Lawyer, founder and senior partner of a Lisbon law firm (CAA); President of the Justice Council of the Portuguese Sailing Federation;

President of ABAAE - Blue Flag Association for Environment and Education, since 1995;

Vice-president of ADEAC - Association of Environmental and Consumer Education, since April 2024;

Mentor and program manager, and member of various steering committees within the scope of FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education);

Promoter and responsible for launching various environmental education projects in Portugal (ECO-Schools; Young Reporters for the Environment; Green Key; ECOXXI and Eco Parishes 21) and various international cooperation initiatives (Spain, Morocco, Cape Verde, Brazil) in the field of environmental education for sustainable development.