The Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024 was prepared by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority with assistance and contributions from many others.
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.
Many Traditional Owners and custodians of the Region’s Land and Sea Country shared stories with the Reef Authority to inform the assessment. These stories were gathered and prepared by Winangali Pty Ltd, Indigenous engagement consultants.
A number of Australian and Queensland government departments and agencies provided information, expertise and comment throughout the development process.
Many Great Barrier Reef scientists willingly contributed their knowledge and information, both formally through an expert elicitation workshop and informally by reviewing information used in the Outlook Report to ensure the correct interpretation of results. The expert elicitation workshop was independently facilitated by Science into Action (Anthony Boxshall) and Scientell (Simon Torok).
The independent assessment of the existing measures to protect and manage the Great Barrier Reef was conducted by BMT Pty Ltd (Ingrid Baker, Ann Peterson, Lydia Tobin, Beth Toki and Jeremy Visser).
Finally, the contents of the Outlook Report were formally peer reviewed by Professor Nicholas Graham, Dr Rosemary Hill, Professor Peter Mumby, Professor Hugh Possingham and Professor Stephen van Leeuwen.