The SUMHAL project – Sustainability for Nediterranean Hotspots in Andalusia Integrating LifeWatch ERIC – (funded by ERDF Spain, Andalusia) implements a strategy for the conservation of biodiversity in sustainable natural systems of the western Mediterranean area. Its main objective is to combine the results of the fieldwork with Virtual Research Environments for the storage, management, analysis and dissemination of the conservation status of Andalusian biodiversity ecosystems.