Paulo Magalhães, CIJ's researcher, is awarded with the Porto’s Municipal Medal of Merit

Paulo Magalhães, CIJ researcher and founder and director of the Common Home of Humanity, received on July 9, from the Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, the gold grade of the Municipal Medal of Merit.

With a PhD in Human Ecology, and a post-doctorate in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto, with work on the Legal Status of Climate, Magalhães has been seeing his work widely recognised, and his research is accompanied by an activist commitment, being involved in the coordination and organisation of summits and declarations on climate. The municipality of the City of Porto thus honours his longstanding work, recognising Paulo Magalhães as a representative of Merit of his home city.