José Guerreiro is a Biologist, PhD in Ecology, Professor of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. He teaches and develops research in Environmental and Marine Governance. He also teaches at the Agostinho Neto University of Angola and Eduardo Mondlane University de Mozambique. He participated and coordinated several EU funded Research and Development projects in Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya and South Africa. He held the following public positions: Secretary of State for the Environment, Director General for Environment, President of the Institute for Environmental Promotion, Dean of the Biologists Bar. He has been a member of the National Council for Environment and Sustainable Development since 2001 and is a member of the Consultative Council of the Institute of Nature Conservation and Forests of Portugal.
