{"id":1011138,"date":"2026-02-16T14:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.obsnev.es\/?page_id=1011138"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:39:08","slug":"informe-sobre-las-actividades-del-observatorio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/obsnev.es\/en\/informe-sobre-las-actividades-del-observatorio\/","title":{"rendered":"Report on the activities of the Observatory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Sierra Nevada Global Change Observatory is an institutional collaboration project between the Regional Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment of the Regional Government of Andalusia and the University of Granada, aimed at jointly developing a long-term ecological monitoring programme, as well as managing and enhancing the value of the information obtained.<\/p>\n

1. OBJECTIVE AND WORK METHODOLOGY AT OBSNEV<\/h2>\n

The main objective is to diagnose the degree of exposure of Sierra Nevada ecosystems to the impacts of global change, promoting ecosystem resilience and adaptation, and to transfer scientific knowledge to management bodies and to society in general. The steps followed in this work are:<\/p>\n

1.1 Data collection<\/h3>\n

The information is derived from field data and remote observations (satellites). A series of monitoring protocols has been established under the scientific supervision of the University of Granada (UGR). Field data collection is carried out by technicians from the Environment and Water Agency and by environmental officers from the Sierra Nevada Natural Park. In addition to these protocols, the Observatory compiles information gathered over the past decades by scientists from the University of Granada and other research institutions in the Sierra Nevada.\n\nTranslated with DeepL.com (free version) <\/p>\n

These highly heterogeneous datasets make it possible to monitor the health status of Sierra Nevada ecosystems and biodiversity in a global change context.<\/p>\n

1.2 Documentation and organisation <\/h3>\n

All the information collected must go through a process of validation, documentation and harmonisation in order to be integrated and published in open-access databases and repositories.<\/p>\n

1.3 Analysis within a scientific framework  <\/h3>\n

This analysis, carried out by experts in each thematic area at the University of Granada, adds value by generating applications and services that facilitate the use of data by different user profiles to whom these services are addressed (scientists, managers and citizens). <\/p>\n

1.4 Transfer of scientific knowledge to management<\/h3>\n

Applications such as Linaria, ClimaNevada, BiblioNevada, DiveRpine or HistoNevada are designed to effectively collect and integrate information across different thematic areas in order to transfer it to environmental management.<\/p>\n

1.5 Citizen participation <\/h3>\n

In addition to researchers from the University of Granada and staff from the Regional Ministry, citizen science is becoming increasingly relevant as a means of involving society in the process of generating data useful for science and management. Citizen science activities enable public participation in the collection of field data, the contribution of technical or graphic documents, or the development of participatory governance projects. Citizen participation is becoming increasingly important in areas as diverse as the monitoring and management of aquatic systems, climate, historical reconstruction of human use of Sierra Nevada, maintenance of traditional irrigation channels (acequias de careo), pasture and forest management, conservation of fauna and flora species, or detection of invasive species.<\/p>\n

Similarly, the incorporation of public and private entities through collaboration agreements with the University of Granada is also becoming increasingly important for the collection of climate data or historical information in Sierra Nevada (see Figure 1).<\/p>\n

In short, OBSNEV: <\/p>\n