About the Center

Mission

The Center for Forest Business was established in 1997 to provide national leadership in education, research, and service to forest industry, private landowners, and Georgia in:

• The integration of sound forest business principles and practices with contemporary biological and quantitative methods to achieve sustainable forest production
• The investigation of forest resources and forest industry alternatives that are economically competitive in the global marketplace.
• The proposal of market-based solutions to forest resource problems and opportunities.

Guiding Principles

• CFB provides an outstanding forest business educational program focusing on the economic and financial aspects of the resources, markets, businesses, and policies associated with managed forests.
• CFB serves all those who own, manage, serve, or use resources from managed forests.
• CFB anticipates challenges and formulates options to keep the forest business sector competitive.
• CFB communicates its work to its clients keeping them informed about its accomplishments.
• CFB seeks to enhance the economic performance and environmental sustainability of resources associated with managed forests.
• CFB focuses its work on the southern US in the context of the national and global economy.
• CFB bases its research on the best available data.
• CFB relies on synergistic collaboration with all academic programs in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and with selected other programs in the university.