Alterra is the research institute for our green living environment. The institute combines a large variety of expertise regarding our green living environment and its sustainable use: knowledge on water, nature, forestry, atmosphere, soil, landscape, climate, recreation etc.

Alterra's research is divided over five centres: Ecosystems, Geo-Information, Landscape, Soil Science and Water and Climate. In this centres over four hundred researchers are employed. The centres are supported in their work by staff department in marketing, communications, human resource management, financial en facility services.

Alterra's team of directors has two members:
ir. C.T. (Kees) Slingerland  - Managing director
ir. A.H.(Auke) de Bruin - Director Operations


Alterra is part of Wageningen University and Research Centre and closely co-operates with the department of Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University.