Number of records published in GBIF
211.568
Contact
Administrative Contact
Contact
+34 958 24 97 48
Address
Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación del Sistema Tierra en Andalucía (IISTA) Avenida del Mediterráneo s/n
18006 Granada
Granada
ESPAÑA
Sierra Nevada Global-Change Observatory (UGR-JA)
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Code
OBSNEV -
Registration date
20-02-2011 -
Update date
02-07-2024 - Download the sheet
Description
The Sierra Nevada Global-Change Observatory is an institutional initiative of collaboration between the University of Granada and the Department of Sustainability, Environment and Blue Economy of the Andalusian Regional Government to develop an ecological long-term monitoring programme. This joint effort has allowed the consolidation since 2008 of a long-term monitoring program to evaluate the impacts of global change on the ecosystems of the Sierra Nevada, with the aim of transferring this scientific knowledge to management and society. In addition to these monitoring protocols, the Observatory compile other relevant information on the Sierra Nevada obtained by scientists from the University of Granada and other institutions.
Overall information
Goals
The main objectives of the Sierra Nevada Global-Change Observatory are: - Diagnose the degree of exposure of the Sierra Nevada ecosystems to the impacts of global change and promote the resilience and adaptation of ecosystems through appropriate management measures. - To compile and enhance the value of existing scientific and technical environmental information on the Sierra Nevada.
Strengths
Monitoring the ecosystems and biodiversity of the Sierra Nevada in a context of global change.