• All Projects [1]
• Current Projects [2]
• Concluded Projects [3]
• Relevant Publications [4]

Research Program Manager: Dr Russell Haines
email: haines@aciar.gov.au [5]

The Forestry program contributes to poverty alleviation and natural resource conservation and rehabilitation through scientific support for the establishment, management and sustainable utilisation of forests, providing optimum social, economic and environmental benefits to partner countries and Australia. Areas of focus include: development of silvicultural systems and improved germplasm, harvesting and processing approaches and the management of threats.

All Projects

FST/1983/020 [6] - Australian hardwoods for fuelwood and agroforestry

FST/1983/031 [7] - Australian hardwoods for fuelwood and agroforestry

FST/1983/057 [8] - Casuarina for fuelwood and nitrogen fixation

FST/1984/057 [9] - Introduction and cultivation experiments for Australian broad-leaved tree species

FST/1984/058 [10] - Wattle silviculture and utilisation of tannin extracts

FST/1984/066 [11] - Forestry program coordination research information network and workshops

FST/1986/013 [12] - Fuelwood and sandalwood silviculture in eastern Indonesia

FST/1986/030 [13] - Hybridisation and vegetative propagation of Australian tropical acacias

FST/1986/033 [14] - Australian woody species for saline sites in Asia

FST/1987/036 [15] - Increasing productivity of casuarina and eucalyptus plantations in southern China by inoculation with selected symbiotic micro-organisms

FST/1988/008 [16] - Australian hardwoods for fuelwood and agroforestry

FST/1988/009 [17] - Australian hardwoods for fuelwood and agroforestry

FST/1988/048 [18] - Introduction and cultivation experiments for Australian broadleaved tree species

FST/1988/049 [19] - Wattle silviculture and pulping studies

FST/1990/043 [20] - Multi-purpose tree and sandalwood silviculture in Indonesia

FST/1990/044 [21] - Increasing productivity of eucalypt plantations in China by inoculation with ectomycorrhizas and nutrient application

FST/1991/014 [22] - Nutrition and mycorrhizal requirements of tropical trees for plantation and agroforestry systems

FST/1991/015 [23] - Improving and sustaining productivity of eucalypts in Southeast Asia

FST/1991/026 [24] - Improvement in tree establishment for tropical dryland conditions in east Africa

FST/1991/027 [25] - Predicting tree growth at specific sites and for general regions in Southeast Asia

FST/1992/008 [26] - Tree establishment technologies in the Philippines

FST/1992/027 [27] - Australian acacias for sustainable development in China, Vietnam and Australia

FST/1993/010 [28] - Physiology and genetic improvement of Acacia auriculiformis

FST/1993/016 [29] - Tree growing on salt-affected soils in Pakistan, Thailand and Australia

FST/1993/112 [30] - Double diffusion treatment of eucalypt poles

FST/1993/118 [31] - Seeds of Australian trees project

FST/1993/709 [32] - Agroforestry solutions to rehabilitate Imperata grasslands

FST/1994/019 [33] - Genetic diversity and propagation of mangroves

FST/1994/025 [34] - Ectomycorrhizal fungi for eucalypt plantations in China

FST/1994/033 [35] - New leucaenas for southeast Asian, Pacific and Australian agriculture

FST/1994/041 [36] - Minimising disease impacts on eucalypts in south east Asia

FST/1995/000 [37] - Manufacture of low-cost wood-cement composites in the Philippines using plantation grown Australian tree species

FST/1995/103 [38] - Ecology and control of tip moths feeding on red cedar and allied forest trees in the Meliaceae: Review Workshop

FST/1995/106 [39] - Improving and maintaining productivity of eucalypt plantations in India and Australia

FST/1995/107 [40] - Competitive interaction of trees and crops for water by agroforestry systems

FST/1995/110 [41] - Fungal pathogens as a potential threat to tropical acacias

FST/1995/123 [42] - Testing the utility of the north Queensland rainforest growth and timber yield model in Papua New Guinea

