, carrying out the research work that the position entails. He is currently working on his doctoral thesis under the supervision of Professor Lozano-García and Professor Parras-Alcántara. She is part of the SUMAS research group (PAIDI-RNM-922) within which she has started her research career as a research assistant in the H2020-Diverfarming project (728003). She has 10 publications in high impact scientific journals and has contributed to 3 international conferences and 5 national conferences. Regarding his interests, objectives and lines of research in the short and medium term are: the study of the influence of soil on ecosystem services; the analysis of organic matter, carbon and nitrogen in soil, soil degradation processes due to changes in use and unsustainable management practices, the study of the physico-chemical properties of soils in agricultural systems and the analysis of soil quality and health as a function of use and management and the influence of vegetation covers on soil properties.

Lauriane Meusnier

Lauriane is a bachelor student at the University of La Rochelle, specializing in life sciences with a focus on continental systems biology. She is currently undertaking an internship in Vilnius, where she is investigating the impact of nature-based solutions on ecosystem services and their effectiveness in urban environments. Lauriane employs various geographic tools, including QGIS and Google Maps to analyze maps, satellite images, and field photos to evaluate these urban spaces.

• Professionalism, because only an excellent and top level researcher can achieve the goals of the Environmental Management Centre.
• Transparency, ethics and aim for a better research quality.
• Responsibility for the actions we take.
• Openness to new ideas, opportunities, people, cultures, diversity in disciplines to reach the academic excellence.
• Open and horizontal communication with our students, colleagues and partners.

2023

• Das, M., Das, A., Houque, R., Pereira, P. (2023) Mapping ecosystem services for ecological planning and management: A case from a tropical urban planning region, Eastern India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 7543-7560.
• Das, M., Das, A., Saha, M., Pereira, P. (2023) Use and Perception of ecosystem services in a urban river: a case from lower Gangeatic Plain, Eastern India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 7561-7581.
• Dugan, I., Bogunovic, I., Pereira, P. (2023) Soil management and seasonality impact on soil properties and soil erosion in steep vineyards of Northwestern Croatia. Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics 71, 2023, 1, 91–99.
• Inacio, M., Das, M., Barcelo, D. Pereira, P. (2023) Frameworks for mapping lake ecosystem services. An example from Lithuania. MethodsX 10, 102015.
• Dugan, I., Bogunovic, I., Pereira, P. (2023) Soil management and seasonality impact on soil properties and soil erosion in steep vineyards of Northwestern Croatia. Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics 71, 2023, 1, 91–99.
• Krevh, V., Filipović, L., Petošić, D., Mustać, I., Bogunović, I., Butorac, J., Defterdarović, J., Nakić, Z., Kovač, Z., Pereira, P., He, H., Chen, R., Filipović, V. (2023) Long-term analysis of soil water regime and nitrate dynamics at agricultural experimental site in eastern Croatia: field scale monitoring and numerical modeling using HYDRUS-1D. Agricultural Water Management, 275, 108039.
• Das, M., Das, A., Pereira, P. (2023) Mapping urban ecological space quality using entropy information theory and geospatial approach: a case from a tropical megacity of the global south. Geosciences Frontiers 14, 101489.
• Zhang, Z., Ding, J., Zhao, W., Liu, Y., Pereira, P. (2023) The impact of the armed conflict in Afghanistan on vegetation dynamics. Science of the Total Environment 856, 159138.
• Kalinauskas, M., Bogdzevič, K., Gomes, E., Inácio, M., Barcelo, D., Zhao, W., Pereira, P. (2023) Mapping and assessment of recreational cultural ecosystem services supply and demand in Vilnius (Lithuania). Science of the Total Environment 855, 158590.
• Feng, S., Ding, J., Zhan, T., Zhao, W., Pereira, P.  (2023) Plant biomass allocation is mediated by precipitation use efficiency in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. Land Degradation and Development 34, 221-233.
• Yin, C. Zhao, W., Ye, J., Muroki, M., Pereira, P. (2023) Ecosystem carbon sequestration service supports the Sustainable Development Goals progress. Journal of Environmental Management 330, 117155.
• Yin, C., Zhao, W., Fu, B., Meadows, M., Pereira, P. (2023) Key axes of global progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Journal of Cleaner Production, 385, 135767.
• Bogunovic, I., Hrelja, I., Dugan, I., Krevh, V., Defterdarovic, J., Filipovic, V. FilipoviC. L., Pereira, P.  (2023) Straw mulch effect on soil and water losses in different growth phases of Maize sown on Stagnosols in Croatia. Land 12, 765.
• Hua, T., Zhao, W., Cherubini, F., Hu, X., Pereira, P. (2023) Upgrading protected areas can improve and reverse the decline in effectiveness: Evidence from Tibetan Plateau, China. Science of the Total Environment 873, 162345.

• Han, Y., Zhao, W., Zhou, A., Pereira, P. (2023) Water and wind erosion response to ecological restoration measures in China drylands. Geoderma, 435, 116514.

• Das, A., Das, M., Rajjack, A., Pereira, P. (2023) Landscape‘s capacity to supply ecosystem services: mapping and assessment for Kullik Forest Raigan Bird Sanctuary), India. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 30, 100929.

• Hrenović, J., Kisic, I., Delac, D., Durn, G., Bogunovic, I., Mikulec, M., Pereira, P.  (2023) Short-term effects of experimental fire on physicochemical and microbial properties of a Mediterranean Cambisol. Fire, 6, 155;

• Pereira, P. Yin, C., Hua, T. (2023) Nature-based Solutions, ecosystem services, disservices and impacts on wellbeing in urban environments. Current Opinion in Environment and Health, 33, 100465.

• Pinto, L.V., Inacio, M.,Bogdzevic, K., Kalinauskas, M.,Gomes, E., Pereira, P. (2023) Factors affecting cultural ecosystem services use in Vilnius (Lithuania): A participatory mapping survey approach, Heliyon, 7, e15384.

• Yin, C., Pereira, P., Zhao, W., Barcelo, D. (2023) Nature Climate Solutions. The way forward. Geography and Sustainability, 4, 179-182.

• Kalantari, Z., Ferreira, C.S.S., Pan, H., Pereira, P. (2023) Nature-Based Solutions to Global Environmental Challenges. Science of the Total Environment, 880, 163227.

• Das, M.,Mandall, A., Das, A., Inacio, M., Pereira. P. (2023) Mapping and assessment of carbon sequestration potential and its drivers in the Eastern Himalayan Region (India). Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 7, 100344.

• Basu, T., Das, A., Pereira, P. (2023) Exploring the drivers of urban expansion in a medium-class urban agglomeration in India using remote sensing techniques and geographically weighted models. Geography and Sustainability, 4, 150-160.

