is not a short-term problem with a simple solution. It will take many years to improve practices that generate contaminant loads throughout Reef catchments and also to allow for the targeted repair and reinstatement of catchment ecosystems services that regulate their transport and retention. Good. Good Good. Good. Moderate. Moderate. Poor. Level of Poor confidence in supporting Knowledge of Cumulative High uncertainty Knowledge of end High uncertainty evidence relationship impacts are surrounds of catchment surrounds between water difficult to assess. predictions on the loads good but predictions for the (Poor, moderate, resource rate and ultimate transport magnitude or rate good) development extent of sea level Knowledge of pathways of climate change thresholds and rise and of the catchment uncertain. impacts that will
is not a short-term problem with a simple solution. It will take many years to improve practices that generate contaminant loads throughout Reef catchments and also to allow for the targeted repair and reinstatement of catchment ecosystems services that regulate their transport and retention. Level of confidence in supporting evidence (Poor, moderate, good) Good. Good Good. Good. Knowledge of relationship between water resource development thresholds and Moderate. Cumulative impacts are difficult to assess. Knowledge of catchment Moderate. Knowledge of end of catchment loads good but transport pathways uncertain. Poor. High uncertainty surrounds predictions for the magnitude or rate of climate change impacts that will Poor High uncertainty surrounds predictions on the rate and ultimate extent of sea level rise and of the
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