Longer term To help Evidence of asset (existing or new) scientifically What was the impact • • project outcome understand the condition change robust methodology applied. of the project? NRM or (e.g. enhanced Use (existing or new) Were there • • biodiversity ecosystem health) indicators of change unintended impacts outcome Were there • (or impact) of external factors the project. which impacted on the project. Intermediate To help Evidence of Baseline and post activity pest Did the project • • project outcome understand project deliverable numbers on project site achieve what it set whether the (e.g. reduction in Photo point (GPS linked) out to and to the • project density of documentation standard expected, (effectively) weeds / pests) Follow-up survey with and within budget? • achieved the Evidence of better participants What could have • management or practice adopted. Recognised been done • ‘management’ conservation actions recorded differently / better? activities it set out to. Immediate project To understand Evidence of Photographic documentation Was the activity • • activities and whether a revegetation Registration of attendees completed and • outcomes specific project activities completed and attendee satisfaction did it have the activity Evidence of workshop with workshop intended result? occurred and attendance Was the activity • had the appropriate, or intended result would a different (was approach be better? appropriate) in order for the project to progress. methods, the department may add additional methodologies to this list: 4.2.2 Biodiversity Fund Habitat Hectares BioMetric: Terrestrial Biodiversity All Biodiversity Fund projects, with the Tool exception of Round 1 projects, with approved BioCondition Funds greater than or equal to $500,000 (GST TasVeg: Tasmanian Vegetation exclusive) are required to collect ecological Condition Assessment Method monitoring data and report the data collected Bushland Condition Monitoring to the department. This data can be collected Native Vegetation Condition using one of the following recognised Assessment & Monitoring for WA
Longer term project outcome To help understand the NRM or biodiversity outcome (or impact) of the project. Evidence of asset condition change (e.g. enhanced ecosystem health) • (existing or new) scientifically robust methodology applied. • Use (existing or new) indicators of change • What was the impact of the project? • Were there unintended impacts • Were there external factors which impacted on the project. Intermediate project outcome To help understand whether the project (effectively) achieved the management or conservation activities it set out to. Evidence of project deliverable (e.g. reduction in density of weeds / pests) Evidence of better practice adopted. • Baseline and post activity pest numbers on project site • Photo point (GPS linked) documentation • Follow-up survey with participants • Recognised ‘management’ actions recorded • Did the project achieve what it set out to and to the standard expected, and within budget? • What could have been done differently / better? Immediate project activities and outcomes To understand whether a specific project activity occurred and had the intended result (was appropriate) in order for the project to progress. Evidence of revegetation activities completed Evidence of workshop attendance • Photographic documentation • Registration of attendees and attendee satisfaction with workshop • Was the activity completed and did it have the intended result? • Was the activity appropriate, or would a different approach be better? 4.2.2 Biodiversity Fund All Biodiversity Fund projects, with the exception of Round 1 projects, with approved Funds greater than or equal to $500,000 (GST exclusive) are required to collect ecological monitoring data and report the data collected to the department. This data can be collected using one of the following recognised methods, the department may add additional methodologies to this list: Habitat Hectares BioMetric: Terrestrial Biodiversity Tool BioCondition TasVeg: Tasmanian Vegetation Condition Assessment Method Bushland Condition Monitoring Native Vegetation Condition Assessment & Monitoring for WA
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