Great Barrier Reef Region Strategic Assessment: Strategic assessment report

Abstract

The Great Barrier Reef is an Australian icon and one of the most precious ecosystems on Earth. It is critical to the cultural, economic and social wellbeing of more than one million people who live in its catchment and is valued by the national and international community. This strategic assessment takes a comprehensive look at the Reef's values, the threats to those values and what is needed to manage and protect them.