The environmental consequences of agriculture are of growing concern. One example of
these consequences is the effect of agricultural pollutants on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), a …

Governments in Australia and internationally are experimenting with policy instruments to
facilitate the adoption of farming practices with reduced environmental impacts. The Great …

Abstract The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a World Heritage site off the north-eastern coast of
Australia. The GBR is worth A $15–20 billion/year to the Australian economy and provides …

Pursuing development and conservation goals often requires thinking and planning across
terrestrial, freshwater and marine realms because many threats and social–ecological …

Excess sediment and nutrient yields from degraded rangelands have detrimental off-site
ecological and on-site economic impacts, yet the effect of reduced grazing pressure on …

Water quality degradation in the Great Barrier Reef, associated with increased loads of
nutrients, sediments and pesticides from agriculture, has become a major concern. Improved …

Project prioritization protocols are an important tool for allocating conservation resources
efficiently, and have been applied to a range of species and ecosystems. Current …

Runoff from human land-uses is one of the most significant threats to some coastal marine
environments. Initiatives to reduce that runoff usually set runoff reduction targets but do not …

The declining health of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) from poor water quality has increased
the urgency for pollutant reductions at the same time that available financial resources and …

There is widespread evidence that beef cattle land managers in Queensland are using
stocking rates for perennial pastures that are substantially higher than recommended …