- Long-Term Sustainability
- Reef 2050 Sustainability Plan
- Preventing Carbon Dioxide from reaching levels that are dangerous to the reef
- Preventing over-fishing of reef
- Effective prevention of illegal fishing within reef waters
- Pollution Control
- Short-Term Sustainability
- Managing damage caused by heat stress
- Support Reef Conversation through tourism focused conversation projects and initiatives
- Tourism
- Cultural Presevation
- Protecting the historical and social importance of the reef
- Monitoring of water quality
- Research into and preparation for actions needed to prevent the continued decline of water quality
- Enforcement of strict guidelines for tourists and tourism operators in regards to reef pollution
- Development of pollution control methods, for example active removal of rubbish such has plastic.
- Marine Wildlife
- Monitoring of species that are a threat to reef life
- Protection of natural reef species
- Development of systems to support the continued growth of coral and the local fish populace