Netherlands Institute for Vectors, Invasive plants and Plant health (NIVIP)

The Netherlands Institute for Vectors, Invasive plants and Plant health (NIVIP) is the global knowledge center and authority in the field of plant health, invasive plants, biological control agents, and vectors of human and animal diseases.

Our goal is to limit ecological, economic, and social risks, damages, and health risks in these areas of work.

Our expertise in plant health, invasive plants, biological control agents, and vectors of human and animal diseases is the foundation for the Netherlands to comply with international obligations, as established in international treaties and legislation.

We help policy makers and executive organizations to act (inter)nationally authoritative and effective in order to ban harmful organisms and plants.

NIVIP core values

With our unique knowledge and expertise, we provide guidance for policy  its implementation in the Netherlands and beyond.

Our core values are: 

  • Expertise
  • Reliable
  • Scientifically independent
  • Transparent
  • Innovative