Currently, migration is posing a global challenge for the formation of societies and States, being a key factor of the feminisation of the phenomenon. When the migration process is undertaken under situations of vulnerability, it can be linked to structures that generate violence, exploitation, disappearance, and/or human trafficking. The routes that go from Central America to the USA by land present examples of these structures. The SIGNAL-LANDSCAPE project aims to: 1) Build a creative and transnational cartography that reflects the points of damage, as well as the care and resistance of the migratory route. 2) Design methods and tools that facilitate the processes of construction of the life story while avoiding re-victimisation. 3) Breaking the silencing to which the stories of migrant women are subjected, thus generating narrative results. 4) Produce academic knowledge, that will reach certain spaces for the design of policies and social networks. The Researcher will carry out a multi-sited ethnography: origin (Honduras), the route (Mexico-Guatemala), and destination (USA). In these spaces, she will work with women, through local organisations, to build creative narratives that will allow the designing of: 1) the physical landscapes that reflect the damage and care that women have experienced along the route; and 2) the geographical and social landscapes of their experiences. The researcher has doctoral experience with Nigerian migrant women, who are often linked to human trafficking, and she has developed a methodology proposal to take into account the silencing. Furthermore, the trajectory of both supervisors in the field, the Host Centres, and the support of the two Chairs: 1) UNESCO-Gender, Wellbeing and Culture of Peace, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and 2) Jean Monnet-Immigration and Borders of European, University of Cádiz, Spain, will be a fundamental contribution to the proper development of the project and the positive future of the Researcher

Among the most recent remote sensing methodologies applied in archaeological research are proximity analysis carried out with UAS (Unmanned Aerial System). Commonly referred to as drones, they are rapidly evolving instruments that allow the use of different acquisition sensors, such as LiDAR (Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging). This is a tool that makes it possible to scan not only objects, but also entire landscapes and to observe the ground surface (virtually cutting through vegetation and man-made elements), thus enabling better topographical reading and the identification of archaeological features. LiDAR mounted underneath aircraft has already proven to be a valuable tool for archaeological research in the past, although it is little used due to the high costs and low resolution of the digital terrain models produced in which only the topographical macro-elements are highlighted, such as fortifications and urban districts. Now, with the drastic reduction in prices and the miniaturization of hardware, it is not only possible to equip a drone with LiDAR, but also to obtain data at a centimetric resolution that allows even micro-topography to be appreciated. Despite its considerable potential, there is little pioneering research on the subject and a lack of manuals on the use of these LiDAR UAS and the interpretation of the data. Therefore, the aim of PHOENIX-UASL is the study and experimentation of these new technologies on some case studies that are well suited to the investigation, in order to grasp their potential and limitations; the results of which will be complementary to the classic studies of landscape archaeology and aimed at the diachronic reconstruction of places. Specifically, it is intended to target research at some important archaeological sites in Andalusia (Spain), such as the two Phoenician-Punic walled sites of Castillo de Doña Blanca and Cerro del Castillo (Cadiz), and, on the other hand, the indigenous sites on the hills of Medina Sidonia.

The Strait of Gibraltar is a unique hotspot of plant biodiversity within the Mediterranean basin, considered as both a glacial refugium and a relatively permeable biogeographical barrier for plant biodiversity, due to its geological, edaphic and climatic singularities. At both sides of this strait, two heathland habitats of high conservation value and shared edaphic features (acid, infertile and sandy soils) deserve attention: Mediterranean dry heat (herriza) and temperate Atlantic wet heath, whose floras present a peculiar population genetic structure pointing to eco-evolutionary processes such as successful colonisations across the Strait of Gibraltar and isolation by ecogeographic barriers as main drivers in shaping heathland plant biodiversity. Nevertheless, the knowledge about this is still limited. In the present project, a multidisciplinary approach integrating genomics, phylogeography, phylogenomics, demographic inference and community ecology is proposed to contribute to a proper understanding of the role of the Strait of Gibraltar as biogeographical bridge/barrier for both heathland habitats, although particularly relevant for the forgotten but threatened wet heath flora. Likewise, the proposed project will enable to detect key biodiversity areas (probable glacial refugia) and the potential response of heathland plant biodiversity to climate change, essential information for its effective management and conservation.