Cofunded by the European Union

More local or institution-based Research Facility Acronym : 
FL
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
Centro de Investigación Ecológica y Aplicaciones Forestales (CREAF)
Other partners : 
CSIC (Spain)
Country : 
Spain
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Campus de Bellaterra, Edifici C, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
More local or institution-based Research Facility type : 
Knowledge-based RI (archives and scientific data knowledge systems)
Level of Access : 
Other
(National/ Transnational/ Virtual (Remote ))
Cost of Access : 
Free
Keywords : 
Modelling - Ecosystem - Knowledge - Interdisciplinary - Prediction - Environmental - Sustainable - Biodiversity
Water4All Keywords : 
Ecosystem services - Ecohydrology
(Eco-hydrology)
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems - Water Value and Usage - Sustainable Water Management
Services provided : 
Access data and metadata
Equipment : 
Numerical modelling
Type of variables provided : 
Biological and ecological variables
Frequency of Measurements : 
Continuous Monitoring (Real-time, 10-min. period, hourly, every few hours, daily etc.)
Variables Provided : 
Soil moisture content; Plant water potential; Fuel moisture content
Start year of entry : 
8 October 2024
Kind of data provided : 
Geopackage
Sustainability of funding : 
Yes
Type of funding : 
National
Fair Principles : 
HTTP/HTTPS downloads (e.g., CSV, NetCDF, ZIP)
Source : 
Phase 2 questionnaire and website
Subcategory : 
Important scientific Infrastructures related to freshwater

The Forest Lab is a platform dedicated to make data about Spanish and Catalonian forests available to the public, expert or not. The focus of the platform is deliver different web applications to visualize, explore and download relevant data about forest water status, forest structure and inventories, forest ecosystem services, forest health...  The available data has been curated and processed by researchers and technicians from CREAF to minimize the error during the raw data processing. In this way, the Forestry Lab becomes an starting point for researchers, students, administrations and stakeholders to access the necessary data to perform their tasks. Also, it offers to the general public a window to know better one of the main treasures of our territories, the forests.  The Forest Lab is developed and maintained by the Ecosystem Modelling Facility at CREAF and currently funded and supported under the Severo Ochoa Excellence project at CREAF. (from CREAF and beyond) interested in developing or applying models to predict the response of terrestrial ecosystems to drivers of global change, both for research or knowledge transfer purposes.

Links with other entries : 
Spanish Long-Term Ecological Research Network - European integrated Long-Term Ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological Research Infrastructure

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The Water4All Partnership - Water Security for the Planet - is a funding programme for scientific research in freshwater. It aims to tackle water challenges to face climate change, help to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and boost the EU’s competitiveness and growth.

It is co-funded by the European Union within the frame of the Horizon Europe programme (a key funding programme for research and innovation). The Partnership duration is for seven years from 2022.

The Water4All objective is to enable water security at a large scale and in the long term. Its goal is also to tackle water issues in a holistic frame. 

All forms of life on earth need water. All human activities operate with this resource. Water is part of our everyday life. It is also integrated within urban and countryside landscapes. It is one of the most valuable elements we share with plants and animals.

These simple facts must be kept in mind to understand the Water4All ambition.

This resource is weakened in many places due to climate changes, and human habits. We know that we can improve the way we use water. Everyone has a role to play and especially the scientific research community.

Scientific research is the heart of the Partnership as It is a powerful tool to improve knowledge on preserving, restoring, and managing this essential resource. 

International cooperation is also needed as water has no borders on Earth and runs from one country to another.

Water4All brings together a broad and cohesive group of 90 partners from 33 countries in the European Union and beyond. This consortium gathers partners from the whole water Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) chain.