{"id":4811,"date":"2021-11-10T17:33:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T17:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/?post_type=iplantprotect_proj&p=4811"},"modified":"2025-06-17T17:22:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:22:34","slug":"educating-to-protect-chestnut-trees","status":"publish","type":"iplantprotect_proj","link":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/iplantprotect_proj\/educar-para-proteger-os-castanheiros\/","title":{"rendered":"The word to chestnut trees: educate them to know, protect and monitor them through IoT technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

BACKGROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April 2021, the Environmental Fund<\/a> opened a competition<\/a> under ENEA 2020 to support projects with generic objectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Enhancing the territory<\/strong> - in pursuit of the National Environmental Education Strategy (ENEA 2020<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong> Increase visibility and public perception of the value of natural heritage and ecosystem services <\/strong>- contributing to objective 1.10 of the National Strategy for Nature Conservation and Biodiversity 2030 (ENCNB 2030<\/a>)

The full articulation between ENEA 2020 and ENCNB 2030 aims to foster a civic culture that considers these two objectives and promotes the appropriation of the values of this capital by society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

InnovPlantProtect (InPP) was one of the winners, with the project \u201cThe word to chestnut trees: educate them to know, protect and monitor them through IoT technology\u201d<\/strong>, This consists of the implementation of an experimental and innovative environmental education program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This pilot is aimed at chestnut producers (belonging to the CastCoa association - Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Produtores de Castanha do Coa), the Sabugal Town Hall<\/a> (CMS) and the municipality's high school graduates, who are about to choose their future profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producers face the challenge of obtaining timely information that allows them to act on management issues. The municipality also needs information to make environmental policy decisions, and to plan the safeguarding and enhancement of local resources in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 12th graders, who could be the next generation of chestnut producers, will learn about the importance of the chestnut tree, inspired by the reconciliation of technology and sustainability concepts, and will learn how to take care of this natural heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OBJECTIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>The project focuses on chestnut trees as local natural capital, focusing on how the trees respond to changes in the surrounding natural environment and anthropogenic pressures - and how these can damage the health of the groves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main novelty of the educational program is the application of digital 4.0 technology, based on the \u201cInternet of Things\u201d<\/a><\/strong> (IoT), to support and add value to traditional teaching methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trees will be the ones communicating their state of health, thanks to the TreeTalker sensors, created by the Italian company Nature 4.0. Installed around the trunk, the sensors will analyze the water consumption of the chestnut trees (through sap flow), biomass growth (diameter), stem humidity, absorbed solar radiation and the state of health of the leaves through spectral indices (light reflection).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ACTIVITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project included the following activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Nature 4.0 Training Course<\/a><\/strong> on the operation and installation of TreeTalkers. The training was followed by the installation of 20 sensors in two study areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Presentations<\/a><\/strong> on the biology of the chestnut tree, the role of IoT sensors as tools for monitoring tree health and the ecosystem services provided by chestnut trees. The presentations were followed by a series of activities<\/a><\/strong> in one of the study areas, designed to give students the opportunity to \u201cstep into the shoes\u201d of researchers for a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Seminar<\/a><\/strong> about the progress of science<\/a> on solutions to limit the negative impact of the main chestnut pests and diseases. It included a description of the best management practices for chestnut and chestnut trees, such as natural capital<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All RESOURCES<\/strong><\/a> (videos, presentations and other materials) produced during this project will be available for download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TEAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(From left to right, top to bottom)<\/em> Daniel Pereira, iLaria Marengo, Renato Zompanti, Emanuel Figueiredo, M\u00e1rcio Almeida, Gabriel Ambr\u00f3sio, Manuel Sim\u00f5es<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P\u00e1gina do projeto “A palavra aos castanheiros…”, liderado pelo InnovPlantProtect.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":7650,"template":"","estado_do_projeto":[23],"patologia":[],"class_list":["post-4811","iplantprotect_proj","type-iplantprotect_proj","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","estado_do_projeto-projetos-finalizados"],"acf":{"file":false,"file_source":{"label":"Ficheiro","type":"file","formatted_value":false},"viewer":"","viewer_source":{"label":"Documento","type":"text","formatted_value":""},"info":[{"row":{"label":"Programa\/Call","value":"Fundo Ambiental"}},{"row":{"label":"Entidade l\u00edder","value":"InnovPlantProtect"}}],"info_source":{"label":"Ficha","type":"repeater","formatted_value":[{"row":{"label":"Programa\/Call","value":"Fundo Ambiental"}},{"row":{"label":"Entidade l\u00edder","value":"InnovPlantProtect"}}]},"members":[{"member":"","position":"L\u00edder de projeto, InPP"},{"member":2779,"position":"Investigador, InPP"},{"member":2811,"position":"Investigador, InPP"}],"members_source":{"label":"Membros","type":"repeater","formatted_value":[{"member":false,"position":"L\u00edder de projeto, InPP"},{"member":{"ID":2779,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-01-08 11:06:23","post_date_gmt":"2021-01-08 11:06:23","post_content":"\n

