Rainforest CRC

The Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management (CRC-TREM) was established in 1993 as a joint venture between its partners and the Commonwealth Government of Australia . Having achieved national and international recognition during its first phase, the Centre was successfully refunded in 1999 as the Rainforest CRC, under a new and expanded partnership of twelve organisations. The Rainforest CRC is a research and education partnership, bringing together a range of experts in an exciting portfolio covering the following key areas of research: Environmental planning and management in rainforest regions; Evaluating ecosystem goods and services in a dynamic landscape; Rainforest visitation, business, interpretation and presentation; Managing and monitoring impacts arising from rainforest access; Rehabilitation and restoration, including riparian; Conservation principles and management; and Aboriginal and collaborative management.