Ricardo Nogueira Martins was born in Luzern, Switzerland (1990) and lives in Braga, Portugal. He holds a BSc in Geography and Planning, an MSc in Geography - Planning and Territory Management, and a PgDip in EU policies and Territorial Cooperation from the University of Minho. During his academic career, he studied at the University of the Balearic Islands, Spain, and worked as a research fellow. He worked in Portugal as an environmental consultant within the scope of Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Monitoring reports. Between 2014 and 2021, in Guimarães, as a geography researcher at the Landscape Laboratory, he carried out projects about landscape studies, environmental studies, natural values, and protected areas, and territorial planning policies, rural development as well the coordination of some environmental education initiatives. Since 2021, he is the Executive Director of the Local Protected Landscape of Sousa Superior. He strongly trusts Environmental Diplomacy.