FST/1995/124 [43] - Potential insect threat to plantations of acacias and eucalypts in tropical Asia

FST/1995/726 [44] - Expert consultation to develop technical guidelines for the safe movement of Eucalyptus spp germplasm

FST/1996/005 [45] - Development of domestication strategies for commercially important species of Meliaceae

FST/1996/077 [46] - Documentation, collection and cultivation of traditionally utilised tree species in northern Australia and eastern Indonesia

FST/1996/085 [47] - Nutrition of tropical hardwood species in plantations in the south-western Pacific

FST/1996/110 [48] - Tree production technologies for the Philippines and tropical Australia

FST/1996/124 [49] - High performance eucalypts and interspecific hybrids for marginal lands in south and eastern South Africa and south-eastern Australia

FST/1996/125 [50] - Development of germplasm and production systems for cold tolerant eucalypts for use in cool regions of southern China and Australia

FST/1996/182 [51] - Testing and developing criteria and indicators for sustainable management of tropical plantation forests

FST/1996/187 [52] - Electronic compendium for forestry in the Asia-Pacific region

FST/1996/205 [53] - Status of the tree-damaging Neotermes sp. in Fiji's American mahogany plantations and preliminary evaluation of the use of entomopathogens for their control

FST/1996/206 [54] - Assessment of eucalyptus rust as a pathogen of Eucalyptus species and other Myrtaceae, and development of sensitive methods for its detection in germplasm

FST/1997/024 [55] - Insect resistance and silvicultural control of the shoot borer, Hypsipyla robusta, feeding on species of Meliaceae in Southeast Asia and Australia

FST/1997/035 [56] - Fungal pathogens as a potential threat to tropical acacias

FST/1997/042 [57] - Use of fire in land management for sustainable agricultural and forestry development in eastern Indonesia and northern Australia - review workshop

FST/1997/077 [58] - Eucalypts and groundwater: managing plantations to avoid resource depletion and environmental detriment in China and Australia

FST/1998/022 [59] - Above-ground biodiversity and productivity assessment for alternatives to slash and burn

FST/1998/055 [60] - Alternative to slash and burn agriculture in Indonesia: completing Phase 2 research on net greenhouse gas emissions and the interactions between biodiversity and productivity of agroforests

FST/1998/085 [61] - The taxonomy of the shoot borer, Hypsipyla robusta and allied species in the Asian/Australian region

FST/1998/096 [62] - Domestication of Australian trees for reforestation and agroforestry systems in developing countries

FST/1998/113 [63] - Development of a sustainable, community-based essential oil industry in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea using the region's woody-plant species

FST/1998/115 [64] - Domestication of Papua New Guinea's indigenous forest species

FST/1998/118 [65] - Planning methods for sustainable management of timber stocks in Papua New Guinea's forests

FST/1999/011 [66] - Community development through rehabilitation of Imperata grassland using trees: A model approach growing Vitex pubescens for charcoal production in Kalimantan, Indonesia

FST/1999/035 [67] - The impact of changing agroforestry mosaics on catchment water yield and quality in Southeast Asia

FST/1999/042 [68] - Growth stresses in eucalypts: evaluation and development of measurement techniques

FST/1999/086 [69] - Global Phase of the Forestry Compendium - a silvicultural reference

FST/1999/095 [70] - Improving the value chain for plantation-grown eucalypt sawn wood in China, Vietnam and Australia: Genetics and silviculture

FST/2000/001 [71] - Impacts of fire and its use for sustainable land and forest management in Indonesia and northern Australia.