2022

• Hua, T., Zhao, W., Cherubini, F., Hu, X., Pereira, P. (2022) Strengthening protected areas for climate refugia on the Tibetan Plateau. Biological Conservation 275, 109781.
• Delac, D., Kisic, I., Zgorelec, Z., Perčin, A., Pereira, P. (2022) Slash-pile burning impacts on water quality in a Mediterranean environment (Croatia). Catena 218, 106559.
• Zhao, W., Yin, C., Meadows, M., Hua, T., Li, Y., Liu, Y., Cherubini, F., Pereira, P., Fu, B. (2022) Reframing Sustainable Development Goals for the Post-Pandemic Era. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 9, 258.
• Pinto, L., Inacio, M., Ferreira, C.S.S., Ferreira, A.J.D., Pereira, P. (2022) Ecosystem services and well-being dimensions related to urban green spaces – A systematic review. Sustainable Cities and Society 85, 104072.
• Inacio, M., Barcelo, D., Zhao, W., Pereira, P. (2022) Mapping ecosystem services in lakes: a systematic review. Science of the Total Environment 847, 157561.
• Dong, B., Yu, Y., Pereira, P. (2022) Non-growing season drought legacy effects on vegetation growth in Southwestern China. Science of the Total Environment 846, 157334.
• Ngaba, M.J., Uwiragiye, Y., Miao, H., Li, Z., Pereira, P., Zhou, J. (2022) Ecological restoration stimulates environmental outcomes but exacerbates water shortage in the Loess Plateau. Peerj, 10:e13658.
• Bogunovic, I., Kljak, K., Dugan, I., Grbesa, D., Telak, L.J., Duvnjak, M., Kisic, I., Solomun, M.K., Pereira, P. (2022) Grazing management impact on soil degradation and vegetation nutrition on a private organic farm in Croatia. Agronomy 12, 921
• Hrelja, I.,Šestak, I., Delac, D., Pereira, P., Bogunovic, I. (2022) Soil chemical properties and trace elements after wildfire in
• Mediterranean Croatia: effect of severity, vegetation type and time-since-fire. Agronomy 12, 1515
• Zhou, Y., Zhao, W., Hua, T., Pereira, P. (2022) Mapping and assessment of recreation services in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Science of the Total Environment 838, 156432.
• Tudose, N.C., Cheval, S., Ungurean, C., Broekman, A., Sanchez-Plaza, A., Cremades, R., Mitter, H., Kropf, B., Davidescu, O., Dinca, L., Cacovean, H., Marin, M., Miksa, K. Pereira, P. (2022) Climate services for sustainable management of the Water‒Energy‒Land nexus under climate change in the Tărlung river basin, Romania. Land Use Policy 119, 106221.
• Feng, S., Liu, X., Zhao, W., Yao, Y., Zhou, A., Liu, X., Pereira, P. (2022) Key areas of ecological restoration in Inner Mongolia based on ecosystem vulnerability and ecosystem service. Remote Sensing 14, 2729.   
• Dugan, I., Pereira, P., Barcelo, D., Telak, L.P., Filipovic, V., Filipovic, L., Kisic, I., Bogunovic, I. (2022) Agriculture management and seasonal impact on soil properties, water, sediment and chemicals transport in a hazelnut orchard (Croatia). Science of the Total Environment 839, 156346.
• Wang. X., Zhao. W., Liu, S., An, Y., Pereira, P. (2022) Ecosystems impact on aeolian dust emissions in Inner Mongolia from 2001 to 2018. Geoderma 422, 115938.
• Pereira, P., Basic, F., Bogunovic, I., Barcelo, D. (2022) Russian-Ukrainian war impacts the total environment. Science of the Total Environment 837, 155865.
• Hua, T., Zhao, W., Pereira, P. (2022) Opinionated Views on Grassland Restoration Programs on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Frontiers in Plant Science 13, 861200.
• Hua, T., Zhao, W., Cherubini, F., Hu, C., Pereira, P. (2022) Effectiveness of protected areas edges on vegetation greenness, cover and productivity on the Tibetan Plateau, China. Landscape and Urban Planning 224, 104421.
• Pinto, L.V., Ferreira, C., Inácio, M., Pereira, P. (2022) Urban green spaces accessibility in two European cities: Vilnius (Lithuania) and Coimbra (Portugal). Geography and Sustainability 3, 74-84.
• Pereira, P., Inacio, M., Bogunovic, I., Francos, M., Barcelo, D., Zhao, W. (2022) Ecosystem services in mountain environments: Benefits and threats. Pirineus, 177 e068. https://doi.org/10.3989/pirineos.2022.177001
• Hua, T., Zhao, W., Cherubini, F., Hu, C., Pereira, P. (2022) Prevalent and uneven growth of human footprint potentially negated the benefits of protected areas on the Tibetan Plateau. Global Ecology and Conservation 34, e02053.
• Pereira, P., Baro, F. (2022) Greening the city: thriving for biodiversity and sustainability. Science of the Total Environment  817, 153032. 
• Yin, C., Pereira, P., Liu, Y., Hua, T., Zhu, J., Zhao, W. (2022) Recover the food-energy-water nexus from COVID-19 under Sustainable Development Goals acceleration actions. Science of the Total Environment 817, 153013.
• Yin, C., Zhao, W., Pereira, P. (2022) Meteorological factors’ effects on COVID-19 show seasonality and spatiality in Brazil. Environmental Research 208, 112690.
• Šestak, I., Pereira, P., Perčin, A., Hrelja, I, Telak, L., Bogunovic, I. (2022) Soil chemical properties assessment using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in fire affected areas located in burned Mediterranean land (Croatia). Agronomy 12, 129.
• Krevh, V., Filipović, V., Filipović, L., Mateković, V., Petošić, D., Mustać, I., Ondrašek, G., Bogunović, I., Kovač, G., Pereira, P., Sasidharan, S., He, H., Groh, J., Stumpp, C., Brunnetii, G. (2022) Modeling seasonal soil moisture dynamics in gley soils in relation to groundwater table oscillations in eastern Croatia. Catena 211, 105987/
• Inacio, M., Karnauskaite, D., Gomes, E., Barcelo, D., Pereira, P. (2022) Mapping and assessment of future changes in the coastal and marine ecosystem services supply in Lithuania. Science of the Total Environment 812, 152586.
• Yin, C., Zhao, W., Pereira, P. (2022) Soil Conservation Service Underpins Sustainable Development Goals. Global Ecology and Conservation 33, e01974.
• Han, Y., Zhao, W., Pereira, P. (2022) Global COVID-19 pandemic trends and their relationship with meteorological variables, air pollutants and socioeconomic aspects. Environmental Research 204, 112249.
• Viana, C., Freire, D., Abrantes, P., Rocha, J., Pereira, P. (2022) Agricultural land systems and related research fields supporting food security and the Sustainable Development Goals: evidence from a systematic review. Science of the Total Environment 806, 150718.

