Jurist, researcher at CIJE- University of Porto. Pos-Doc Law about the legal status of climate and the structural roots of climate emergency. Degree in Law, Catholic University of Porto, a post-degree in Environmental Law, University of Coimbra and  PhD in Human Ecology, Nova University of  Lisbon. In 2007, published “The Earth Condominium: From Climate Change to a New Juridic Conception of the Planet“. In 2016, is co-editor of the “SOS Treaty – The Safe Operating Space Treaty: A New Approach to Managing Our Use of the Earth System“. He is the Founder and President of Common Home of Humanity, Counselor of CNADS – National Council for Environment and Sustainable Development and the Council for Human Future, and member of the Earth System Law Task Force.

Paulo Magalhães will moderate the event Utopian Green City – Local gardens, global changes on April 22 at 21.30 at the University of Porto.