Advanced Forest Data Acquisition
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CRIBE is supporting Nedaak in purchasing, testing and successfully deploying the WingtraOne GEN II drone in its forestry and related operations.
What is CRIBE?
CRIBE supports and develops a sustainable, profitable provincial forest bio-economy. We bring together researchers, the forest sector and end users to create and commercialize innovative forest-based, low-carbon solutions. We are an independent, non-profit corporation.
Our four strategic priorities:
Demonstrate solutions by supporting research, development and pilot projects.
Lead economic development and a culture of innovation and competitiveness.
Deploy commercial-ready forest-based technologies and products.
Sustain a high-performing organization through good governance and effective management.
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Catalyst for Investment
For every $1 of CRIBE funding support, roughly $5 are invested by industry
CRIBE catalyzes the conversion of Ontario’s sustainably harvested forest resources into profitable, high-quality, low-carbon solutions. We are committed to creating jobs, opportunity and prosperity by supporting projects that drive the future of Ontario’s forest sector and developing Ontario’s bio-economy.
$
27
million
In CRIBE funding support has leveraged
$
130
million
In industry investments
Innovation at Work
See All Projects Sustainable Thermoplastics and Foamed Articles with Low GWP by Inclusion of Renewable Contents
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This project intends to reduce the CO2 footprint in production of automotive and packaging parts by sustainably commercialization and inclusion of forest-based feedstock in thermoplastics...
Drone Aerial Forest Seeding
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The primary objective of this project is to prove the efficacy and commercial deployment of a drone based aerial seeding solution for forestry in Ontario.
Sustainable Roofing/Waterproofing Membranes Comprising Lignin
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The goal of this project is to demonstrate the feasibility of using lignin to replace part of the bitumen used for roofing and waterproofing membrane...
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Our Initiatives
Nextfor
Bringing innovators together to advance low-carbon, forest-based solutions.
Nextfor is CRIBE’s collaboration network. Nextfor brings innovators together to build cross-sectoral partnerships and to identify opportunities for Ontario’s forest bio-economy. Join the network today!
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ForestEDGE
Connecting the dots, using public data, to support economic development in Ontario’s forest bio-economy.
The ForestEDGE uses geospatial tools to map opportunities for economic development in Ontario. CRIBE developed the ForestEDGE to provide investors and innovators with information related to the province’s forests, catalyzing the development of new low-carbon solutions that utilize the province’s sustainably harvested forest resources.
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Project Support
Through our funding challenges, CRIBE facilitates the deployment of first-in-kind, commercial-ready forest-based technologies and products.
Opportunities
International Collaboration
We work with innovators and accelerators around the world to identify opportunities for collaboration.
Nordic Colab