research investment, and describe and put into practice the processes to manage and update the ecological framework and models reflecting new user requirements, and monitoring and research data. Science This project will This project will monitoring, scientifically review deliver a revised evaluation and refine DELWP's approach to and reporting existing approach to monitoring, evaluation (Sch 24) monitoring, evaluation and reporting for and reporting (MER) ecosystem resilience Bushfire & of bushfire metrics and provide Natural management the evidence to make Hazards CRC outcomes, and more informed and La Trobe develop and decisions to deliver on University document refined better fuel methods and management evaluation outcomes. approaches to support Completion date: a consistent approach June 2018 to data collection, evaluation and reporting. Refinement of This project will This project will EPBC examine: provide refined data, Assessment tools, methods and how to measure and process and technical guidance for predict ecological ecological undertaking analyses responses to fire resilience of ecosystem using ecosystem technical resilience and resilience metrics, method environment and protection and Arthur Rylah biodiversity how to predict the Institute for conservation impact potential impact of Environmental assessments, which fuel management Research can be readily applied activities on by regional fire threatened species. managers in fuel management activities. Completion date: July 2018
research investment, and describe and put into practice the processes to manage and update the ecological framework and models reflecting new user requirements, and monitoring and research data. Science monitoring, evaluation and reporting (Sch 24) Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC and La Trobe University This project will scientifically review and refine DELWP's existing approach to monitoring, evaluation and reporting (MER) of bushfire management outcomes, and develop and document refined methods and evaluation approaches to support a consistent approach to data collection, evaluation and reporting. This project will deliver a revised approach to monitoring, evaluation and reporting for ecosystem resilience metrics and provide the evidence to make more informed decisions to deliver on better fuel management outcomes. Completion date: June 2018 Refinement of EPBC Assessment process and ecological resilience technical method Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research This project will examine: how to measure and predict ecological responses to fire using ecosystem resilience metrics, and how to predict the potential impact of fuel management activities on threatened species. This project will provide refined data, tools, methods and technical guidance for undertaking analyses of ecosystem resilience and environment protection and biodiversity conservation impact assessments, which can be readily applied by regional fire managers in fuel management activities. Completion date: July 2018
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