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.

CSIRO research is filling the gaps in our knowledge about forest growth and risk in low to medium rainfall areas in Australia.

To maximise the benefits of environmental services from forests researchers are developing decision support tools for plantation managers. Underpinning the development of these tools is the collection of new data and calibration of a range of models.

CSIRO is developing autonomous technologies to monitor the environment and infrastructure and improve safety and operating efficiency in the mining, manufacturing and agricultural industries.

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. 

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.

An analysis of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Biosequestration Opportunities from Rural Land Use. This report estimates the amount of greenhouse gases that can be stored or mitigated by changes in rural land use in Queensland and more broadly, Australia.

Bushfire has been part of the Australian landscape for millions of years but while we consider it a threat, some of our flora and fauna depend upon it.