Annual departmental reports to demonstrate information and case studies from the accountability and report on progress to project level. Parliament and the public. For the Biodiversity Monitoring and evaluation reports generated Fund, this will also include the annual reports of through the Australian Governments targeted the Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity scientific monitoring approach will be Program progress updates will provide a published and made publicly available platform to provide updates on program upon completion. progress, highlight particular achievements and 6 MERI Toolkit The following are useful reference materials for The following documents will directly support the development and implementation of MERI: the implementation of this MERI Strategy, Australian Government Natural Resource and may be updated from time to time: Management Monitoring Evaluation Available on the Caring for Reporting and Improvement Framework. our Country website Developing and Using Program Logic in http://www.nrm.gov.au/funding/meri Natural Resource Management Caring for our Country Project MERI Plan Available on the Department of template (under $80,000) Sustainability, Environment, Caring for our Country Project MERI Plan Population and Communities, Land Sector template (over $80,000) Package, Biodiversity Fund Website MERI FAQ http://www.environment.gov.au/ Example Project MERI Plan for Caring for cleanenergyfuture/biodiversity-fund/meri our Country Biodiversity Fund Project MERI Plan template Example Program Logic Biodiversity Fund Reporting Templates Sustainable Environment Stream Program MERI Plan Biodiversity Fund Ecological Monitoring Sustainable Agriculture Program MERI Plan Guide and guidance video Example project MERI plan for Biodiversity Fund 7 Terminology Achievement For the purpose of this MERI Strategy is a general term ‘achievement’ referring to the realisation of particular activities and outcomes. Baseline The state or condition of an asset (environmental, social etc) prior to an intervention (project or program) Evaluation A systematic process of information collation and analysis to assess the impact, appropriateness, effectiveness, efficiency or legacy of a project or program. Monitoring The (preferably regular) collection of data / information, usually to assist timely decision making, and demonstrate changes over time. Objective A desired result of an activity, project or program Program level Refers to Australian Government MERI responsibilities and activities at of
Annual departmental reports to demonstrate accountability and report on progress to Parliament and the public. For the Biodiversity Fund, this will also include the annual reports of the Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Program progress updates will provide a platform to provide updates on program progress, highlight particular achievements and information and case studies from the project level. Monitoring and evaluation reports generated through the Australian Governments targeted scientific monitoring approach will be published and made publicly available upon completion. 6 MERI Toolkit The following documents will directly support the implementation of this MERI Strategy, and may be updated from time to time: Available on the Caring for our Country website http://www.nrm.gov.au/funding/meri Caring for our Country Project MERI Plan template (under $80,000) Caring for our Country Project MERI Plan template (over $80,000) MERI FAQ Example Project MERI Plan for Caring for our Country Example Program Logic Sustainable Environment Stream Program MERI Plan Sustainable Agriculture Program MERI Plan The following are useful reference materials for the development and implementation of MERI: Australian Government Natural Resource Management Monitoring Evaluation Reporting and Improvement Framework. Developing and Using Program Logic in Natural Resource Management Available on the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Population and Communities, Land Sector Package, Biodiversity Fund Website http://www.environment.gov.au/ cleanenergyfuture/biodiversity-fund/meri Biodiversity Fund Project MERI Plan template Biodiversity Fund Reporting Templates Biodiversity Fund Ecological Monitoring Guide and guidance video Example project MERI plan for Biodiversity Fund 7 Terminology Achievement For the purpose of this MERI Strategy ‘achievement’ is a general term referring to the realisation of particular activities and outcomes. Baseline The state or condition of an asset (environmental, social etc) prior to an intervention (project or program) Evaluation A systematic process of information collation and analysis to assess the impact, appropriateness, effectiveness, efficiency or legacy of a project or program. Monitoring The (preferably regular) collection of data / information, usually to assist timely decision making, and demonstrate changes over time. Objective A desired result of an activity, project or program Program level Refers to Australian Government MERI responsibilities and activities at of