Fundación Biodiversidad, a public foundation attached to Spain's Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, operates from its headquarters at Calle de las Peñuelas 10 in central Madrid. It focuses on reversing biodiversity loss through ecosystem conservation, restoration, sustainable resource use, and addressing threats like climate change and overexploitation.
Established to support national environmental policies, the foundation manages national and European funds, including over 7.2 million euros allocated to more than 150 projects in Spain's Natura 2000 Network—Europe's largest protected areas system, to which Spain contributes 27.8% of its land and key marine sites. Its board includes the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation.
Current efforts span terrestrial, marine, and urban settings. The LIFE INTEMARES project advances marine protected area management with research and stakeholder involvement. LIFE Cerceta Pardilla targets 3,000 hectares of wetlands to save Europe's most endangered duck. LIFE Bears with a Future plants native trees across eight Cantabrian Natura 2000 sites for bear adaptation to climate change. LIFE ECOREST aims to restore 30,000 hectares of deep-sea habitats off Girona and Barcelona. It has backed over 200 biodiversity projects overall, funding calls like a 2-million-euro research program in 2022.
The scope covers alliances with academia, private firms, and civil society, from species recovery to urban renaturalization, while aiding international commitments.