PE&RC is a collaborative research and PhD training institution coordinated by Wageningen University (WU) with groups from Wageningen University, one group of Utrecht University, and the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW. PE&RC collaborates with The International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC, University of Twente, The Netherlands), Alterra, Plant Research International (PRI) and the International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC).