The Foundation Council decides the rules and the regulations of the institution.  It is furthermore in charge of ; the election of the members and the definition of the competences of the scientific Council, the nomination and the control of the directors' activities, the approval of the activity report, the work program, the accounts and the annual budget.

The council is composed of seven members; it gathers representatives from its three founder members:

President

Mr. Abdelatif Mokkedem, director of information technology and telematics department

For the city of Neuchâtel:

Mrs. Valerie Garbani, member of the community council, in charge of the urbanization and cultural affairs
Mr. Blaise Mulhauser, assistant curator at the Natural History Museum

For the University of Neuchâtel:

Dr. Lise Gern, research director at the eco-epidemiological laboratory
Professor Ola Söderström, professor at the Institute of geography

For Swiss Pro Natura:

de René Amstutz, biologiste, chef de projet en protection de la nature à Pro Natura
Dr. Peter Duelli, senior scientist at the WSL .