2021

• Telak, L., Pereira, P., Bogunovic, I. (2021) Soil degradation mitigation in continental climate in young vineyards planted in Stagnosols. International Agrophysics 35, 307-317.
• Das, M., Das, A., Pereira, P., Mandal, A.  (2021) Mapping the Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Urban Surface Ecological Status (USES): A Case Study of Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA), India. Remote Sensing  13, 4395.
• Hua, T., Zhao, W., Cherubini, F., Hu, X., Pereira, P. (2021) Sensitivity and exposure of ecosystem services to climate change on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Landscape Ecology 36, 3451–3471.
• Zhao, W., Hua, T., Meadows, M.E., Pereira, P.​ (2021) Degradation debts accounting: A holistic approach towards land degradation neutrality. Global Change Biology 27, 5411-5413.
• Lopes, E.T., Pereira, P. (2021) Fire. Prevention, management and challenges. Current Opinion in Ecosystem and Health 23, 100301.
• Menshov, O., Kruglov, S., Horoshkova, H., Pereira, P., Pastushenko, T., Dindaroglu, T. (2021) Landscape position effects on magnetic properties of soils in the agricultural land Pechenigy, Ukraine. Earth Systems and Environment 5, 739–750.
• Delac, D., Kisic, I., Bogunovic, I., Pereira, P. (2021) Temporal impacts of pile burning on vegetation regrowth and soil properties in a Mediterranean Environment (Croatia). Science of the Total Environment 799, 149318
• Wang, H., Zhao, W., Li, C., Pereira, P. (2020) Vegetation greening partly offsets the water erosion risk from 1999-2018 in China. Geoderma 401, 115319.
• Pinto, L.V., Ferreira, C., Pereira, P. (2021) Environmental and socioeconomic factors influencing the use of urban green spaces in Coimbra (Portugal). Science of the Total Environment 792, 148293. 
• Žalėnienė, I., Pereira, P. (2021) Higher Education For Sustainability: A Global Perspective. Geography and Sustainability 2, 99-106.
• Pereira, P., Bogunovic, I., Zhao, W., Barcelo, D. (2021) Short term effect of wildfires and prescribed fires on ecosystem services. Current Opinion in Ecosystem and Health 22, 100266.
• Gomes, E., Inacio, M., Miksa, K., Kalinauskas, M., Karnauskaite, D., Pereira, P. (2021) Future scenarios impact on land use change and habitat quality in Lithuania. Environmental Research 197, 111101.
• Yin, C., Zhao, W., Cherubini, F., Pereira, P. (2021) Integrate ecosystem services in socio-economic development to enhance achievement of sustainable development goals in the post-pandemic era. Geography and Sustainability 2,  68-73.
• Bogunovic, I., Filipovic, L., Filipovic, V., Pereira, P. (2021) Spatial mapping of soil chemical properties using multivariate geostatistics. A study from cropland in eastern Croatia. Journal of Central European Agriculture 22, 201-210.
• Gomes, E., Inacio, M., Bogdzevič, K., Kalinauskas, M., Karnauskaite, D., Pereira, P. (2021) Future land use and land cover changes and its impacts on terrestrial Ecosystem services: a review. Science of the Total Environment 781, 146716.
• Das, M., Das, A., Pereira, P., Mandal, A. (2021) Modeling spatio-temporal dynamics of ecosystem health (EH): A study on a rapidly urbanizing metropolitan area of lower Gangetic plain, India. Ecological Indicators 125, 107584. 
• Telak, L., Pereira, P., Bogunovic, I. (2021) Management and seasonal impacts on vineyards soil properties and hydrological response in continental Croatia. Catena 202, 105267.
• Kalinauskas, M., Mikša, K., Inacio, M., Gomes, E., Pereira, P. (2021) Mapping and assessment of landscape aesthetic quality in Lithuania. Journal of Environmental Management 286, 112239. 
• Wittenberg, L., Pereira, P. (2021) ​Fire and soils: Measurements, modelling, management and challenges. Science of the Total Environment 776, 145964.
• Wang, J., Zhao, W., Wang, G., Yang, S., Pereira, P. 2021. Effects of long-term afforestation and natural grassland recover on soil properties and quality in Loess Plateau (China). Science of the Total Environment, 770, 144833 
• Han, Y., Zhao, W., Yang, L., Kun, J., Li, J., Feng, S., Chen, W., Pereira, P. Spatial distribution characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing and its relationship with environmental factors. Science of the Total Environment 761, 144257
• Ferreira, C.S.S., Kalantari, Z., Pereira, P. (2021) Liveable cities: current environmental challenges and paths for urban sustainbility. Journal of Environmental Management. 221, 111458.
• Zhao, S., Wu, X., Zhou, J., Pereira, P. (2021) Spatiotemporal trade-offs and synergies in vegetation vitality and poverty transition in rocky desertification area. Science of the Total Environment 752, 141770
• Miksa, K., Kalinauskas, M., Inacio, M., Pereira, P. (2021) Implementation of the European Union Floods Directive – requirements and national transposition and practical application: Lithuanian case-study. Land Use Policy 100, 104924

2020

• Yang, S., Zhao, W.W., Liu, Y.X., Cherubini, F., Fu, B., Pereira, P. (2020) Prioritizing sustainable development goals and linking them to ecosystem services: an expert’s knowledge evaluation. Geography and Sustainability 4, 321-330.
• Inacio, M., Karnauskaite, D., Baltranaite, E., Kalinauskas, M., Bogdzevic, K., Gomes, E., Pereira, P. (2020)  Ecosystem Services of the Baltic Sea: an assessment and mapping perspective. Geography and Sustainability 1,  256-265.
• Telak, L.J., Pereira, P., Ferreira, C.S.S., Filipovic, V., Filipovic, L., Bogunovic, I. (2020) Short-term impact of tillage on soil and hydrological response within a fig (Ficus carica) orchard in Croatia. Water, 12, 3295.
• Miksa, K., Kalinauskas, M., Inacio, M., Gomes, E., Pereira, P. (2020) Ecosystem services and legal protection of private property. Problem or solution? Geography and Sustainability 1, 173-180.
• Bogunovic, I., Telak, L.P., Pereira, P., Filipovic, V., Filipovic, L., Percin, A., Durdevic, B., Birkás, M., Dekemati, I., Rodrigo Comino, J. (2020) Land management impacts on soil properties and initial soil erosion processes in olives and vegetable crops. Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics,  68, 328-337.
• Francos, M., Pereira, P., Ubeda, X. (2020) Effect of different pre-and post wildfire managements in plant recuperation in NE Spain. Journal of Forestry Research 31, 1647–1661.
• Delac, D., Pereira, P., Bogunovic, I., Kisic, I. (2020) Short-Term effects of Pile Burn on N Dynamic and N Loss in Mediterranean Croatia.  Agronomy 10, 1340; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10091340 
• Bogunovic, I., Viduka, A., Magdic, I., Telak, L.J., Francos, M., Pereira, P. (2020) Agricultural and forest land use impact on soil properties in Zagreb periurban area (Croatia). Agronomy 10, 1331; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10091331
• Rocha, F., Lucas-Borja, M., Pereira, P., Munoz-Rojas, M. (2020) Cyanobacteria as a nature-based biotechnological tool for saline soil remediation. Agronomy 10 , 1321; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10091321
• Carmen, R., Jacobs, S., Leone, M., Palliwoda, J., Pinto, L., Misiune, I., Priess, J., Pereira, P., Wanner, S., Ferreira, C.S., Ferreira, A. (2020) Keep it real: selecting realistic sets of urban green space indicators. Environmental Research Letters 16, 095001.
• Hua, T., Zhao, W., Wang, S., Fu, B., Pereira, P. (2020) Identifying priority biophysical indicators for promoting food-water-energy nexus within planetary boundaries. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 163, 105102
• Jia, L., Zhao, W., Zhai, R., An, Y., Pereira, P. (2020) Quantifying the effects of contour tillage in controlling water erosion in China: A meta-analysis. Catena 195, 104829.  
• Yang, Y., Zhao, W., Martinez-Murillo, J., Pereira, P. (2020) Loess Plateau, from degradation to restoration. Science of the Total Environment 738, 140206.
• Liu, Y., Zhao, W., Liu, Y., Pereira, P. (2020) Global rainfall erosivity changes between 1980-2017 based on an erosivity model using daily precipitation data. Catena 194, 104768
• Yang, S., Zhao, W., Pereira, P. (2020) Determinations of environmental factors on interactive soil properties across different land-use types on the Loess Plateau, China. Science of the Total Environment 738, 140270
• Brevik, E., Slaughter, L., Steffan, J., Collier, D., Barnhardt, P., Pereira, P.  (2020) Soil and Human Health: Current Status and Future Needs. Air, Soil, Water Research 13, 1-23.
• Bogunovic, I., Telak, L., Pereira, P.  (2020) Experimental comparison of runoff generation and initial soil erosion between vineyards and croplands of Eastern Croatia: A case study. Air, Soil and Water Research  13, 1-9.
• Abd-Elmabod, S., Munoz-Rojas, M., Jordan, A.,  Anaya-Romero, M., Phillips, J.P., Jones, L., Zhang, Z., Pereira, P., Fleskens, L., van der Ploeg, M.J., de la Rosa, D. (2020) Climate change impacts on agricultural suitability and yield reduction in a Mediterranean region. Geoderma, 374, 114453
• Pereira, P., Barcelo, D., Panagos, P. (2020) Soil and water threats in a changing environment. Environmental Research, Volume 186, 109501  
• Menshov, O., Spassov, S., Camps, P., Vyzhva, P., Pereira, P., Pastushenko, T., Demidov, V. (2020) Soil and dust magnetismin semi-urban area Truskavets, Ukraine. Environmental Earth Sciences 79, 82
• Inacio, M., Miksa, K., Kalinauskas, M., Pereira, P. (2020) Mapping wild seafood potential, supply, flow and demand in the Lithuania. Science of the Total Environment, 718, 137356.
• Zhao, S., Pereira, P., Wu, X., Zhou, J., Cao, J., Zhang, W. (2020) Global karst vegetation and its response to climate change and human activities. Ecological Indicators 113, 106208.
• Bogunovic, I., Telak, L., Pereira, P.  (2020) Agriculture management impacts on soil properties and hydrological response in Istria (Croatia). Agronomy, 10, 282; doi:10.3390/agronomy10020282
• Francos, M., Ubeda, X., Pereira, P. (2020) Long term forest management effect after wildfire (Catalonia, NE Spain). Journal of Forestry Research 31,  269–278.
• Zhang, W., Yu, Y., Wu, X., Pereira, P., Lucas-Borja, M. (2020) Integrating preferences and social values for ecosystem services in local ecological management: A case in Xiaojiang basin Yunan province, China. Land Use Policy 91, 104339
• Francos, M., Ubeda, X., Pereira, P. (2020) Bonfires impact on soil properties in an urban park located in Vilnius (Lithuania). Environmental Research 181, 108895.
• Bogunovic, I., Pereira, P., Galic, M., Bilandzija, D., Kisic, I. (2020) Tillage system and farmyard impact on soil physical properties, CO2 emissions and crop yield in an organic farm located in a Mediterranean Environment (Croacia). Environmental Earth Sciences 79,70.
• Pereira, P. (2020) Ecosystem services in a changing environment. Science of the Total Environment, 702, 135008
• Munoz-Rojas, M., Pereira, P. (2020) Fire in the environment. Journal of Environmental Management, 253, 109703

