Overview

The Portuguese Ecology Society (SPECO) is a scientific society. Established in December 1995, SPECO has provided the means for ecologists to interact, reinforcing ecological science in its interdisciplinarity. We intend to be a dynamic scientific community, increasingly awake and participatory in social issues. SPECO is aimed at all those who use ecological science as the basis for nature conservation, environmental management, and those who develop scientific or technological activity in the field of Ecology and sustainable development and have filled a gap in the national scientific community, an interface between different areas. Although young in the face of its counterparts in Europe, it has been serving as a forum for ideas and lively discussions within the framework of the conferences, workshops and debates it has promoted or supported, and in the various initiatives it has been carrying out. Since its founding, SPECO has seen its membership grow in a way that clearly demonstrates the scientific and technical community's commitment and reflects the vitality with which it has promoted different activities. In 2018, SPECO exceeded 600 associates.