Protecting the Great Barrier Reef through improved land management

On July 21 and 22, IAN and EcoCheck participated in a workshop in Brisbane, Australia, to advance the goals of the Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet's (DPC's) "Paddock to Reef Program". The goal of the meeting was to discuss assessment and integration options for catchment, pollutant loading, and marine ecosystem data from the Great Barrier Reef. The program aims to prevent degradation of reef ecosystem health by reducing key pollutant loads through improved land management activities. IAN and EcoCheck have been working with DPC since May 2010 to integrate data and develop communication products for technical and summary reports for the Great Barrier Reef and six sub-regions.

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