The Commercial Environmental Forestry program aims to develop commercially viable and environmentally beneficial farm forestry systems in the low-to-medium rainfall zones of Australia.

The Agribusiness Group serves large and vital sectors of the Australian economy including the agri-food industry and the human health sector.

Sophisticated sensors that measure leaf wetness, soil moisture and temperature are helping rehabilitate rainforest in the Springbrook World Heritage precinct in south-east Queensland.

In collaboration with the forestry industry, CSIRO has completed a $A6m research initiative estimated to help generate between $A400m and $A800m of additional income from Australia’s one million hectares of pine plantations, used in building and construction industries.

Tackling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is considered to be one of the most serious national and international challenges of our time. Australia has a sizable potential to sequester carbon and mitigate GHG in agricultural production and land use systems.

This group integrates a wealth of research and knowledge on the structure, function, values and benefits of Australia’s natural and planted forests under current and future climates.

We focus on finding new, integrated ways to manage our water supply and water resources issues. This includes land use change, salinity, climate change, groundwater extraction and drainage schemes. 

CSIRO’s understanding of the potential impacts of climate change on natural and planted forests is helping forestry and natural resource managers prepare for the future.

Tree strength and stiffness are important properties for breeding plantation trees such as Eucalyptus, as they determine their capacity to make better timber products. (5:52)

A massive smart wireless sensor network is being built in Queensland to monitor rehabilitation of a world heritage rainforest – including measuring biodiversity indicators such as bird and frog calls and the amount of light available for plants. (4:53)

Meet Dr Darius Culvenor, who works across a broad range of remote sensing technologies and applications, helping to identify strategically important areas for new technology, skills and business development.

Dr Jamie Hague provides the Australian industry with a competitive advantage in new and improved wood products and processes.

This 4-page edition covers the research addressed at The First International Plant Phenomics Symposium attended by plant biologists from around the world.

Eucalyptus cladocalyx seedling orchards are located in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, under a partnership between CSIRO, the Australian Low Rainfall Tree Improvement Group and local land holders. (2 pages)

The clonal seed orchard of Eucalyptus dunnii located near Corowa, New South Wales (NSW), Australia, aims to produce commercial quantities of highly improved seed and is a partnership between CSIRO Plant Industry, Forests NSW and V.L. Carroll Pty Ltd. (2 pages)