Who we are

The International Institute for Sustainability Australia (IIS AU) is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2019 as the first branch of IIS Rio, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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We develop innovative and outstanding science-based research through a robust network of international collaborations with universities, research institutes and NGO’s

We have partnered with IIS Rio, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, governments and other NGOs to streamline spatial optimisation planning for forest and landscape restoration and make it more accessible to a wide range of stakeholders and decision-makers. We have developed a sophisticated and user-friendly decision support platform that can be tailored to different objectives, scales and planning contexts. It can be designed to inform both top-down and bottom-up decision-making processes.

Our decision support platform can significantly enhance the outcomes of policies, programs and projects for biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, climate change mitigation and poverty alleviation.

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External collaborators (15)

Partners (21)

Australian Embassy Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Conservation International Convention on Biological Diversity European Union Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative Forestation International International Institute for Sustainability International Union for Conservation of Nature Korean Forest Service São Paulo State University (UNESP) Spatial Ecology and Conservation Lab - University of Florida The Australian National University The University of Melbourne The University of Queensland U.S. Agency for International Development Universidade Veiga de Almeida University of California Berkeley World Conservation Society World Resources Institute