Marine and Coastal Hub research overview 5: Protected places

Overview

This two-page fact sheet summarises for a general audience research conducted by the Marine and Coastal Hub in the focus area of Protected places. It includes the research context and outcomes for research users. Collaborative research is needed to manage and care for protected places such as Australian Marine Parks, National Parks and Indigenous Protected Areas. Traditional Owners, communities and governments need research strategies attuned to environmental, economic, cultural and social goals. The Marine and Coastal Hub works with research users to design, conduct and apply research that brings tangible outcomes for protected places. Hub projects deliver priority information, develop options for effective management and support Indigenous knowledge and science.