Daniela Casimiro

Daniela Casimiro
PhD Student
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She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Coimbra and a Master’s degree in Ecology and Environmental Management from the University of Lisbon.

She is currently a PhD student in Marine Sciences at the University of the Azores.

Her areas of interest are maritime spatial planning, maritime governance, marine protected areas, ecotourism and citizen science applied to sustainability.

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Publications

Casimiro, D., Ventura, M.A., Botelho, A.Z., Cecilia-Ruano, C., Parretti, P. & Guerreiro, J. (2026). Governance in marine protected areas of Macaronesia: challenges and opportunities for ecotourism. Frontiers in Marine Science, 13.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2026.1776136
Oliveira, B., Álvaro, N.V., Asif, F., Botelho, A.Z., Canning-Clode, J., Casimiro, D., et al. (2025). A multi-dimensional approach to improve validation practices for qualitative models of marine social-ecological systems, 9, 100273.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100273
Casimiro, D., Escudero, M.D., Guerreiro, J.Â. & Ventura, M.A. (2025). Assessing Ecotourism Opportunities in Macaronesian Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): An Adapted MEET Indicator-Based Methodology. Sustainability, 17, 5190.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su17115190
Casimiro, D., Ventura, M.A., Botelho, A.Z. & Guerreiro, J. (2023). Ecotourism in Marine Protected Areas as a tool to valuate natural capital and enhance good marine governance: A review. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1002677
Casimiro, D. & Guerreiro, J. (2019). Trends in Maritime Spatial Planning in Europe: An Approach to Governance Models. Journal of Environmental Protection, 10, 1677-1698.
https://doi.org/10.4236/jep.2019.1012100