2021-2024

Scientific Consensus Statement

View south towards the Russell River National Park and the junction of the Russell and Mulgrave Rivers over flooded sugar fields. A turbid river plume can be seen emerging from the Russell-Mulgrave river mouth following several days of heavy rainfall in Feb 2015. Credit: Dieter Tracey
Clients: Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Environment and Energy and Queensland Government Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
Project summary: The 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement brings together the latest peer reviewed scientific evidence to understand how land-based activities can influence water quality and ecosystem condition in the Great Barrier Reef, and how these influences can be managed. C2O Consulting was appointed by the Australian and Queensland governments to lead the delivery of the Statement. The 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement has been developed over two years (2022–2024) and is the most comprehensive review of land-based impacts on the water quality and ecosystem health of the Great Barrier Reef to date.
Collaborators: Evidentiary

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