Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek

The Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) is the Flemish research and knowledge centre for nature and its sustainable management and use. INBO conducts scientific research and supplies knowledge supporting governmental agencies and organisations involved in nature conservation, forestry, agriculture, hunting and aquaculture. INBO publishes its results as open data and provides data for international reporting to biodiversity-related conventions. INBO is an agency of the Flemish government, but also executes externally financed projects through its Own Capital Fund. Policy relevance is an essential criterion for the INBO research topics. INBO employs some 250 staff members.