Investigador mestre, Monitoriza\u00e7\u00e3o e Diagn\u00f3stico<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mestrado em Prote\u00e7\u00e3o de Plantas pelo Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1rea de compet\u00eancia:<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agronomia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun\u00e7\u00f5es anteriores:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bolseiro de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o no Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engenheiro Agr\u00f3nomo no Projeto \u201cONEP \u2013 ON Inclusive Entrepreneur\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 publica\u00e7\u00e3o cient\u00edfica; \u00edndice h (Scopus): 0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duas publica\u00e7\u00f5es relevantes:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ribeiro, S., Sim\u00f5es, M.<\/strong>, Felizes, F., Monteiro, A., (2018). Restoration of European habitats in mainland Portugal, using commercial seed mixtures. Considerations for its management and conservation. Plant Biosystems. Taylor & Francis. Official Journal of the Societa Botanica<\/em> Italiana<\/em>. 7 de junho de 2018. 9 p.
DOI: 10.1080\/11263504.2018.1478905<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monteiro, A., Ribeiro, S., Vasconcelos, T., Costa, J. C., Sim\u00f5es, M.<\/strong>, Sim\u00f5es, F., Falc\u00e3o, L., Freire, J. B. (2014). Plantas forrageiras de pastagens de altitude. S\u00e9rie Did\u00e1ctica Bot\u00e2nica<\/em> 4 (Monteiro, A., Coords.). ISA Press, Lisboa. 240 p.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Manuel Sim\u00f5es","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"private","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"manuel-simoes","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-01-08 11:06:23","post_modified_gmt":"2021-01-08 11:06:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/?post_type=iplantprotect_member&p=2779","menu_order":0,"post_type":"iplantprotect_member","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"position":"Investigador, InPP"},{"member":{"ID":2811,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-01-14 13:47:39","post_date_gmt":"2021-01-14 13:47:39","post_content":"\n

Inform\u00e1tico, Monitoriza\u00e7\u00e3o e Diagn\u00f3stico<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mestrado em F\u00edsica pela Universidade de Bras\u00edlia, Brasil<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1reas de compet\u00eancia:<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engenharia de Software; F\u00edsica; Matem\u00e1tica<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun\u00e7\u00f5es anteriores:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

