Comprehensive review of Great Barrier Reef
Have your say on the reef's futureBoaters, fishers and everyone else with an interest in the Great Barrier Reef, one of the natural wonders of the world, have been invited to comment on its future management.
The Australian and Queensland governments are working together to undertake a comprehensive strategic assessment of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and adjacent coastal zone.
The assessment will help identify, plan for and manage existing and emerging risks so that the unique values of the Great Barrier Reef are protected.
There are two components to the comprehensive strategic assessment: a marine component, and a coastal component.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) will lead the marine component involving a strategic assessment of the Great Barrier Reef Region. The Queensland Government will lead the coastal component involving a strategic assessment of the Great Barrier Reef Coastal Zone.
The marine component is about GBRMPA’s arrangements to protect and manage the Great Barrier Reef Region -- including the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and almost all of the World Heritage Area. The Authority is undertaking this component.
The coastal zone component is about the Queensland Government’s management, planning and development framework for the 2300 kilometre-long coastal area adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef and how its management protects the Great Barrier Reef. The Queensland Government is undertaking this component.
Feedback and comments gained during public consultation will help shape the preparation of final strategic assessment reports for consideration by the Australian Minister for the Environment, and in 2015, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
See http://www.reefhaveyoursay.com.au/survey, see http://www.reefhaveyoursay.com.au/draft-reports
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