SEOSAW

415 Permanent plots
9748 One-off plots
12 Countries
315978 Tree measurements
113 Researchers

Miombo woodland in Bicuar National Park, Angola

SEOSAW is an open network of researchers and long term vegetation plots. We work to understand how woodlands, savannas and dry forests are changing in response to global and local changes.

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SEOSAW is an open network. We welcome anyone interested in contributing data or expertise, or in using the SEOSAW dataset for research. Fill in the contact form and we’ll get back to you.

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What we collect and why. When you subscribe we hold the name and email address you provide, and use them only to send you SEOSAW mailing-list messages (news, fieldwork updates, events). Our lawful basis under UK GDPR is your consent, given when you confirm your subscription. We never sell your details or share them with third parties, and we keep them only for as long as you remain subscribed.

Who holds it. The list is run by the SEOSAW team and hosted on the University of Edinburgh’s Sympa mailing-list service. The University of Edinburgh is the data controller, registered with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (registration no. Z6426984).

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Contact. About the list: SEOSAW Office Edinburgh. About your data rights: the University Data Protection Officer (dpo@ed.ac.uk), or see data-protection.ed.ac.uk.