F\u00edsico Experimental\/ Coordenador do Laborat\u00f3rio de F\u00edsica do Instituto Federal de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o, Ci\u00eancias e Tecnologia do Tocantins, Brasil<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor de F\u00edsica e Matem\u00e1tica, Faculdade de Palmas, Brasil<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duas publica\u00e7\u00f5es relevantes:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bel\u00e9m, T.C.; Brito, B.H.; Almeida, M.S.<\/strong>; Bittencourt, F.T. (2018). An\u00e1lise da produ\u00e7\u00e3o de 24 meses de um sistema fotovoltaico conectado \u00e0 rede no estado de Tocantis<\/em>. VII Congresso Brasileiro de Energia Solar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almeida, M.S.<\/strong>, cap\u00edtulo de livro para Abdala, Paulo Jayme Pereira (organizador), Energia Solar e E\u00f3lica 2<\/em> (2019). Atena Editora<\/p>\n","post_title":"M\u00e1rcio Almeida","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marcio-almeida","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-01-14 13:47:39","post_modified_gmt":"2021-01-14 13:47:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/?post_type=iplantprotect_member&p=2811","menu_order":0,"post_type":"iplantprotect_member","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"position":"Investigador, InPP"}]},"members_external":[{"member":"Alberto Barata","position":"T\u00e9cnico Superior, CMS","url":""},{"member":"Ant\u00f3nio Emanuel Figueiredo","position":"Assistente T\u00e9cnico, CMS","url":""},{"member":"Daniel Pereira","position":"Assistente Operacional, CMS","url":""},{"member":"Renato Zompanti","position":"Nature 4.0, formador","url":""},{"member":"Gabriel Ambr\u00f3sio","position":"Moov Videos, fot\u00f3grafo\/ vide\u00f3grafo","url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/moovvideos"},{"member":"Letizia Campioni","position":"Investigadora, MARE-ISPA ","url":""}],"members_external_source":{"label":"Membros Externos","type":"repeater","formatted_value":[{"member":"Alberto Barata","position":"T\u00e9cnico Superior, CMS","url":""},{"member":"Ant\u00f3nio Emanuel Figueiredo","position":"Assistente T\u00e9cnico, CMS","url":""},{"member":"Daniel Pereira","position":"Assistente Operacional, CMS","url":""},{"member":"Renato Zompanti","position":"Nature 4.0, formador","url":""},{"member":"Gabriel Ambr\u00f3sio","position":"Moov Videos, fot\u00f3grafo\/ vide\u00f3grafo","url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/moovvideos"},{"member":"Letizia Campioni","position":"Investigadora, MARE-ISPA ","url":""}]},"posts":[{"post":5649},{"post":""},{"post":4571},{"post":4775}],"posts_source":{"label":"Posts","type":"repeater","formatted_value":[{"post":{"ID":5649,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-07 11:39:51","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-07 11:39:51","post_content":"\n

