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About the CRC for Forestry

The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Forestry is an Australia-wide joint venture supported by the forestry industry, research organisations, state agencies and the Australian Government. Our mission is to support a sustainable and vibrant Australian forestry industry through research, education, communication and collaboration.

Our vision

  • Recognised as a world-leading collaborative forestry research organisation.
  • The organisation of choice to conduct and coordinate strategic research on key issues for the Australian forestry industry.
  • Established as a trusted and reliable source of information and analysis of science-based knowledge relating to forests and forestry in Australia.

Our competitive advantage

The CRC is a working partnership built upon a foundation of 15 years of successful collaboration amongst the nation’s leading forest research organisations, companies and government agencies. We are passionately committed to the growth of a socially responsible and ecologically sustainable industry that makes an increasingly important contribution to the Australian economy.

Our core values

  • World-class science and innovation
  • Impact and accountability
  • Strength and quality through partnerships
  • Open and honest communication
  • Good governance
  • Continuous improvement

Measures of success

  • A billion dollars in net present value added to the Australian forest industry as a demonstrable outcome of the CRC’s research, education and communication.
  • A more adaptable, innovative Australian forest industry, which recognises that it cannot function effectively without the CRC.
  • Achievement of tangible outcomes from each major area of the CRC’s activity: changed practice, analysis of options, risks avoided.
  • Substantial funding support for the CRC from industry beyond the current seven year term.