Great Barrier Reef
Outlook Report 2024
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (the Marine Park Authority) prepares an Outlook Report for the Great Barrier Reef Region every five years. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Cth) (the Act) and the regulations applying to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (the Marine Park) specify what the report must contain and the relevant statutory timeframes.
Acknowledgement of Country
The Reef Authority acknowledges the expertise, wisdom, and enduring connections that have informed the
guardianship of the Reef for millennia. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners as the first managers
of this Land and Sea Country, and value their traditional knowledge which continues to inform the current
management and stewardship of the Reef for future generations.
Long-term outlook
What does this report mean for the Great Barrier Reef’s future?
The Great Barrier Reef remains a wonder of the natural world, but it faces an uncertain future. Rising global temperatures are driving unprecedented changes to key habitats, species and ecosystem processes. These will inevitably result in impacts to Reef-dependent human communities. Actions taken now could reduce these effects, if implemented well.
Read the Long-term OutlookValues
What are the current conditions and trends of the Reef’s ecosystem, heritage, economic and social values?
Effects of human use
What are the benefits and impacts of human use activities on the Great Barrier Reef?
Threats, responses and risks
What influences the Great Barrier Reef, is it resilient, how well is it protected and managed, and what risks remain?
