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LifeWatch Italy

LifeWatch Italy is one of National Distributed Centres of LifeWatch ERIC, the European Research Infrastructure Consortium providing e-Science research facilities to scientists investigating biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services in order to support society in addressing key planetary challenges. LifeWatch Italy has been established as a Joint Research Unit (JRU) in 2010 and it is coordinated by the Italian National Research Council. The LifeWatch Italy JRU has now 36 members including research institutes, universities and associations seeking to reinforce integrated scientific research on biodiversity and ecosystems. LifeWatch Italy RI aspires to have a key role as national hub for biodiversity and ecosystem research in Italy, supporting the scientific community, and ensuring long-term usability of research outputs. For this reason, it provides services and platforms to support scientists throughout the entire research cycle, promoting best practices in data management and ensuring that research products are aligned with the principles of FAIR and Open Science.

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Hosting legal entity https://ror.org/04c04g438
Legal Entity false
Legal status European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC)
Research Infrastructure LifeWatch
Website https://www.lifewatchitaly.eu
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Description LifeWatch
Logo https://www.lifewatchitaly.eu/en/communication/video/
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Scientific Domain Natural Sciences
Scientific Sub-Domain Natural Sciences. Biological Sciences
Scientific Sub-Domain Natural Sciences. Earth & Related Environmental Sciences
Scientific Sub-Domain Natural Sciences. Computer & Information Sciences
Structure types Distributed
Location

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City Lecce
Country Italy
Postal Code 73100
Street Name and Number via prov. Lecce Monteroni
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Email ilaria.rosati@cnr.it
First Name Ilaria
Last Name Rosati
Position Digital Infrastructure and Data Manager
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Affiliations ESFRI
Catalogue https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatchitaly.eu
Partecipating countries Spain
Partecipating countries Portugal
Partecipating countries Belgium
Partecipating countries Slovenia
Partecipating countries Greece
Partecipating countries Bulgaria
Partecipating countries Netherlands (the)
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Life cycle status Operational
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Areas of activity Basic research
Areas of activity Applied research
Areas of activity Technological development
ESFRI domain Environment
ESFRI type Landmark
MERIL scientific domain Earth and Environmental Sciences
MERIL scientific domain Biological & Medical Sciences
MERIL scientific domain Information Science & Technology
National road maps true
Societal Grand Challenges Natural Resources
Societal Grand Challenges Environment
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ITINERIS WP Terrestrial biosphere
system:type Research Infrastructure
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Author Rosati Ilaria
Maintainer Rosati Ilaria
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Last Updated 9 February 2026, 11:36 (CET)
Created 15 December 2025, 14:41 (CET)