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    • 1. About this report
    • All references
    • Executive summary
    • Cover pages
  • Values

    What are the current conditions and trends of the Great Barrier Reef's ecosystem, heritage, economic and social values. 

    • 2. Biodiversity
    • 3. Ecosystem health
    • 4. Heritage values
  • Effects of human use

    What are the benefits and impacts of human use activities on the Great Barrier Reef?

    • 5. Commercial and non-commercial use
  • Threats, responses and risks

    What influences the Great Barrier Reef, is it resilient, how well is it protected and managed, and what risks remain?

    • 6. Factors influencing the Region’s values
    • 7. Existing protection and management
    • 8. Resilience
    • 9. Risks to the Region’s values
  • Outlook

    What does this report mean for the Great Barrier Reef’s future?

    • 10. Long-term outlook
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    Appendices for the report 

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9. Risks to the Region’s values

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In this chapter
  • 9. Risks to the Region’s values
  • 9.1 Background
  • 9.2 Identifying and assessing the threats
    • 9.2.1 Identifying the threats
    • 9.2.2 Assessing threats
    • 9.2.3 Information on community views
  • 9.3 Outcomes of risk assessment
    • 9.3.1 Community views
    • 9.3.2 Level of likely risk
    • 9.3.3 Sources, scale and timing
    • 9.3.4 Highest risk threats
    • 9.3.5 Trends in risks
    • 9.3.6 Effectiveness of threat management
    • 9.3.7 Cumulative impacts
  • 9.4 Assessment summary
    • 9.4.1 Risks to the Region’s ecosystem and heritage values
  • 9.5 Overall summary

9.3 Outcomes of risk assessment

  • Community views
  • Level of likely risk
  • Sources, scale and timing
  • Highest risk threats
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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority acknowledges the continuing sea country management and custodianship of the Great Barrier Reef by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owners whose rich cultures, heritage values, enduring connections and shared efforts protect the Reef for future generations.

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© Commonwealth of Australia 2024

Published by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority ISBN 978-0-6450438-7-7.

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: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 2024, Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024, Reef Authority, Townsville. 

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Cover: Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata). © Matt Curnock 2015