Understanding the condition, trend and
interdependencies of environmental assets of North
Queensland
A clear understanding of the current condition of North
Queensland's environmental assets is fundamental to achieving
sustainable use of those assets by industry and communities, to
supporting ongoing management of those assets, and to help inform
policy, both for North Queensland and nationally. Theme 1 is
comprised of four inter-related Programs, each of which
concentrates on a specific component of North Queensland's natural
and cultural heritage, and delivers reports on the environmental
condition and socio-economic value of key assets, possible threats
to their continued well-being, and, importantly, cost-effective
methods for longer-term assessment and management.
Theme 1 involves four Programs:
Program 1 - Status
and Trends of Species and Ecosystems in the Great Barrier
Reef
Program 2 - Status
and Trends of Species and Ecosystems in the Wet Tropics
Rainforest
Program 3 - Torres
Strait: Status, Use and Trends
Program 4 - Species
and Communities of Conservation Concern
