Conserving World Heritage Values (Program A)

Program Leader: Professor Helene Marsh, James Cook University

The objective of this program is to enable policy makers and environmental managers to use all relevant information, including the different values of various stakeholder groups, in decision making for the use and conservation of the Great Barrier Reef region in accordance with its World Heritage Values.

The focus of natural resource management in Australia has traditionally been on the biological and physical aspects of natural resources. This focus is now broadening to incorporate social, cultural and economic factors into the policy, planning and design processes. This program will assist in natural resource management by documenting the social, cultural and economic values of the World Heritage Area.

Threatened species are a key component of the listing of the World Heritage Area. This program will provide critical information of relevance to industry and management with respect to the conservation values of threatened species.

For a list of tasks associated with this program, click here.