Future Forests Research Limited (FFR) is an exciting partnership between the New Zealand forest industry and New Zealand’s primary forest research organisation, Scion. This partnership brings a strong focus to research and development to improve the international competitiveness of New Zealand forestry and delivers wider environmental and community benefits.
FFR was established in late 2007 to fund, organise and disseminate forestry research for the benefit of the wider New Zealand forestry sector. The establishment of FFR gives the stakeholders in the forest industry an opportunity to influence the direction of forest research to ensure it remains relevant to industry aspirations.
FFR works closely with the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI) to prioritise funding for the forestry sector. FFR meets the needs of MSI by bringing together the forest industry research investment to compliment the Government’s contribution channelled through MSI. The major share of FFR’s research funding is provided by MSI through their competitive bidding process.
