Project 4.8.5 - Incorporating stakeholders and their values, knowledge and aspirations in the care and development of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Project Leader: Dr Stephen Sutton, James Cook
University
The overarching goal of Project 4.8.5 is to
provide information that will enhance our capacity to incorporate
social considerations in decision making, predict, evaluate and
mitigate negative social impacts of changes in policy or resource
condition, and facilitate the development of community partnerships
and community engagement in research and management of the Great
Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA).
Specific objectives of the Project are
to:
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Understand and document the impacts of the GBR Zoning Plan on
use (tourism, recreation, and fishing) of the GBRWHA and users;
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Develop, test, and parameterise a set of indicators that can be
used to assess change in the socio-economic environment of GBRWHA
use in response to policy or environmental changes, utilizing the
framework currently being developed through the MTSRF Interim
Funding program; and
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Explore and document the social values, attitudes, perceptions,
knowledge, concerns and aspirations related to the Great Barrier
Reef Marine Park and its use, management, and conservation held by
Marine Park users and the wider community.
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