Luísa Schmidt: sociologist and principal researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (ICS-ULisboa). She is part of the team that introduced the Sociology of the Environment in Portugal, both in research, teaching and in the articulation between academia and society. In this sense, she was part of the group of researchers who created and set up in 1996 the OBSERVA - Observatory of Environment, Territory and Society, which currently coordinates, and where she develops several research projects that articulate social sciences and environment. The first major surveys on environmental values and practices, as well as longitudinal media analyzes on Environment and Nature issues are mentioned.

In ICS-UL she is part of the Research Group 'Environment, Territory and Society' and the Scientific Committee of the Doctoral Program on 'Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies' - resulting from a partnership between two universities in Lisbon (Universidade de Lisboa and Universidade Nova de Lisboa) and the University of East Anglia (UK), the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PiK, Germany), USP (Brazil) and UFRJ (Brazil) - the first edition of which began in 2009.

Main ongoing projects: "Intermunicipal Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Algarve Region" (AMAL); "ClimAdaPT.Local - Municipal Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change" (EEAGrants); "CONNECT - Energy Efficiency for All" (ADENE); "CARE - Cultures of Disaster Resilience Amonsgt Children and Young People" (H2020); "Social and Economic Studies of Fusion Energy" (Eurofusion); "European Social Survey on Climate and Energy" (ESS-ICS); "First Great Survey on Sustainability" (Continent Mission / ICS-UL); "COMPON - Comparing Climate Change Policy Networks" (U. Minnesota); "Ecoline - Knowing More to Change Better".

Among her publications, the following books stand out: "Portugal - Environments of Change. Errors, Lies and Conquests "(2016), Lisbon: Themes and Debates and Circle of Readers; "Climate of Tension: Human Action, Biodiversity and Climate Change" (2017), with L. C. Ferreira, M. P. Buendía, J. Calvimontes and J. E. Viglio (Org.). Brazil, Campinas: Publisher of Unicamp; "Environment, Climate Change, Food and Energy: the Opinion of the Portuguese" (2014), with Ana Delicado (Eds.), Lisbon: Social Sciences Press; "Governance of Proximity - the Parishes of Lisbon" (2014), with J. Seixas and A. Baixinho, Lisbon: National Press Casa da Moeda; "Common Good: Public and / or Private" (2013), with J. Pato and M.E. Gonçalves (eds.), Lisbon: Social Sciences Press; "Sustainable Country (in) - Environment and Quality of Life in Portugal" (2007), Ed. Sphere of Chaos; "On-Screen Environment - Emissions and Layoffs in the Television Public Service" (2004), Lisbon: Social Sciences Press.

Luísa Schmidt is a member of CNADS (National Council for Environment and Sustainable Development) and the Working Group for Sustainable Development within the framework of the European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Council. She is also a member of the Research Network for Environment and Society (RN12) of the European Sociological Association and the Research Committee on Environment and Society (RC24) of the International Sociological Association, and is also a member of the APREN (Portuguese Association of Renewable Energies) General Council. She was appointed Ambassador of the Portuguese Alliance to Goal 14 (Marine Resources) of the Sustainable Development Objectives (ODS), within the Global Compact Network Portugal.

Regular columnist for the Jornal Expresso on environmental issues. Collaborator of the radio program 'A certain look' in Antena 2.

In 2016 she received the Living Science Media Award from the National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture (Ministry of Science).