next 25 years and only a few values are likely to be healthy and resilient in the longer term. Very poor Without urgent and effective additional management intervention, the values are likely to deteriorate rapidly with the loss of most values in the longer term. Trend Trend since 2009: Improved, Stable, Deteriorated, No consistent trend Future trend: Improving, Stable, Deteriorating, No consistent trend Confidence in impact and trend Adequate Adequate high-quality evidence and high level of consensus Limited Limited evidence or limited consensus Inferred Inferred, very limited evidence Outlook for the Region’s heritage values Outlook Report 2009: Not assessed Assessment Assessment summary Outlook Outlook Future Confidence component 2009 2014 trend Grade Trend The close connection between the Region’s ecosystem and its heritage values means that many are deteriorating as ecosystem condition declines, for example Indigenous heritage values. Similarly, attributes that contribute to the outstanding universal value of the Great Barrier Reef are under pressure from a range of Outlook for Good Not threats. The Region’s social heritage Limited Limited assessed significance, built around a history of values personal experiences, will continue to shift as use changes. Underwater aesthetic values will likely continue to decline. The outlook for historic heritage values will be influenced by how well sites are recorded and maintained. Increasing recognition of the Region’s heritage values improves their likely outlook. Grading statement The values are likely to remain healthy and resilient for the foreseeable future with strong recovery Very good at damaged locations. Additional management intervention is not required to maintain the values. With only minor additional management intervention, the values are likely to remain resilient for Good the foreseeable future, with only some values showing signs of significant deterioration. Without significant additional management intervention, some of the values will deteriorate in the Poor next 25 years and only a few values are likely to be resilient in the longer term. Without urgent and effective additional management intervention, the values are likely to Very poor deteriorate rapidly with the loss of most values in the longer term. Trend Trend since 2009: New assessment for this report; no trend provided Future trend: Improving, Stable, Deteriorating, No consistent trend
next 25 years and only a few values are likely to be healthy and resilient in the longer term. Very poor Without urgent and effective additional management intervention, the values are likely to deteriorate rapidly with the loss of most values in the longer term. Trend Trend since 2009: Improved, Stable, Deteriorated, No consistent trend Future trend: Improving, Stable, Deteriorating, No consistent trend Confidence in impact and trend Adequate Adequate high-quality evidence and high level of consensus Limited Limited evidence or limited consensus Inferred Inferred, very limited evidence Outlook for the Region’s heritage values Outlook Report 2009: Not assessed Assessment component Assessment summary Outlook 2009 Outlook 2014 Future trend Confidence Grade Trend Outlook for heritage values The close connection between the Region’s ecosystem and its heritage values means that many are deteriorating as ecosystem condition declines, for example Indigenous heritage values. Similarly, attributes that contribute to the outstanding universal value of the Great Barrier Reef are under pressure from a range of threats. The Region’s social significance, built around a history of personal experiences, will continue to shift as use changes. Underwater aesthetic values will likely continue to decline. The outlook for historic heritage values will be influenced by how well sites are recorded and maintained. Increasing recognition of the Region’s heritage values improves their likely outlook. Not assessed Good Limited Limited Grading statement Very good The values are likely to remain healthy and resilient for the foreseeable future with strong recovery at damaged locations. Additional management intervention is not required to maintain the values. Good With only minor additional management intervention, the values are likely to remain resilient for the foreseeable future, with only some values showing signs of significant deterioration. Poor Without significant additional management intervention, some of the values will deteriorate in the next 25 years and only a few values are likely to be resilient in the longer term. Very poor Without urgent and effective additional management intervention, the values are likely to deteriorate rapidly with the loss of most values in the longer term. Trend Trend since 2009: New assessment for this report; no trend provided Future trend: Improving, Stable, Deteriorating, No consistent trend
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