NFDI4Biodiversity

Mission statement

NFDI4BiodiversityExternal link is guided by the fact that stakeholders from science, politics and nature conservation need reliable data in order to make better contributions to the conservation of global biodiversity. In the partner network, the consortium combines scientific and technical competences to provide users from research and practice with a service portfolio for biodiversity and environmental data. Knowledge is shared with the wider community via the NFDIExternal link to offer added value, specifically:

• Access to modern technologies and a comprehensive portfolio of biodiversity and environmental data;
• Tried and tested methods and tools for archiving, publishing, searching, and analyzing data;
• An expert forum for the safe and competent handling of research data for diverse and responsible (re-)use.

Organization of the consortium

The consortium is an association of about 50 partner institutions. Their cooperation and the use of the jointly developed results are governed by a cooperation agreement. The spokesperson institution and the co-applicant institutions have the responsibility towards the German Research FoundationExternal link regarding the implementation of the work program. The other partner institutions, as representatives of the biodiversity community, contribute data, software, know-how, and other resources to the cooperation.

In 2021, a strategic advisory board was appointed to accompany the development and further orientation of the consortium with an expert view from the outside. The members of the board are professionals in research, practical nature conservation, and data archiving.

Work program

The work program for the first funding phase until 2025 comprises five task areas. Task areas 1– 4 have a technical-operational focus and include, for example, planning for community engagement, and international networking. Task Area 5 covers the organizational requirements and also ensures the availablity of what has been developed in NFDI4Biodiversity is available beyond the end of the project. The overview below details the respective responsibilities and the interactions between them. You can find a more in-depth description of the work areas in the project proposalExternal link .