> The results obtained at LIFE Charcos Project have been displayed in several scientific events which are generally related to wetlands conservation and particularly to Temporary Ponds and its associated biodiversity.

 

Among many communications produced by the project team, publicized in Portugal and abroad, the poster named "Conservation of Temporary Ponds in the Southwest Coast of Portugal: state of the art", won the 3rd place in the contest for best posters at the 11th European Meeting of the Society of Wetland Specialists, organized by the German Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Potsdam, Germany in 2015.

An oral communication and three posters were presented at the International Symposium on Mediterranean Temporary Ponds in Sardinia, Italy and other oral communication was made in South Africa at the International Conference on Bats Research. In Portugal, the hydrological and hydrogeological context of the Temporary Ponds in the Southwest Coast was presented as an oral communication at the 10th Seminar on Groundwater, organized by the Portuguese Association of Water Resources in Évora. These scientific events have provided important sharing of knowledge and experience among specialists in various research areas.