2023

• Francos, M., Úbeda, X., Pereira, P. (2023) Soil properties and vegetation patterns four years after a wildfire and post-fire salvage logging treatment in a Mediterranean environment, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-1896,
• Inácio, M., Pereira, P. (2023) A methodological framework to map and assess lake ecosystem services: a multi-temporal analysis study in Lithuania, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-1321, 2023.
• Bogunovic, I., Hrelja, I., Kisic, I., Dugan, I., Krevh, V., Defterderovic, J., Filipovic, V., Filipovic, L., Pereira, P. (2023) Straw mulch effect on soil and water losses in different growth phases of Maize sown on Stagnosols in Croatia, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-5996, 2023.
• Pereira, P., Bogunovic, I., Inacio, M., Zhao, W., Barcelo, D. (2023) Agriculture intensification impacts on soil and water ecosystem services, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-1423, 2023.
• Valença Pinto, L., Inácio, M., Kalinauskas, M., Bogdzevič, K., Gomes, E., Pereira, P. (2023) Factors influencing CES use in Vilnius, Lithuania, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-16969, 2023.
• Hua, T., Zhao, W., Cherubini, F., Hu, X., Pereira, P. (2023) Enhancing protected areas for climate refugia in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-4022, 2023.
• Yin, C., Zhao, W., Pereira, P. (2023) Ecosystem carbon sequestration service supports the Sustainable Development Goals progress, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-13244, 2023.
• Das, M., Das, A., Pereira, P. (2023) Urbanization-induced vegetation cover loss and its impact on urban heat island and carbon emission in Kolkata megacity region, India. , EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-1877, 2023.
• Dugan, I., Pereira, P., Bogunovic, I. (2023) Conventional and conservation soil management impact on soil properties, runoff generation and element losses in horticultural cropland in Dalmatia (Croatia). International Summit on Renewable Energy (INSORE2023) 58th Croatian & 18 th International Symposium on Agriculture (SA2023). 11-17 February, 2023, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
• Bogunovic, I., Dugan, I., Pereira, P., Kisic, I. (2023) Tillage, biochar and farmyard manure impact soil physical properties and maize yields on Cambisols in Croatia. International Summit on Renewable Energy (INSORE2023) 58th Croatian & 18 th International Symposium on Agriculture (SA2023). 11-17 February, 2023, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
• Pereira, P. (2023) Soil Ecosystem Services and Climate Change. International Summit on Renewable Energy (INSORE2023) 58th Croatian & 18 th International Symposium on Agriculture (SA2023). 11-17 February, 2023, Dubrovnik, Croatia (Plenary Lecture).

