The $30 million Traditional Owner Reef Water Quality Program was announced today.
The new program will be delivered with Traditional Owners. It will leverage traditional knowledge and the success of the Reef Trust Partnership to improve Reef water quality.
The program will support valuable on-ground actions that could include:
The program will align with the Reef 2050 Traditional Owner implementation Plan. It will incorporate cultural and ecological health into water quality activities.
It will also support targets in the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan.
Poor water quality is a key threat for the Great Barrier Reef. This new program is one of many significant steps that Australia is taking to increase efforts to improve water quality.
More information will be made available as program design is finalised.
The Traditional Owner Water Quality Program is funded by the Reef Trust.
The Reef Trust is Australia’s investment program to protect and manage the Reef.