The Nature Research Centre of Lithuania is an internationally competitive higher education and research institution conducting fundamental and applied research on living and non-living nature, which helps ensuring the quality and continuity of the life of society in conditions of diverse changes in ecosystems and emerging social challenges. The Centre’s mission is to develop fundamental and applied research by accumulating, summarizing and disseminating new knowledge in the field of natural sciences, which is necessary for ensuring the knowledge and protection of ecosystems and sustainable use of resources to meet the needs of society.