2022

• Pinto, L.V., Ferreira, C.S.S., Pereira, P. (2022 Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA), spatial autocorrelation, urban green spaces, observed activities, park characteristics, Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment – EAGE Monitoring 22, 16th – 18th November 2022, Kiev, Ukraine.
• Inácio, M., Lapelė, M., Kalinauskas, M., Jasinavičiūtė, A., Pereira, P. (2022) Land use transitions in Lithuanian protected areas between 1990-2018. Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment – EAGE Monitoring 22, 16th – 18th November 2022, Kiev, Ukraine.
• Pereira, P. (2022) Wildfire and Ecosystem Services. 1st International Workshop on Fire Researchm. Multiscale effects of extreme forest fires. November 16-18, 2022.
• Symochko L., Pereira P. (2022) Russian-Ukrainian war impact on biodiversity losses. Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management Hearings: “The impact of military actions on the environment in Ukraine and its restoration to a natural state”, November 10, 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine.
• Inácio, M., Pereira, P. (2022) National scale assessment and mapping of lake ecosystem services in Lithuania. International conference: “Nature-based solutions for improvement of water quality and river basin management”. 26-27 October 2022, Riga, Latvia
• Kalinauskas, M., Gomes, E., Bogdzevic, K., Inacio, M., Pereira, P. (2022) Mapping and Assessment of Recreational Cultural Ecosystem Service Supply and Demand: Cultural and Natural Dimension Approach. 4th ESP Europe Conference, 10-14 October 2022, Heraklion, Greece.
• Pereira, P., Gomes, E., Kalinauskas, M., Bogdzevic, K., Inacio, M. (2022) Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services in Lithuania (LINESAM). Advances in the MAES initiative. 4th ESP Europe Conference, 10-14 October 2022, Heraklion, Greece.
• Inácio, M., Pereira, P. (2022) National scale assessment and mapping of lake ecosystem services: exploring gaps from MAES projects in Lithuania. 4th ESP Europe Conference, 10-14 October 2022, Heraklion, Greece.
• Valença Pinto, L., Ferreira, C.S.S., Pereira, P. (2022). Do Park characteristics affect the spatial distribution of recreational activities in an urban park? A case study in Vilnius, Lithuania. 4th ESP Europe Conference, 10-14 October 2022, Heraklion, Greece.
• Valença Pinto, L., Inácio, M., Ferreira, C.S.S., Ferreira, A.D., Pereira, P. (2022). Contribution of the urban green areas to ecosystem services supply and wellbeing. Presented at the 4th ESP Europe Conference, 10-14 October 2022, Heraklion, Greece.
• Pereira, P., Dugan, I., Bogunovic, I., Barcelo, D. (2022) Farming practices and seasonal effects on diffuse pollution on a Hazelnut orchard located in Croatia. 18th Annual Workshop On Emerging High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (Hrms) And Lc-Ms/Ms Applications In Environmental Analysis And Food Safety. October 10-11, 2022. Barcelona (closure talk)
• Pereira, P., Inacio, M. (2022) Mapping lake ecosystem services. Catalan Institute of water research. October, 07, 2022. Girona, Catalonia. (Invitd talk)
• Hrelja, I.,  Šestak, I., Pereira, P., Bogunović, I. (2022) Changes in soil texture after wildfire: effect of severity, vegetation type and time-since-fire in Mediterranean environment. Soil degradation challenges in agricultural production 12 – 16 September 2022, Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia. 
• Dugan, I., Magdic, I., Pereira, P., Bogunovic, I. (2022) Different land use and seasonality impact on soil properties and soil erosion in maize field. Soil degradation challenges in agricultural production 12 – 16 September 2022, Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia.
• Bogunovic, I., Dugan, I. Telak, L.,  Hrelja, I., Perčin, P., Šestak, I., Pereira, P. (2022) Soil erosion and degradation in Croatia – SEDCRO. Soil degradation challenges in agricultural production 12 – 16 September 2022, Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia.
• Pereira, P. (2022) Soil ecosystem services in a changing environment. 14th congress of the Croatian Sociaety of Soil Science. Soil degradation challenges in agricultural production 12 – 16 September 2022, Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia. Plenary talk.
• Pereira, P., Inacio, M. (2022) Soil degradation in a climate change context. The case of Alentejo, Portugal. Land Degradation Neutrality Webinar. Instituto da Conservacao da Natureza e das Florestas. 19 July, 2022.
• Valença Pinto, L., Ferreira, C.S., Ferreira, A. Dinis, Pereira, P. (2022) Human interactions with urban green spaces and implications for well-being in a changing world, in: Livro de Resumos Alargados do 10 Encontro de Doutorandos e Pós-Doutorados do CERNAS. CERNAS, ESAC, Coimbra.
• Das, M., Das, A., Pereira, P. (2022) Mapping and assessment wetland ecological risk: A case on a peri-urban wetland of lower Gangatic plain, Eastern India. Paper presented in 3rd ESP Europe Conference. Ecossystem Services for the future: Delivering value for Nature, Livelihood and Economic Investment, 8-10 June 2022, Rwanda, Musanze (Online), 2022.
• Gomes, E. Inácio, M.; Kalinauskas, M. Rocha, J. Pereira, P. (2022) Assessing the spatial effects of future cropland changes at the regional scale: a problem-oriented approach”. Paper presented in 3rd ESP Europe Conference. Ecossystem Services for the future: Delivering value for Nature, Livelihood and Economic Investment, 8-10 June 2022, Rwanda, Musanze (Online), 2022.
• Dugan, I., Magdic, I., Pereira, P., Bogunovic, I. (2022) Soil management impact on soil physical properties and hydrological response in apple orchard (Croatia) during three seasons. 57th Croatian & 17th International Symposium on Agriculture.
• Bogunovic, I., Telak, L.P., Hrelja, I., Kisic, I., Dugan, I., Krevh, V., Pereira, P. (2022) Straw mulch effect on soil and water losses in different growth phases of Maize sown on Pseudogley in Croatia. 57th Croatian & 17th International Symposium on Agriculture.
• Pereira, P., Dugan, I., Bogunovic, I. (2022) The role of agricultural systems in Sustainable Development Goals. Benefits and threats. 57th Croatian & 17th International Symposium on Agriculture.
• Pereira, P. (2022) Ecosystem Services in agricultural areas: The thin line between food security and land degradation. Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2022. 20-24 June 2022 Pretoria, South Africa (Invited talk).
• Barcelo, D., Pereira, P. (2022) Afforestation Impacts on Hydrological Ecosystem Services. International Exhibition and Scientific Workshop on Afforestation Techniques Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Invited talk).
• Pereira, P., Barcelo, D. (2022) Post-fire Management in the climate context. International Exhibition and Scientific Workshop on Afforestation Techniques Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Invited talk)
• Pereira, P., Barcelo, D. (2022) Afforestation as nature-based solution to reduce heatwaves and floods. International Exhibition and Scientific Workshop on Afforestation Techniques Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Invited talk)
• Delač, D., Kisić, I., Pereira, P. (2022) Post–fire management for improving soil quality and hydrological process: a case study in a Mediterranean Croatia. IX International Conference on Forest Fire Research (2022)
• Delač, D., Kisić, I., Zgorelec, Z., Perčin, P., Pereira, P. (2022) Water quality response to slash-pile burning in a Mediterranean environment (Croatia). EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-1096, 2022.
• Francos, M., Ubeda, X., Pereira, P. (2022) Wildfire and forest management necessities to avoid soil degradation. A case study in a Mediterranean forest. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-6043, 2022.
• Dugan, I., Telak, L., Pereira, P., Bogunovic, I. (2022) Seasonal and land management impact on vineyard soil, runoff generation and associated pollutants in karstic environment (Mediterranean Croatia). EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-457, 2022.
• Hua, T., Zhao, W., Cherubini, F., Hu, X., Pereira, P. (2022) Weak effectiveness on vegetation greenness, cover and productivity at the edges of protected areas on the Tibetan Plateau, China. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-4408, 2022.
• Yin, C., Zhao, W., Pereira, P. (2022) Soil Conservation Service Underpins Sustainable Development Goals. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-6830, 2022.
• Pereira, P. Inacio, M., Kalinauskas, M., Bogdzevič, K., Bogunovic, I., Zhao, W. (2022) Land-use change impacts on ecosystem services: an overview. GU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-6301, 2022.

