Mission, vision and core values
Mission, vision and core values
Mission
To perform leading ecological research on biodiversity, climate change and sustainable use of land and water, to stimulate ecological research of The Netherlands and to share ecological knowledge with society.
Vision
To understand how terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems function and respond to environmental changes and human impacts. With this knowledge NIOO contributes to the design of new strategies for the sustainable future of life on earth.
Ecology for life!
Core values
The NIOO core values set a clear foundation for what we would like to achieve, how we perform our research and activities, how we work with each other and with people outside our organisation. Based on the NIOO core values, NIOO strives to be a collaborative, inclusive and responsible organisation that performs innovative and impactful research.