2020-09-14 GC Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 2 - Independent Scientific Review of Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

                                                                                                                             Source of   Assessment and
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                                                                                                                             information recommendations.
                                                    Phase 3 additional restoration activities, subject to phase 2 results,   Project
                                                    availability of additional sites and community licence11.                Plan Table
                                                                                                                             1, pg. 10-15
                                                    The MER Plan addresses Phase 2.
                                                    Annual and six-monthly project reporting. The annual project
                                                    report is prepared by TNC, endorsed by the TAG, and presented to
                                                    NSC for approval.
 17              Is an independent party            Evaluation of the Queensland Reef Water Quality Program                  MER Plan       Sufficient.
                 evaluating the project?            recommends independent evaluation as highly desirable for large          pg. 57
                                                    projects ($500K-$10M) or projects of medium risk (Roberts et al.,
                                                    2019).
                                                    An independent evaluation is not proposed for this project. A
                                                    Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has been established. The role of
                                                    the TAG includes providing expert advice to support project
                                                    implementation. The TAG provides a degree of independent
                                                    oversight of the project’s implementation and its evaluation.
 Reporting
 18              Are reporting commitments          Yes, 6-monthly, annual and final project reports are specified in        Project        Met
                 to project partners and            the Project Plan. Table 1 specifies the content of the reports and a     Plan Table
                 investors clear (what, when,       process for the TAG and then Noosa Council to review and                 1, pg. 10-15
                 how)?                              endorse the report.
                                                                                                                             MER Plan
                                                    A reporting template is provided as Annex 5.                             pg. 83-88
 19              Are reporting commitments          27 groups of project stakeholders from government, the                   Project        Met
                 to community stakeholders          community, private sector and research organisations have been           Plan pg. 16
                 clear (what, when, how)?           identified.
                                                                                                                             Project
                                                    A Project Communication Plan is included as Appendix 1.                  Plan pg. 47-
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     To be considered after the completion of phase 2.

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