2019-01-14 General Committee Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 2 - Noosa River Partnership Proposal

The Nature Conservancy


    2016 - 2018                                     2020 - 2021
     PHASE I (USC)                                  PHASE III (TNC)

       Feasibility                                  Full restoration




                              2019 - 2020                                2021 - beyond
                              PHASE II (TNC)                                  PHASE IV

                             Habitat suitability                           Investigation of
                               Site selection                             other restorative
                            Optimal reef design                                actions
                             and construction


Figure 1. TNC’s phased approach to determining optimal sites and methods for restoration.



       6.2.     Critical Assumptions

Our critical Theory of Change assumptions are:

   1) That the community will advocate for and support oyster reef restoration if the
      environmental, social and economic benefits and outcomes of the project are
      clearly articulated and they are included in key decision points;

   2) That private and philanthropic investors will invest in PHASE II and PHASE III if a
      clear business and/or philanthropic (ecological, social, economic) return on
      investment proposition is presented;

   3) That partners and stakeholders will continue to support and invest in similar natural
      infrastructure projects as a result of capacity building and improved confidence after
      the completion of this project.

   4) That oyster reefs will persist and thrive if a sufficient population of native rock
      oysters is established through ecological restoration and their main threats
      managed sufficient to sustain oyster populations.




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