The center has been established with funds from Danish National Research Foundation (“Danmarks Grundforskningsfond”), the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark. It is a long-term funded center of excellence that started 1st of January 2010.

The center integrate terrestrial and marine research in a cross-disciplinary research program addressing fundamental questions on the origin, maintenance, conservation and future of life and biological diversity on Earth.

Read more about the mission and research agenda of the center