O software de acesso e visualiza\u00e7\u00e3o dos dados enviados pelos sensores Tree Talker instalados em castanheiros no Sabugal foi melhorado e est\u00e1 agora mais inteligente e interativo, gra\u00e7as \u00e0 utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de ferramentas de ci\u00eancia de dados. Esta evolu\u00e7\u00e3o foi efetuada pelo Departamento de Monitoriza\u00e7\u00e3o e Diagn\u00f3stico, no \u00e2mbito do projeto \u201cEducar para conhecer, proteger e monitorizar os castanheiros atrav\u00e9s da tecnologia IoT\u201d, cofinanciado pelo Fundo Ambiental e liderado pelo InnovPlantProtect (InPP) em colabora\u00e7\u00e3o com a C\u00e2mara Municipal do Sabugal (CMS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A aplica\u00e7\u00e3o da tecnologia conhecida como \u201cInternet das Coisas\u201d<\/a> (IoT, do ingl\u00eas Internet of Things) \u00e9 a principal novidade deste programa inovador de educa\u00e7\u00e3o ambiental<\/a>. Atrav\u00e9s da instala\u00e7\u00e3o de sensores remotos nos troncos, as \u00e1rvores comunicam o seu estado de sa\u00fade, incluindo par\u00e2metros como o consumo de \u00e1gua, o crescimento da biomassa, a humidade do caule, a radia\u00e7\u00e3o solar absorvida e o estado de sa\u00fade das folhas atrav\u00e9s da reflex\u00e3o da luz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Depois de recolhidos pelo concentrador TT Cloud (gateway<\/em>), os dados em bruto dos Tree Talkers s\u00e3o transmitidos para um servidor atrav\u00e9s da Internet e convertidos em informa\u00e7\u00f5es \u201cleg\u00edveis\u201d, sob a forma de gr\u00e1ficos, tabelas e alertas de avarias, entre outras. Com a nova evolu\u00e7\u00e3o, os utilizadores deixaram de visualizar gr\u00e1ficos est\u00e1ticos e passaram a poder interagir com gr\u00e1ficos din\u00e2micos, que permitem, por exemplo, ampliar um determinado pico ou curva para aceder a um per\u00edodo temporal muito espec\u00edfico e preciso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Al\u00e9m de facilitar e melhorar a consulta e an\u00e1lise aos dados sobre a varia\u00e7\u00e3o na tens\u00e3o das baterias que alimentam os Tree Talkers, ou na temperatura registada, entre muitos outros, o novo software dispara automaticamente mensagens de email para utilizadores pr\u00e9-definidos em caso de alerta \u2013 por exemplo, se uma bateria ficar de repente sem carga, caso em que \u00e9 necess\u00e1ria uma desloca\u00e7\u00e3o ao local para substitui\u00e7\u00e3o do dispositivo de alimenta\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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InnovPlantProtect e Munic\u00edpio do Sabugal instalam sensores em soutos do concelho e lan\u00e7am programa educativo de valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o do castanheiro como capital natural local.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ser\u00e3o as \u00e1rvores a comunicar o seu estado de sa\u00fade gra\u00e7as aos sensores TreeTalker. O projeto \u201cEducar para conhecer, proteger e monitorizar os castanheiros atrav\u00e9s da tecnologia IoT\u201d, que mereceu a aprova\u00e7\u00e3o do Fundo Ambiental, \u00e9 liderado pelo InnovPlantProtect (InPP) e dirigido pela C\u00e2mara Municipal do Sabugal (CMS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A iniciativa visa a gest\u00e3o sustent\u00e1vel do castanheiro, a valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o dos servi\u00e7os ecossist\u00e9micos e a prote\u00e7\u00e3o contra doen\u00e7as, nomeadamente a doen\u00e7a da tinta, para a qual n\u00e3o existe ainda uma solu\u00e7\u00e3o concreta. O projeto inclui cursos de forma\u00e7\u00e3o destinados aos atuais e potenciais respons\u00e1veis pela gest\u00e3o sustent\u00e1vel e prote\u00e7\u00e3o dos castanheiros: CMS e produtores de castanha associados da CastCoa \u2013 Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Produtores de Castanha do Coa; e alunos do ensino secund\u00e1rio do Agrupamento de Escolas do Sabugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A novidade do programa educativo, por\u00e9m, \u00e9 que a tecnologia digital 4.0, baseada na \u201cInternet das Coisas\u201d (IoT, do ingl\u00eas Internet of Things) est\u00e1 a ser aplicada para apoiar e agregar valor aos m\u00e9todos tradicionais de ensino. Os sensores TreeTalker, instalados \u00e0 volta do tronco, permitem a monitoriza\u00e7\u00e3o em tempo real das condi\u00e7\u00f5es fitossanit\u00e1rias das \u00e1rvores, detetando o consumo de \u00e1gua (atrav\u00e9s do fluxo de seiva), o crescimento da biomassa (di\u00e2metro), a humidade do caule, a radia\u00e7\u00e3o solar absorvida e o estado de sa\u00fade das folhas atrav\u00e9s de \u00edndices espectrais (reflex\u00e3o da luz).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A C\u00e2mara Municipal do Sabugal acaba de divulgar o projeto<\/a>. N\u00e3o deixe de ver o v\u00eddeo agora lan\u00e7ado, que sublinha a import\u00e2ncia do castanheiro para o sustento das comunidades locais e o valor do ecossistema do souto, e mostra a equipa em pleno trabalho de campo. \u00c9 tamb\u00e9m uma oportunidade \u00fanica para ver em a\u00e7\u00e3o os investigadores do InPP Manuel Sim\u00f5es<\/a>, M\u00e1rcio Almeida<\/a> e Ilaria Marengo<\/a>, diretora do Departamento de Monitoriza\u00e7\u00e3o e Diagn\u00f3stico de Pragas e Doen\u00e7as<\/a>, e coordenadora deste projeto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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O projeto \u201cEducar para conhecer, proteger e monitorizar os castanheiros atrav\u00e9s da tecnologia IoT\u201d<\/a>, cofinanciado pelo Fundo Ambiental, foi apresentado na semana passada a alunos do 12\u00ba ano do Agrupamento de Escolas do Sabugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cerca de 50 estudantes de Biologia, Tecnologia e Turismo passaram parte da manh\u00e3 e a tarde do dia 4 de novembro com a equipa do InnovPlantProtect (InPP), a fim de compreenderem a import\u00e2ncia de proteger as \u00e1rvores, e em particular os castanheiros, patrim\u00f3nio natural local. O projeto, liderado pelo InPP, \u00e9 dirigido pela C\u00e2mara Municipal do Sabugal<\/a> (CMS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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