Research Institute on
Terrestrial Ecosystems

National Research Council Mission
Research Institute on
Terrestrial Ecosystems
National Research Council Mission
Research Institute on
Terrestrial Ecosystems
National Research Council Mission
biodiversità

BIODIVERSITY

Biodiversity at gene, population, species, community level.
processi ecologici

ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES

Ecological processes and interactions.
plant sciences

PLANT SCIENCES

Experimental plant sciences.
.
.
soil health

SOIL HEALTH

Soil health and resilience.
.
.
conservazione

CONSERVATION

Biodiversity and ecosystem conservation.
.
sustainable management

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

Sustainable management of ecosystems.
climate change

CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change and ecosystems.
.
ecosystem contamination

CONTAMINATION OF ECOSYSTEMS

Pollution and contamination of ecosystems.
circular economy

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Circular economy.
.
environment and health

ENVIROMENT AND HEALTH

Environment and human health.

54

Projects

245

Staff

46

News

5147

Pubblications

Mission

The Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) was established in 2018 merging two previous CNR institutes, the Institute of Agroenvironmental and Forest Biology (IBAF) and part of the Institute for the Study of Ecosystems (ISE). The institute is involved in research, both basic and applied.

Study of structure, functioning and productivity of terrestrial ecosystems

Protection, management and enhancement of natural resources, biodiversity and land

Ecosystem services and their implications for environmental quality and human health

Iret Units

Projects