2021

• Pereira, P. (2021) Nature-based solutions in urban environments. 4th International Workshop on the Human-Earth System
• Dynamics and Modelling. December 18-19, 2021. ESPRE, Beijing, China. (Invited talk)
• Pereira, P. (2021) The Importance of Higher Education in the Context of the 4th Sustainable Development Goal (Quality Education). “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: GLOBAL TRENDS, NATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND NEW GOALS”.  AZERBAIJAN (Plenary lecture).
• Pereira, P. (2021) Soil ecosystem services in agricultural areas. 3rd Symposium of Agroforestry on Carbon Sequestration and Emission Reduction. November, 28. Zhejiang A&F Univeristy, China. (Invited talk)
• Basu, T., Das, A., Pereira, P. (2021) RS-GIS Based Urban Livability Assessment and Prediction of Future Urban Expansion in Raiganj City, India. International Workshop on Geography and Sustainability 2021: “Geography of the Anthropocene: Transforming our world for sustainable development”, 23-24 November, Beijing, China.
• Bogdzevič, K., Inácio, M., Kalinauskas, M. Gomes, E. Pereira, P. (2021) Implementation of Nature-based Solutions for flood management on private land. International Workshop on Geography and Sustainability 2021: “Geography of the Anthropocene: Transforming our world for sustainable development”, 23-24 November, Beijing, China.
• Gomes, E., Inácio, M., Kalinauskas, M., Bogdzevic, K., Rocha, J., Pereira, P. (2021) Assessing the impacts of exploratory land-use scenarios on cropland supply in a case study in Lithuania. International Workshop on Geography and Sustainability 2021: “Geography of the Anthropocene: Transforming our world for sustainable development”, 23-24 November, Beijing, China.
• Pereira, P., Žalėnienė, I. (2021) Importance of higher education on sustainability establishment. International Workshop on Geography and Sustainability 2021: “Geography of the Anthropocene: Transforming our world for sustainable development”, 23-24 November, Beijing, China.
• Das, M., Das, A., Pereira, P. (2021) How did COVID-19 impact the urban ecosystem? Empirical evidence from an Indian megacity. International Workshop on Geography and Sustainability 2021: “Geography of the Anthropocene: Transforming our world for sustainable development”, 23-24 November, Beijing, China.
• Kalinauskas, M., Inácio, M., Gomes, E., Bogdzevič, K., Pereira, P. (2021) Landscape aesthetic quality mapping and assessment. The Lithuanian case study. International Workshop on Geography and Sustainability 2021: “Geography of the Anthropocene: Transforming our world for sustainable development”, 23-24 November, Beijing, China.
• Inácio, M., Gomes, E., Kalinauskas, M., Bogdzevič, K., Pereira, P. (2021) Towards the quantification of marine ecosystem services: a case study of Lithuania. International Workshop on Geography and Sustainability 2021: “Geography of the Anthropocene: Transforming our world for sustainable development”, 23-24 November, Beijing, China.
• Pereira, P. (2021) Agriculture land degradation and ecosystem services loss in a changing environment. International Workshop on Geography and Sustainability 2021. Theme: Geography of the Anthropocene: Transforming our world for sustainable development. 23-24 November, 2021, Beijing, China (Key Speech).
• Pereira, P. (2021) “A Importância dos Serviços ecossistémicos e das Soluções Baseadas na Natureza num território em mudança: A visão de um geógrafo”. The importance of ecosystem services and nature based solutions in a changing territory. A geographer vision. XIII Congresso da Geografia Portuguesa, Coimbra 18-20 de Novembro, 2021 (Invited talk, open cerimony).
• Pereira, P., Inácio, M., Gomes, E., Zhao, W. (2021) Mapping the supply and demand of regulating air chemical composition in Lithuania. XV International Scientific Conference «Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment», 17-19 November, Kyiv, Ukraine (Invited talk).
• Pinto, L., Ferreira, C., Pereira, P. (2021) Digital elevation models resolution impact on Topographic Wetness Index mapping: A case study in Coimbra (Portugal). XV International Scientific Conference «Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment», 17-19 November, Kyiv, Ukraine
• Inácio, M., Gomes, E., Pereira, P. (2021) Lake ecosystem services of Lithuania: a methodological approach for mapping and assessing changes on a multi-temporal perspective. XV International Scientific Conference «Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment», 17-19 November, Kyiv, Ukraine.
• Inácio, M., Pereira, P. (2021). Lakes importance on the ecosystem services supply in Lithuania. “The heritage of pond systems in the Anthropocene”. 15.–17. October, Gmünd (Austria) – Nové Hrady (Czech Republic) – Třeboň (Czech Republic). (Invited talk).
• Pereira, P. (2021) Land Degradation, Wildfires and Ecosystem Services. International Forum on Land Degradation, Soil Conservation and Sustainable Development. 21-23 August, Dalian (China) (Key Speech)
• Pereira, P. (2021) Fire Impacts on Ecosystems Services. Post Wildfire Management: Erosion and Land Degradation Control, Soil Restoration, and Vegetation Cover Recovery.
• Inácio, M., Gomes, E., Bogdzevič, K., Karnauskaitė, D., Kalinauskas, M., Pereira P. (2021) Mapping the accessibility to terrestrial natural and cultural areas in Lithuania. Conference Proceedings of the Geoinformatics: Theoretical and Applied Aspects”, 10‐14 May 2021 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
• Inácio, M., Karnauskaite, D., Gomes, E., Bogdzevič, K., Kalinauskas, M., Pereira, P. (2021) Looking at the future: the impact of alternative scenarios in the supply of ecosystem services in Lithuania Economic Exclusive Zone. 3rd ESP Europe Conference, 7-10 June 2021, Tartu, Estonia.
• Pereira, P., Gomes, E., Inacio, M., Bogdzevič, I., Karnauskaite D., Kalinauskas, M. (2021) Mapping and assessment of future land use change impacts on habitat quality in Lithuania. EGU General Assembly 2021. EGU21-3267
• Delac, D., Pereira, P., Kisic, I. (2021) Impact of post-wildfire stabilization treatments on major and minor topsoil elements in a Mediterranean environment (Croatia): first-year study. EGU General Assembly 2021, EGU21-648
• Hua, T., Zhao, W., Pereira, P. (2021) Quantifying sensitivity and exposure of multiple ecosystem services to climate change: A case study of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau , EGU General Assembly 2021, EGU21-12215, 2021
• Zhang, X., Zhao, W., Wang, L., Pereira, P. (2021) Aggravated water deficit in the Loess Plateau of China as indicated by the soil available water content, EGU General Assembly 2021, EGU21-13790, 2021
• Bogunovic, I., Telak, L.J., Dugan, I., Ferreira, C.S.S., Pereira, P. (2021) Tillage-induced management impact on soil properties and initial soil erosion in degraded calcareous soils in Mediterranean fig orchard. EGU General Assembly 2021 EGU21-1309
• Pinto, L., Ferreira, C., Pereira, P. (2021) Environmental and socio-economic factors influencing the use of urban parks in Coimbra (Portugal). EGU General Assembly 2021 EGU21-1042
• Inacio, M., Karnauskaite, D., Miksa, K., Kalunauskas, M., Pereira, P. (2021) The socio-ecologic aspects of nature-based solutions for coastal flooding mitigation. EGU General Assembly 2021 EGU21-3124

