The Centre for Forest Health and Resilience delivers science-based solutions for pests, disease, and fire, building adaptive, climate-ready forests.
The Centre's focus is on developing coordinated solutions to improve forest health, strengthening pest management and biosecurity capability, reducing fire risks, and building resilience to climate change across plantations and native ecosystems. It serves as a globally recognised hub for national and international forest health and resilience research.
Research projects
A Forest Pest Management Research Consortium to optimise pest control solutions in forestry
The Forest Pest Management Research Consortium aims to maintain and increase the productive capacity of the Australian forest industry by diversifying the range of effective, environmentally and socially acceptable pesticide and control methods for weeds, pests and diseases.
News
Dr Madaline Healey
Dr Madaline Healey has been announced as the Centre Lead for the Centre for Forest Health and Resilience.
Forests for a better tomorrow: UniSC's Forest Research Institute strategy 2025-2030
The Forest Research Institute (FRI) at the University of the Sunshine Coast leads research that connects forests, people, and industry for a sustainable future. Our new five-year strategy positions FRI as Australia’s foremost centre for applied forest and forest product research, where ecological stewardship, social wellbeing, and innovation converge to create global impact.