The Outlook Report 2024 looks back over the past five years and collates a Region-wide assessment of the current condition of the Reef’s ecosystem and heritage values. The report is structured around the nine assessments required by the Act and its regulations, with each assessment forming a chapter of the Report (Figure 1.3). Chapters fall into three main themes: (i) values; (ii) threats, management responses, resilience and risk, and (iii) the long-term outlook for the Region. Chapters 2 to 5 focus on the current condition of the values of the Reef and trends to date. Future trends in the condition of the values depend on the drivers influencing them, which are discussed in later chapters.
Each chapter has case studies relating to a particular section of the report. These case studies provide further information, highlighting specific bodies of work, events or updates from previous reports.