2020

• Pereira, P., Bogdzevic, K., Kalinauskas, M., Inacio, M., Gomes, E., Karnauskaite, D. (2020) Ecosystem services supply and private property in Lithuania. Geography and Sustainability Workshop 2020 (30th November, 2020, Beijing, China. IGU Commission on Geography for Future Earth Coupled Human-Earth Systems for Sustainability.
• Pereira, P., Gomes, E., Kalinauskas, M.,Miksa, K., Karnauskaitė, D., Inacio, M. (2020) Terrestrial Ecosystem Services in Lithuania: current status and drivers of change. 13-oji nacionalinė jūros mokslų ir technologijų konferencija JŪROS IR KRANTŲ TYRIMAI 2020. EcoServe projekto seminaras: Pamario kraštas po 100 metų
• Gomes, E., Inacio, M., Miksa, K., Kalinauskas, M., Pereira, P. (2020) Methods for mapping and assessment drivers of change effects on terrestrial and marine ecosystem services in Lithuania. Geoinformatics 2020, Kiev, Ukraine.
• Delač, D., Kisić, I., Pereira, P. (2020) Dynamics of runoff pH and electrical conductivity after pile burns. In: Mioc. B., Siric, I. (eds) 15th International Symposium on Agriculture.  Zagreb (Croatia), February 16 – 21, 2020. pp. 27-32.
• Pinto, L., Ferreira, C., Pereira, P., Ferreira, C. (2020) Analyzing social media photo posts distribution as a potential indicator for UGBI user preferences: the case of Coimbra, Portugal. EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-20417
• Pereira, P., Kalinauskas, M., Inacio, M., Miksa, K. (2020) Mapping and Assessment of ecosystem services in Lithuania: From science to planning. LIFE EcosystemServices project conference “Value of Nature – practices and experiences in use of ecosystem services assessment. Riga, Latvia.
• Miksa, K., Inacio, M., Kalinauskas, M., Gomes, E., Pereira, P. (2020) Mapping groundwater recharge in Vilnius urban and peri-urban area (Lithuania). EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-4025
• Hrelja, I., Šestak, I., Perčin, A., Pereira, P., Bogunović, I. (2020) VNIR spectroscopy for assessment of post-fire impacts on soil properties using linear and non-linear calibration methods. EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-974.
• Delač, D., Pereira, P., Kisić, I. (2020) The effects of mulch (Olea europea and Pinus halepensis) on burned soils: A preliminary study in Adriatic coast (Croatia). EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-1295
• Yang, S., Zhao, W., Pereira, P. (2020) Effects of depth and land use on vertical soil properties and their contributions to ecosystem services in Yanhe watershed. EGU General Assembly 2020,  EGU2020-954
• Bogunovic, I., Telak, L.J., Pereira, P. (2020) Management-induced soil water erosion and nutrient losses in different land use in Mediterranean environment. EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-1151
• Pereira, P., Brevik, E., Inacio, M., Kalinauskas, M., Miksa, K., Gomes, E. (2020) Mapping soil formation in Lithuania. A national-scale analysis.  EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-3925
• Zhang, X., Zhao, W., Pereira, P. (2020) Aggravated water deficit in the Loess Plateau of China as indicated by the soil available water content. EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-8619
• Wu, X., Zhang, W., Yu, Y., Pereira, P. (2020) Integrating preferences and social values for ecosystem services in local ecological management: A framework applied in Xiaojiang Basin, Southwest of China. EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-10363
• Munoz-Rojas, M., Pereira, P. (2020) Fire in the environment: effects on soil functions and ecosystem services in a changing world. EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-11848.
• Francos, M., Ubeda, X., Pereira, P., Arcenegui, V., Mataix-Solera, J. (2020) Pre-fire forest management effectivity to decrease wildfire impact on soil properties in a Mediterranean forest. EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-5814
• Inacio, M., Kalinauskas, M., Miksa, K., Gomes, E., Pereira, P. (2020) The copernicus marine environment monitoring service as a platform to map marine ecosystem services: a Lithuanian case. EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-8083

2023

• Bicking, S., Almagro, A., Soplin, A., Schumacher, J., Inácio, M., Schernewski, G. & Müller, F. (2023). Assessing Temporal Changes in Ecosystem Service Provisions: Conceiving Future Pathways. In: Schubert, H., Müller, F. (eds) Southern Baltic Coastal Systems Analysis. Ecological Studies, vol 246. Springer, Cham. 
• Inácio, M., Schernewski, G. (2023). Temporal Changes in Aquatic Ecosystem Services Provision: Approach and Examples. In: Schubert, H., Müller, F. (eds) Southern Baltic Coastal Systems Analysis. Ecological Studies, vol 246. Springer, Cham. 
• Yang, Y., Ma, P., Zuo, Q., Zhang, H., Hu, M., Pereira, P. (2023)  Agricultural soil degradation in China. In: Pereira, P., Munoz-Rojas, M., Bogunovic, I., Zhao, W. (eds) Impact of Agriculture on Soil Degradation I: Perspectives from Africa, Asia, America and Oceania. Volume I. Springer, pp.153-175.
• Yang, Y., Ma, P., Zuo, Q., Zhang, H., Hu, M., Pereira, P. (2023)  Agricultural soil degradation in China. In: Pereira, P., Munoz-Rojas, M., Bogunovic, I., Zhao, W. (eds) Impact of Agriculture on Soil Degradation I: Perspectives from Africa, Asia, America and Oceania. Volume I. Springer, pp.153-175.
• Pereira, P., Inacio, M., Bogunovic, I., Symochko, L., Barcelo, D., Zhao, W. Agricultural soil degradation in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In: Pereira, P., Munoz-Rojas, M., Bogunovic, I., Zhao, W. (eds) Impact of Agriculture on Soil Degradation II: A European Perspective. Volume II. Springer, pp. 59-86.

2022

• Pereira, P., Ferreira, C. (2022) Preface. In: Ferreira, C., Pereira, P. (eds) Urban Soil and Water Degradation.  Advances in Chemical Pollution, Environmental Management and Protection, pp. xiii-xvi.
• Pereira, P., Kalinauskas, M., Das, M., Bogdzevič, K., Inacio, M., Barcelo, D. (2022)  Mapping and assessment of flood regulation supply and demand in Vilnius (Lithuania). In: Ferreira, C., Pereira, P. (eds) Urban Soil and Water Degradation.  Advances in Chemical Pollution, Environmental Management and Protection, pp. 113-133. Elsevier. 
• Pereira, P., Gomes, E., Rocha, J. (2022) Preface.  In: Pereira, P., Gomes, E., Rocha, J., (eds) Mapping and forecast land use/cover changes. The Present and Future of Planning, pp. XVII. Elsevier.
• Pereira, P., Inacio, M., Kalinauskas, M., Bogdzevič, K., Bogunovic, I., Zhao, W. (2022) Land-use changes and Ecosystem Services. In: Pereira, P., Gomes, E., Rocha, J.,  (eds) Mapping and forecast land use/cover changes. The Present and Future of Planning, pp. 1-27. Elsevier.
• Das, M., Mandal, A., Das, A., Pereira, P. (2022) Projection future of land use land cover change (LULCC) in Kolkata Metropolitan Area, Eastern India. In: Pereira, P., Gomes, E., Rocha, J.,  (eds) Mapping and forecast land use/cover changes. The Present and Future of Planning pp. 299-320. Elsevier.
• Yang, S., Zhao, W., Pereira, P.  (2022) Land use modelling by CLUMondo under the contrasting scenarios. In: Gomes, E., Rocha, J., Pereira, P. (eds) Mapping and Forecast Land Use Changes, pp. 173. 190. Elsevier.
• Ferreira, C.S.S., Kalantari, Z., Hartmann, T., Pereira, P. (2022) Conclusions: Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation. In: Ferreira, C.S.S., Kalantari, Z., Hartmann, T., Pereira, P. “Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation: Environmental and Socio-Economic Aspects“. Springer publishing house. pp. 507-513.
• Ferreira, C.S.S., Kalantari, Z., Hartmann, T., Pereira, P. (2022) Introduction: Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation. In: Ferreira, C.S.S., Kalantari, Z., Hartmann, T., Pereira, P. “Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation: Environmental and Socio-Economic Aspects“. Springer publishing house. pp. 1-7.
• Pereira, P., Inacio, M., Karnauskaite, D., Bogdzevič, K., Gomes, E., Kalinauskas, M., Barcelo, D. (2022) Nature based solutions impacts on urban environment chemistry: Air, soil and water. In: Ferreira, C.S.S., Kalantari, Z., Hartmann, T., Pereira, P. “Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation: Environmental and Socio-Economic Aspects“. Springer publishing house. pp. 79-137.
• Bogdzevič, K., Kalinauskas, M., Inacio, M., Gomes, E., Pereira, P. (2022) Legal implications of natural floods management – Lithuania case study. In: Ferreira, C.S.S., Kalantari, Z., Hartmann, T., Pereira, P. “Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation: Environmental and Socio-Economic Aspects“. Springer publishing house, pp. 447-467
• Pinto, L.V., Pereira, P., Gazdic, M., Ferreira, A., Ferreira, C.S.S. (2022) Assessment of NBS impact on pluvial flooding regulation with in urban areas: a case study in Coimbra, Portugal. In: Ferreira, C.S.S., Kalantari, Z., Hartmann, T., Pereira, P. “Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation: Environmental and Socio-Economic Aspects“. Springer publishing house. 289–312.
• Inácio, M., Karnauskaite, D., Miksa, K., Gomes, E., Kalinauskas, M., Pereira, P. (2022) Nature Based Solutions to mitigate coastal floods and associated socio-ecological impacts. In: Ferreira, C.S.S., Kalantari, Z., Hartmann, T., Pereira, P. “Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation: Environmental and Socio-Economic Aspects“. Springer publishing house. pp 35-58.