FST/2000/003 [72] - Mixed species plantations of high-value trees for timber production and enhanced community services in Vietnam and Australia

FST/2000/016 [73] - Breeding to enhance productivity of plantations of melaleucas for essential oil production in Indonesia

FST/2000/122 [74] - Application of molecular marker technologies for genetic improvement of forest plantation species in Indonesia and Australia

FST/2000/123 [75] - Heart rots in plantation hardwoods in Indonesia and southeast Australia

FST/2001/020 [76] - Alternatives to slash and burn in SE Asia, phase 3: Facilitating development of agroforestry systems

FST/2001/021 [77] - Improving the value chain for plantation-grown eucalypt sawn wood in China, Vietnam and Australia: sawing and drying

FST/2001/045 [78] - Development of forest health surveillance systems for South Pacific countries and Australia

FST/2001/086 [79] - Assessment of the potential of Pinus radiata for ecological restoration of the Yangtze River catchment in Aba Prefecture, Sichuan, China

FST/2001/105 [80] - Can decentralisation work for forests and the poor? Policy research to promote sustainable forest management, equitable economic development, and secure local livelihoods in Indonesia

FST/2002/010 [81] - Domestication and commercialisation of multi-purpose indigenous trees and shrubs for food and other products in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Queensland: a feasibility study with special reference to Canarium nut

FST/2002/097 [82] - Identification of optimum genetic resources for establishment of local species of sandalwood for plantations and agroforests in Vanuatu and Cape York Peninsula

FST/2002/112 [83] - Domestication of Meliaceae species in Southeast Asia and Australia, particularly management of the problem of Hypsipyla robusta attack

FST/2003/002 [84] - Development and evaluation of sterile triploids and polyploid breeding methodologies for commercial species of Acacia in Vietnam, South Africa and Australia

FST/2003/025 [85] - Community partnerships for plantation forestry: enhancing rural incomes from forestry in eastern Indonesia and Australia

FST/2003/048 [86] - Management of fungal root rot in plantation acacias in Indonesia

FST/2003/049 [87] - Review of portable sawmills in the Pacific: Identifying the factors for success

FST/2004/009 [88] - Facilitating the availability and use of improved germplasm for forestry and agroforestry in Papua New Guinea

FST/2004/050 [89] - Value-adding to PNG agroforestry systems

FST/2004/053 [90] - Establishing forest pest detection systems in South Pacific countries and Australia

FST/2004/054 [91] - Improving value and marketability of coconut wood

FST/2004/055 [92] - Domestication and commercialisation of Canarium indicum in Papua New Guinea

FST/2004/057 [93] - Enhancing on-farm incomes through improved silvicultural management of teak and paper mulberry plantations in Luang Prabang Province of Lao PDR

FST/2004/058 [94] - Realising genetic gains in Indonesian and Australian plantations through water and nutrient management

FST/2004/061 [95] - Assessment, management and marketing of goods and services from cutover native forests in Papua New Guinea

FST/2005/049 [96] - Mastotermes scoping study in PNG

FST/2005/050 [97] - PNG agroforestry systems - scoping study

FST/2005/054 [98] - Seed distribution of Australian Trees - Limited Extension

FST/2005/089 [99] - Improved silvicultural management of Endospermum medullosum (whitewood) for enhanced plantation forestry outcomes in Vanuatu

FST/2005/100 [100] - Value adding to Lao PDR plantation timber products

FST/2005/177 [101] - Improving economic outcomes for smallholders growing teak in agroforestry systems in Indonesia

FST/2005/180 [102] - Laos teak/non-timber forest products agroforestry scoping study

FST/2006/048 [103] - Processing of Canarium indicum nuts: adapting and refining techniques to benefit farmers in the South Pacific

FST/2006/088 [104] - Promoting diverse fuelwood production systems in Papua New Guinea

FST/2006/118 [105] - Sandalwood inventory

FST/2006/120 [106] - Increasing downstream value adding in PNG's forest and wood products industry

FST/2007/020 [107] - Improving silvicultural and economic outcomes for community timber plantations in the Solomon Islands by interplanting with Flueggea flexuosa and other Pacific agroforestry species

FST/2007/052 [108] - Improving governance, policy and institutional arrangements to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD)

FST/2007/057 [109] - Socio-economic constraints to smallholder sandalwood in Vanuatu

FST/2007/119 [110] - Mahogany and teak furniture: action research to improve value chain efficiency and enhance livelihoods