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E-book Guidelines for Biodiversity Monitoring
The aim of any monitoring programme is to detect change systematically (Goldschmid, 1991). It helps document and understand the development of a site without specific interventions but also serves to ascertain the impact of anyinterventions and actions. Monitoring allows the success of programmes and projects to be measured against overall set goals. Monitoring is an important part of any plan prepared for protected ecosystems. The first stage is to define precisely what is needed in terms of an effective monitoring programme, understanding that most monitoring activities protect the values of the resource and strengthen management effectiveness. According to relevant legislation, specific objectives determined in planning documents and management plans, and the conservation priorities of individual protected areas, management of the areas in question includes setting up monitoring programmes to observe and evaluate changes within the established boundaries and to evaluate the effectiveness of management and measures taken. However, a holistic approach to the management of protected ecosystems
requires the determination of the most appropriate and effective monitoring methods for management planning and implementation of management activities. This is a continuous process whereby plans are prepared, implemented and updated in accordance with the impacts determined through monitoring. The process is cyclical with assessment conducted at regular intervals in order to determine the progress made in reaching goals and any developments in the implementation process. The results of monitoring indicate which direction to go, inform management decisions and help to update management plans in an appropriate way. Ideally, monitoring should be a regular action and accompany implementation of the management plan (Mercan Erdo?an, 2014).
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