Research Project
Researchers:
Allan Dale
(Principal investigator, Principal or Chief Investigator)
,
Associate Professor Karen Vella
(Co-investigator or Collaborator)
,
Margaret Gooch
(Co-investigator or Collaborator)
,
Rachel Eberhard
(Co-investigator or Collaborator)
,
Robert Pressey
(Co-investigator or Collaborator)
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Full description Australian governments have addressed water quality issues in the Great Barrier Reef (Reef) over the last decade. While much has improved, more is needed. Reef environmental outcomes, however, depend on the interplay among diverse/fragmented governance “activities” (e.g. water allocation, ports-planning, regional NRM). Despite being recognized in the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan (LTSP), there is no coordinated system for benchmarking/monitoring the health of the overall Reef governance system/constituent activities. NERP supported a new method for doing so. This project both delivers short term influence over key Commonwealth and State (i.e. GBR Taskforce) decisions regarding management and investment and engages new LTSP implementation/review structures and stakeholders to build commitment to institutionalizing this method over the longer. Outputs will be directly integrated into and inform five-yearly Outlook reporting.
