Environmental report card workshop in Surfers Paradise, Australia
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Sponsored by the
Australian Water and Environmental Research Alliance (AWERA), a workshop on environmental report cards was held near Brisbane, Australia. This workshop focused on how environmental report cards have emerged as a technique to integrate data and provide feedback to a wide range of stakeholders as to the ecosystem health of a particular region. Workshop participants reviewed various environmental report cards globally, including those developed in Southeast Queensland, Australia and Chesapeake Bay, USA.