CSIRO is pursuing many ways to protect forests, make Australian forestry more environmentally sustainable and measure the effects forests have on the wider environment.
A team of scientists may have solved the riddle of why plants that work with bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen gas into an essential biological nutrient (ammonia) tend to prevail in the world’s tropical regions rather than higher latitudes.
Improved management of the world’s tropical forests has major implications for humanity’s ability to reduce its contribution to climate change, according to a paper published today in the international journal, Science.
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.
Researchers from CSIRO are studying plantation forests and their effects on water usage. Their aim is to ensure these valuable resources continue to provide enormous social, economic and environmental benefits to the community.
CSIRO’s Catchment Water and Salt Balance team increases our ability to predict changing levels of water and salt in large river basins, exploring the implications of land use change, climate change, salinity and groundwater balance.
CSIRO’s expertise in carbon accounting is assisting plantation managers and informing policy development and implementation to support emerging carbon markets.
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.
This article from Farming Ahead contains four stories on a flowering study to improve crops, regional biodiversity outcomes, measuring carbon stores and a chemical process to produce bio-crude. (1 page)
Ensis LINK was a quarterly newsletter that highlighted research and development progress in forestry and forest products by Ensis, a joint venture between CSIRO Australia and New Zealand’s Scion between 2004 and 2007. (8 pages)
Serious wildfires usually occur in the Australian landscape each year during a recognised fire season. Fire seasons differs in different parts of the country.
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.
