Head of Terrestrial Ecology and Conservation, KAUST
Biography
Dr Ricardo Ramalho is an environmental scientist, terrestrial ecology and zoology specialist.
He is specialised in human-wildlife conflicts, biodiversity monitoring and impact assessment. He has over 15 years of experience conducting and coordinating terrestrial ecology surveys, biodiversity assessments, monitoring programmes and impact assessment with experience across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Dr Ramalho is a specialist in implementing and coordinating terrestrial surveys, monitoring programmes and environmental impact assessment and mitigation for renewable energy developments.
Dr Ramalho has published several papers in scientific journals having published two books specialised in assessing impacts and monitoring birds and bats on wind farms and contributed to the development of the bird and bat guidelines for avian impact assessment in South Africa.