Mission
The Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF) is a public research institution created in 1987 and located in Catalonia. CREAF’s main objective is to generate knowledge and create new methodological tools in the fields of environmental sciences and ecology. CREAF’s activities include research on the function and diversity of natural ecosystems and their response to disturbances; environmental problems that may severely affect the function of ecosystems, such as changes in soil use or atmosphere and climate changes; and the development of conceptual and methodological tools to assist in decision-making and facilitate sustainable management. Its profile matches the tasks in the WeObserve project for their experience in data storage, manipulation and knowledge extraction. It also has substantial involvement in GEO tasks and activities and in the geospatial standards specification.
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.