Introduction to the program  
The C2R program was conceived to address problems raised in a number of forums, including the Baker Report and the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan.  At about the time these documents appeared, the opportunity arose for the Rainforest and Reef Co-operative Research Centres to apply for supplementary funding.
 
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Catchment to Reef (C2R) Research to improve the water quality and habitat integrity in the catchments and coastal waters of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR).
 
 
Product downloads:
The knowledge products below are available for download (PDF).  Print versions may be requested by email.
 
Water Quality Indicator Report
 
C2R Poster
A2 colour poster describing how human catchment activities affect the reef.
 
 
 
C2R Booklet
8 page colour guide to the processes linking land and sea in GBR catchments.
 
 
 
Nutrients, Catchments & Reefs
A guide to nutrients in the your landscape.
 
 
 
 
 
Science and technical reporting  
 
An interactive disc containing all of the scientific, technical and popular outputs of the program.
Currently in final review and production - due late 2007.
 
The program built on stream and reef ecology research that the CRCs were doing independently, but also addressed the connectivity between catchments and reef waters.  The program was funded for three years (2003-06) but, following the closure of the parent CRCs, C2R-related research has continued through the Marine and Tropical Science Research Facility (MTSRF), funded by the Department of the Environment and Heritage.
 
This web page presents the technical reports and other outputs from the C2R  program and will continue to provide regular updates as further results emerge from the MTSRF.  
 
Welcome  
Welcome to the Catchment to Reef (C2R) web page.  Here we present the results of a substantial research program in support of the federal and state governments Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (or Reef Plan).  The Reef Plan seeks to ‘halt and reverse the decline’ in the quality of the water entering the GBR.
 
Catchment to Reef began as a joint initiative of the Reef and the Rainforest Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) and involved a number of partner organisations.  
 
 
Prof. Richard Pearson,
James Cook University
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