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Term Definition in the context of the 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement Adjuvant A compound or substance that improves solubility, efficacy or potency of a pesticide. Adoption The process of discovery, decision and action that an individual or group applies when taking up new practices or innovations. Anthropogenic load The additional […]

The 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement (SCS) brings together the latest scientific evidence to understand how land-based activities can influence water quality in the Great Barrier Reef, and how these influences can be managed to improve water quality outcomes for the Great Barrier Reef. The SCS is updated periodically and is

The first review of the influence of land-based pollutants on the Great Barrier Reef by an independent panel of experts was carried out in 2002. The first formal Scientific Consensus Statement was produced in 2008. Each update builds on earlier Statements to get a more complete picture about the influence

The 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement addresses 30 priority questions. The 30 questions are organised into several themes: values and threats, sediments and particulate nutrients, dissolved nutrients, pesticides, other pollutants, human dimensions of water quality improvement and emerging science. Within these themes, there are questions that cover cross-cutting concepts including ecological

The 30 priority questions addressed in the 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement capture evidence about how different land uses can influence the water quality and health of Great Barrier ecosystems and how Great Barrier Reef ecosystems can be affected by water quality. A series of Topic Summaries defined by policy and

The 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement on land-based impacts on Great Barrier Reef water quality and ecosystem condition includes evidence on values, condition and drivers of health of the Great Barrier Reef, sediments and particulate nutrients, dissolved nutrients, pesticides, other pollutants, human dimensions of water quality improvements, and emerging science. Each

A formal evidence review and synthesis method was adopted to address the 30 priority questions that were identified and agreed during the question setting stage. Formal evidence review methods are increasingly being used where science is needed to inform decision making, and have become an internationally recognised standard for systematically

The Summary provides readers with a mid-level overview of the findings of the 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement. It was agreed by 35 experts involved in the 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement consensus process, endorsed by the Reef Water Quality Independent Science Panel (ISP), and reviewed by three independent eminent experts. The

The Conclusions are the highest-level output of the 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement. They represent the consensus view of 35 experts and are derived from the underlying evidence base. Consensus methods are used to determine the extent to which experts, or a broader audience, agree about a given issue. Adopting formal