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 Major achievements
Extensive work on the taxonomy, ecology, silviculture and utilisation of the indigenous forest fl
ora has been carried out in both countries. Many Australian endemic species are of
importance for plantation development in other countries, and now nearly 1.8 million ha mainly
of pines and eucalypts have been
established in plantations in Australia, much in the last 15 years. Major research has been
undertaken on plantations of indigenous and exotic species5, an important output being the
protocols developed for Pinus radiata in both New Zealand and Australia. In New Zealand, over
1.8 million ha of plantations, largely of this species have been established, dating from the
1920s. Timber technology research, including the development of pulp and papermaking from
eucalypts, has supported highly efficient wood industries, and has been internationally
recognised by the award of two Marcus Wallenberg prizes6.
5 Exemplified in IUFRO World Congress 2005 Host Scientific Awards to Drs Nambiar and
Nikles, IUFRO News, Special issue, page 6 from http://www.iufro.org/events/congresses/2005/
6 http://www.mwp.org/prizewinners.cfm
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