Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring, evaluation, reporting and improvement (or MERI) are essential components of all Wheatbelt NRM programs. As such each Wheatbelt NRM Program has a MERI Plan setting out key evaluation questions, measures, methodologies and timeframes.
The inclusion of planned monitoring, evaluation, reporting and improvement activities in our programs has a number of benefits, including:
- to increase the knowledge and understanding of people participating in the project
- to allow project managers to judge whether a project is/has been successful and whether any changes should be made during the project or for future projects
- to provide information about the successes or lessons learned for planning new improved projects, as part of a continuous cycle of improvement
- to promote the project and it's outcomes to the community and other key stakeholders
- to demonstrate the success of a project to funders for accountability
- to collect information that will contribute to the body of knowledge about managing the natural resource assets of the Avon region
The Australian Government's NRM Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) Framework guides MERI at Wheatbelt NRM.
NRM MERI FrameworkInformation about each programs monitoring, evaluation, reporting and improvement strategies can be found on the relevant program pages of this website.
