Pl@ntNet is governed by a consortium composed of four research organizations (CIRAD, Inria, INRAE and IRD) and, since January 2026, the support of Fondation Inria, succeeding to the Agropolis Fondation. The management of the consortium is part of the InriaSOFT program, a program to perpetuate the digital achievements of Inria and its partners. The main governance bodies are the executive committee (in charge of strategic and administrative decisions), the scientific and technical committee (in charge of the technical roadmap) and the bureau (in charge of the day-to-day coordination of the platform).
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Since 2021, Pl@ntNet’s governance is open to other members such as research organizations, local authorities, public governance bodies or natural areas managers. The membership of the consortium can be done according to 3 statuses:
| Acteur-relais | Membre | Membre premium | |
| Executive Committee (main governance) |  | ||
| Scientific & Technical Committee (technical choices) | | | |
| Rights to use the brand |  |  |  |
| Engineering half-days for Pl@ntNet services (micro-projects, DB exports, …) | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| Unlimited API access https://my.plantnet.org/ |  | | |
| Amount of the contribution | 2K EUR / year | 10K EUR / year | 20K EUR / year |
Since opening to external members, the Pl@ntNet Consortium has welcomed CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) and the University of Montréal as new members. If you would like to know more or join the consortium, please contact us at: contact@plantnet-project.org.
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