Adaptive management Adaptive management refers to a program of monitoring and management that is adjusted over time as understanding of management improves. The MRF provides for the following key elements of an adaptive management approach (see Figure 1): Defining desired outcomes Addressing uncertainties through identification and where appropriate, testing of assumptions and external factors Establishing a program of monitoring to record changes in the condition or population of MNES and track progress in program delivery Undertaking research and management experiments to test and improve management models (the on-ground adaptive management models for ecological communities) and inform management options Re-assessing solutions and approaches through program evaluations. The results of monitoring and program evaluations may lead to the adaptive improvement of the implementation of the program. This may through the following: Changes to program activities and processes, such as planning mechanisms, strategies and policies, research priorities, on-ground management actions, restoration activities and salvage and translocation priorities Amendments to the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy (BCS) and sub-regional species strategies Improvements to the logic underpinning the on-ground adaptive management models Changes to management standards and guidelines for conservation areas Amendments to program outputs and outcomes, with the agreement of the Commonwealth Government. The MRF does not cover all aspects of on-ground adaptive management of land. These aspects will be addressed by undertaking additional work to detail management options for each asset and/or location. Monitoring design principles The monitoring described in the MRF and two supporting technical documents is guided by the following principles: Monitoring is driven by well-defined that are specific, measurable and ‘questions’ (Park et al. 2012) Monitoring is informed by defined conceptual models, wherever possible (e.g. on-ground adaptive management models for ecological communities, a metapopulation model for the Growling Grass Frog) Monitoring provides the necessary information by which the program outcomes can be evaluated against KPIs Monitoring is underpinned by rigorous statistical design, using the best available information Monitoring links to the adaptive management cycle (Lindenmayer and Likens 2009) Monitoring will be periodically reviewed to reflect advances in ecological understanding or improved sampling Monitoring will be efficient and cost effective. Statistical power
Adaptive management Adaptive management refers to a program of monitoring and management that is adjusted over time as understanding of management improves. The MRF provides for the following key elements of an adaptive management approach (see Figure 1): Defining desired outcomes Addressing uncertainties through identification and where appropriate, testing of assumptions and external factors Establishing a program of monitoring to record changes in the condition or population of MNES and track progress in program delivery Undertaking research and management experiments to test and improve management models (the on-ground adaptive management models for ecological communities) and inform management options Re-assessing solutions and approaches through program evaluations. The results of monitoring and program evaluations may lead to the adaptive improvement of the implementation of the program. This may through the following: Changes to program activities and processes, such as planning mechanisms, strategies and policies, research priorities, on-ground management actions, restoration activities and salvage and translocation priorities Amendments to the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy (BCS) and sub-regional species strategies Improvements to the logic underpinning the on-ground adaptive management models Changes to management standards and guidelines for conservation areas Amendments to program outputs and outcomes, with the agreement of the Commonwealth Government. The MRF does not cover all aspects of on-ground adaptive management of land. These aspects will be addressed by undertaking additional work to detail management options for each asset and/or location. Monitoring design principles The monitoring described in the MRF and two supporting technical documents is guided by the following principles: Monitoring is driven by well-defined ‘questions’ that are specific, measurable and (Park et al. 2012) Monitoring is informed by defined conceptual models, wherever possible (e.g. on-ground adaptive management models for ecological communities, a metapopulation model for the Growling Grass Frog) Monitoring provides the necessary information by which the program outcomes can be evaluated against KPIs Monitoring is underpinned by rigorous statistical design, using the best available information Monitoring links to the adaptive management cycle (Lindenmayer and Likens 2009) Monitoring will be periodically reviewed to reflect advances in ecological understanding or improved sampling Monitoring will be efficient and cost effective. Statistical power
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