About João Almeida Filipe

João Almeida Filipe joined VdA in 2023 as a principal consultant in the environment & climate change practice area. He is a guest assistant professor at Nova University of Lisbon, and he was a legal adviser to several members of government, including the Minister of the Environment and Climate Action, giving advice in the fields of spatial planning, coastal zone management, nature conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, forests, carbon markets and water resources. He was also a parliamentary adviser for the European Affairs Committee at the Portuguese Parliament.