iDiv is a DFG-funded research centre – the only one. It is run by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Univ. of Jena) and Leipzig University (UL) – and in cooperation with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ). The centre is located in Leipzig.

The iDiv consortium aims to pool experience and strengthen international networks and cooperation. It is enhanced through the expertise of the more than 100 active iDiv members, who work on specific aspects of research in various locations and institutions, and also through the collaboration with several non-university institutions.