2021

• Pinto, L., Ferreira, C.S.S., Ferreira, A.F., Kalantari, Z., Pereira, P. (2021) Green and blue infrastructures in urban areas. In: Bears, R.C. (ed) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51812-7_174-1
• ​Pinto, L., Ferreira, C.S.S., Pereira, P. (2021) Time of day and workdays vs. weekend differences in the use of cultural ecosystem services in urban parks (Coimbra, Portugal). In: Sanches Galvao, J.F.C., Duque de Brito, P.S., Santos Neves, F., Silva Craveiro, F.G., Amorm Almeida, H., Correia Vasco, J.O., Pires Neves, L.M., Jesus Gomes, R., Martins Mourato, S.J., Santos Ribeiro, V.F. (eds) Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021). Springer
• Ferreira, A., Barai, E., Leitao, I., Ferreira, A., Boulet, A.K., Pereira, P., Oliveira, M.F., Ferreira, C. (2021) Ethical issues on the use of citizen science approaches. In: Abrunhosa, M. et al. Advances in Geoethics and Groundwater Management : Theory and Practice for a Sustainable Development . Springer pp. 305-307.

International

• Wenwu Zhao (Principal Investigator). Impact and simulationof ecosysyem services on the sustainable development in Loess Plateau. National Science Foundation China. 2023-2026.
• Francisco Matus Baeza (Principal Investigator). FiRING: Multiscale effects of extreme forest fires on erosion, water, and biogeochemical cycles in natural and managed forest soils. 2021-2024.

Horizonts 2020/FP7

• Sorin Cheval (Principal Investigator). Paulo Pereira, PI in Lithuania. OPTimising FORest management decisions for a low-carbon, climate resilient future in Europe (OptFor-EU). No.  101060554. HORIZON-CL6-2021-CLIMATE-01. 2023-2027. 4 994 000.00 Euros
• Diego Cerrada (Principal Investigator). Paulo Pereira, PI in Lithuania. Monetary valuation of soil ecosystem services and creation of initiatives to invest in soil health: setting a framework for the inclusion of soil health in business and in the policy making process (InBestSoil). HORIZON-MISS-2021-SOIL-02. 2022-2026. 2023-2027. 4 994 000.00 Euros. 
• Benjamin Burkhart (Principal Investigator). Paulo Pereira, PI in Lithuania. Science for Evidence-based and sustainabLe decIsions about NAtural capital (SELINA). No 101060415. HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-01-07. Biodiversity and ecosystem services. 2022-2027. 12,213,773.00 Euros.
• Benjamin Burkhart (Principal Investigator). Paulo Pereira, PI in Lithuania. Enhancing ecoSysteM sERvices mApping for poLicy and Decision mAking (Esmeralda). No 642007. H2020-EU.3.5.2. – Protection of the environment, sustainable management of natural resources, water, biodiversity and ecosystems. 02/01/2015 – 31/07/2018. 3 133 306 Euros.

Cost Actions

• Gregory Valatin (Principal Investigator). Payments for ecosystem services (Forest and Water). COST, EU Framework Programme (CA15206).
• Lenka Slavikova (Principal Investigator). Land4Flood: Natural Flood Retention on Private Land. COST, EU Framework Programme (CA16209).
• Gareth Shaw (Principal Investigator). Tourism, Wellbeing and Ecosystem Services (TobeWELL). COST, EU Framework Programme (IS1204).

Erasmus Plus

• Netherlands Business Academy (Coordinator). Paulo Pereira, PI in Lithuania. Synergy of educational, scientific, management and industrial components for climate management and climate change prevention (CLIMAN). 619119-EPP-1-2020-1-NL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP. EU Framework Programme. 15/11/2020-14/11/2023

National

• Juan Francisco Martinez-Murillo (Principal Investigator). Ecogemorphology of gullied landscapes from Andalusian natural protected areas: management implications and dissemination highlights (EGEOLAND). Junta de Andalucía-Fondos FEDER. UMA20-FEDERJA-097. 29/10/2021 a 30/06/2023. 65 664.00 Euros.
• Ivica Kisic (Principal Investigator). Influence of Summer Fire on Soil and Water Quality. Croatian science foundation. 01/12/2018 – 30/11/2022.
• Paulo Pereira (Principal Investigator). Lithuanian National Ecosystem Services Assessment and Mapping (LINESAM). 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0104 Lithuanian Research Council. 01/01/2018 – 31/12/2022. 599 132 Euros.
• Igor Bogunovic (Principal Investigator). Soil Erosion and Degradation in Croatia. Croatian science foundation. 01/04/2018 – 31/03/2023. 262 180 Euros. 
• Lithuanian lake ecosystem services: impacts of climate and land-use change (LACLAN)  09.3.3-LMT-K-712-23-0215  June 2021 – June 2023. 85 008 Euros.
• Mapping and Assessment of Lithuanian national and regional Parks Ecosystem Services (MALPES) S-PD-22-64. November 2022 – November 2024. 83 403 Euros.
• Paulo Pereira (Principal Investigator) MApping and Forecasting Ecosystem Services in URban areas (MAFESUR). Lithuanian Research Council April 2023-March 2026. Nr. P-MIP-23-426 146 117 Euros 

Contract services

• Paulo Pereira (Principal Investigator). Study on the landscape of structural changes of the state parks and description of the landscape aesthetic’s value. Financed by the State Service for the Protected Areas under the Ministry of Environment. Nr. 2022-06-21 Nr. F4-173/2022-06-22 Nr. 2ST-190. 2022-2023. 100 000.00 Euros.

Head of Environmental Management Laboratory
Prof. Paulo Pereira
E-mail: paulo@mruni.eu