Facilitating clean, resilient and sustainable futures
Our members have been strongly committed to scientific research and discourse.
Our vision is to be recognised as a leading scientific environmental research institute that influences and expands new knowledge in the era of the Anthropocene.
We recognise interdependencies of human and natural systems, and seek to learn from the past to inform sustainable lives in the future. To do this we collaborate with a range of national and international partners and organisations to deliver and promulgate research programs and initiatives that have impact.
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Research platforms
Strategy and values
In pursuit of our vision, we are guided by a strong commitment to the following:
Excellence
Pursuit of excellence in achieving our mission, with a determination to succeed.
Collaboration and partnerships
Recognition that collaboration and partnerships with industry, policy makers, and the scientific community are the basis of all research activities, fostering expanded perspectives and the power of broader expertise.
Integrity
Integrity through research independence, scientific rigour, and best practice management of all research and related support activities.
Innovation
Innovation and leadership through ideas generation, diligence, responsiveness, flexibility, and awareness.