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Who is involved & what are they doing?

How we manage the Great Barrier Reef (Reef) catchment today will directly affect the future health of the Reef.

Reducing the impacts of land use on reef water quality is not solely the responsibility of governments. Achieving the objectives of Reef Plan will rely on a partnership approach between all levels of government, industry, community groups and individual landholders.

Reef Plan establishes institutional arrangements that will ensure that actions are implemented in a timely way and properly coordinated across agencies and programs. The Reef Plan is managed by a series of intergovernmental and stakeholder groups:

Great Barrier Reef Ministerial Council: The key decision-making body will be the Great Barrier Reef Ministerial Council. The Council will consider various sources of information related to Reef Plan implementation, including scientific and government advice, and views of stakeholders.

Reef Plan Heads of Agencies: The Reef Plan Heads of Agencies comprises the heads of relevant agencies and sets long-term directions.

IOC: The Intergovernmental Operational Committee (IOC) provides implementation direction, and comprises senior officers of the principal Australian and Queensland Government agencies involved in the Reef Plan.

Partnership Committee: Membership of the Partnership Committee includes senior representatives from Australian and Queensland government agencies, regional NRM bodies of the Reef catchments, industry bodies and conservation groups.

ISP: The Independent Science Panel provides independent scientific and technical advice as directed by the Intergovernmental Operational Committee on Reef Plan science needs.

Government departments and agencies implementing Reef Plan actions include:

Stakeholder involvement includes:

A number of programs assist in delivering the Reef Plan. These include:

There are hundreds of activities undertaken to deliver Reef Plan actions. Key activities include:

 

Last reviewed 31 August 2009

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