NBFC consists of 1 Hub and 8 Spokes, each Node including several affiliated partners (public, non-profit entities and private companies).  

50 total partners:

• 26 universities
• 7 public research institutes
• 11 private research institute
• 6 companies

NRP Mission 4, Component 2, Investment 1.4 - Strengthening research structures and creating 'national R&D champions' on certain Key Enabling Technologies. 

• MUR Notice No. 3138 of 16.12.2021 
• Funding: 350 million euro (320 million from the PNRR) 
• Directorial Decree of Granting of Funding No. 1032 of 17.06.2022 
• Identification code: Progetto CN_00000033
• CUP: D43C22001280006

(PNRR) The Vision is to promote the sustainable management of Italian biodiversity in order to improve the planet’s health and return beneficial effects, essential for all people.

The general mission of the Consortium is to create an extended national network of universities, research centers, associations, and other private and societal stakeholders to take effective and immediate action to halt the loss of biodiversity and the impairment of its delivered ecosystem services while enhancing a sustainable use of biodiversity-derived resources and new job opportunities. As a main legacy of the NBFC, a Biodiversity Scientific Gateway will be established which will act as a National Centre to drive the development of biodiversity-related KETs (including ICT) to enhance research fostering the science-to-policy processes in conservation, restoration, and valorization in biodiversity.  

The general objectives of such a unique cross-disciplinary and innovative platform are:

• understanding and addressing direct drivers for biodiversity decline at marine, terrestrial and urban level
• valorizing biodiversity to make it a central element for sustainable development

In concrete terms, the NBFC aims at addressing interdisciplinary and frontier research and innovation activities devoted to the monitoring, conservation, restoration and valorization of Italian biodiversity.