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STUDY FICHE

BASIC INFORMATION

Acronym
Great Barrier Reef
Full Project title
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning
Start Date
2004
Ending Date
2008
Contact Information
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Scale
Sub-national
Geographical Coverage
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP), Northeastern coast of Australia
Main topic
Marine spatial planning
Thematic focus
Conservation of biological diversity and ecological systems creating the Great Barrier Reef; impacts from tourism; recreational and commercial fishing; land-based pollution and shipping. Assessment of past easures, assessment of management effectiveness.
Objectives
Zoning of a marine protected area
Methodology
Revision of zoning measures started in 1972, application of principles of adaptive management, marine spatial planning, redaction of an Outlook plan

LEADERS AND PARTNERS

Leading organizations
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Web contact
http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/about-us
Participation
Stakeholder involvement part of the monitoring strategy, special attention and forms of involvement for traditional users of the ecosystem.

OUTCOMES

Main Outcomes
Application of adaptive management principles, example of review of strategy and indicators