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Strategic areas of the Institute
BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL WEALTH
To explore, understand and manage the richness of biodiversity in a sustainable manner. We seek innovative ways to conserve ecosystem services by promoting conservation policies and practices.
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND HEALTH
Under approach "One Health", we study the effect of environmental degradation on the spread of diseases, of biodiversity on the prevention of zoonoses and the mitigation of pollutants to protect public and food health.
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND AGROECOLOGY
Improving crop resilience to climate change through adaptation Genetics, agronomic management, soil-plant microbiome studies, and advanced fertilization and conservation agriculture techniques.
SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMICS CIRCULAR
Application of sustainability principles and Economics circular in society and Economics, research of new biodegradable materials, innovative recycling techniques, reduction of the industrial carbon footprint, sustainable urban planning, etc.
Society and Environmental Culture Unit
We carry out an interdisciplinary research with a humanistic approach whose goal is to understand our connection with the environment, and to find a balance between the environment and our cultural needs.
Who we are
Research projects
The BIOMA Institute seeks to be a reference in biodiversity and environmental research , promoting scientific excellence, innovation and partnership among professionals from different disciplines.
In line with these values, we develop several research projects that seek to understand and sustainably manage core topic issues on nature and the future of our planet, such as LIFE-SIP PYRENEES4CLIMA, which implements the Pyrenees Climate Change Strategy; CLIMAVITIS, focused on the adaptation of vines to climate change; or CONNECTFISH, which analyzes the ecological connectivity of dams in relation to the conservation status of Iberian fish.
News
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14|05|2025
BIOMA Institute leads pollen monitoring in Navarra to adapt the region to climate change
A contract with the Instituto de Salud Pública y Laboral del Gobierno de Navarra (Institute of Public and Labor Health of the Government of Navarra) allows the maintenance of a daily monitoring network for the p
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13|05|2025
Researchers from the BIOMA Institute of the University discover a core topic to obtain more sustainable and efficient fertilizers.
finding shows that phosphorus bound to metals and organic subject provides better plant nutrition in poor soils
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08|04|2025
BIOMA Institute researchers recover more than 1,200 records of endangered species through analysis of environmental assessments in Spain
The study provides a valuable database on protected species in Spain, core topic for conservation and policy making.
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events
26 MAY
Time to Share: Circular Economics
meeting to discuss the role of Circular Economics as a transforming axis in different core topic sectors.
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