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The biggest threats to the Great Barrier Reef

The most dramatic impact of climate change is on coral and other species. Increasing water temperature is one of the main causes of coral bleaching, which … See more

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How healthy is the Great Barrier Reef

WEBThe program will include information about ecosystem health, biodiversity, water quality, heritage, community benefits, economic benefits and governance — the seven themes that make up the Reef 2050 Plan. A key monitoring and modelling component to be integrated into RIMReP is the Paddock to Reef program. It was …

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Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan

WEBThis website is home to the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017–2022, a joint commitment of the Australian and Queensland governments that seeks to improve the quality of water flowing from the catchments adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef. This plan identifies how the water quality outcome under the broader Reef 2050 Long-Term

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Synthesis of evidence to support the Scientific Consensus …

WEBSynthesis of evidence to support the Scientific Consensus Statement on Water Quality in the Great Barrier Reef Prepared by: Jon Brodie, Jim Binney, Katharina Fabricius, Iain Gordon,

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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Enhanced Extension …

WEBFacilitated producer peer-to-peer groups have been established across the Wet Tropics and Cape York under the Enhanced Extension Coordination in Great Barrier Reef project. These groups have been put together to improve coordination and collaboration among producers and their larger networks and for members to build …

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Water quality and the reef

WEBIn response to mass coral bleaching events and the deteriorating outlook for the Reef, the governments recognised the need to accelerate priority actions to improve Reef health. The Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan (Reef 2050 Plan) and Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan (Reef 2050 WQIP) aim to protect the Reef’s …

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Connected ecosystems

WEBSoil from gullies is a major component of sediment in Great Barrier Reef catchment run-off and can end up as a pollutant in riparian, coastal and Reef ecosystems. Retaining or restoring ground cover helps to stabilise soil and prevents gullies from forming. The 2025 target in the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan is 90% of grazing …

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Working together Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan

WEBWorking together. The Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan is a joint commitment of the Australian and Queensland governments. It incorporates and supports the actions of industry, community groups, Traditional Owners and government that impact on Reef health and links with a number of other legislative and planning initiatives.

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Paddock to Reef Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan

WEBThe Paddock to Reef Integrated Monitoring, Modelling and Reporting Program (Paddock to Reef program) provides the framework for evaluating and reporting progress towards Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan (Reef 2050 WQIP) targets through the Reef water quality report card.. Launched in 2009, the program unites more than 20 …

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Targets Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan

WEBThe Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan (PDF, 3.6MB) includes a range of water quality, land and catchment management and human dimension targets. Science shows five main pollutants impact the Reef – sediments (especially fine sediments), dissolved inorganic nitrogen, particulate nitrogen, particulate phosphorus …

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Regional report cards Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan

WEBRegional report card partnerships are one of a number of activities under the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan and are funded by both the Australian and Queensland governments. They bring together government and local communities including Traditional Owners, industry, farmers and fishers, scientists, tourism operators and …

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Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017-2022

WEB8 | Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017–2022 Background The enhanced management of water quality flowing to the Great Barrier Reef commenced with the release of the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan in 2003. This followed

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Haughton catchment water quality targets

WEBCatchment profile. Under the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan, water quality targets have been set for each catchment that drains to the Great Barrier Reef. These targets (given over the page) consider land use and pollutant loads from each catchment. The Haughton catchment covers 4051 km2 (3% of the Burdekin region).

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Agricultural Land Management Practice Adoption

WEB• 90% of land in priority areas under grazing, horticulture, bananas, sugarcane and other broadacre cropping are managed using best management practice systems for water

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Baffle catchment water quality targets

WEBUnder the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan, water quality targets have been set for each catchment that drains to the Great Barrier Reef. These targets (given over the page) consider land use and pollutant loads from each catchment. The Baffle catchment covers 4085 km2 (8% of the Burnett Mary region).

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Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program Methods

WEBThe Reef Water Quality Report Card 2020 provides scores for the condition of inshore water quality, seagrass and coral at Great Barrier Reef-wide and regional scales. Reef-wide and regional marine scores are unweighted averages of these three indicator scores. The Marine Monitoring Program provides the coral and seagrass scores, based on annual

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Modelling reductions of pollutant loads due to improved …

WEBBurdekin NRM region – Source Catchments Modelling iii Executive Summary Contaminants contained in terrestrial runoff are one of the main issues affecting the health and

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