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Our researchers are working on a range of industry-driven and academic projects individually and within research groups and clusters within our two disciplines: Forestry Science and Forest Engineering.

Research is being conducted into Sustainable Land Management��in order to sustain New Zealand's unique and endemic biodiversity. The focus is on both agricultural and forestry systems where the primary management objective is economic use��(meat, wool or timber production).��

Our research in Forest Engineering is aimed at improving the operational performance of the NZ forest industry. Topics include Biomass/Bioenergy and Environmental Impacts.

Research strengths

Sustainable land management

Areas of current research in sustainable land management include:

• Biodiversity conservation in primary production systems
• Restoration ecology
• Pest management in primary production systems
• Continuous cover forestry (CCF)
• Dryland forestry
• Forest-scale site assessment

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Research centres and groups

• Sustainable Land Management��in the School of Forestry

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Researchers and supervisors

Staff actively working in these areas are:

Forest engineering

Areas of current research forest engineering��include:

• Biomass and bioenergy
• Operational efficiency
• Environmental impacts
• Forest roading

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Research centres and groups

• Forest Engineering��in the School of Forestry

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Researchers and supervisors

Staff actively working in these areas are:

Forest variability

Areas of current research in forest variability��include:

• Wood quality
• Breeding
• Silviculture
• Modelling

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Research centres and groups

• Managing Forest Variability��in the School of Forestry

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Researchers and supervisors

Staff actively working in these areas are:

Forestry business management

Areas of current in forestry business management��include:

• Economic and market analysis
• Valuation
• Carbon forestry
• Business performance
• Land management planning, and land use change
• Ecosystem services

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Research centres and groups

• Forestry as a Business��in the School of Forestry

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Researchers and supervisors

Staff actively working in these areas are: