A. 2
Method and results
Four components were identified initially, with a fifth and sixth added in response to discussion with Andrew Brooks. These are:
� Agree on erosion types; � Develop a practice list for each erosion type;
� Define the current average practice( what most land managers are doing currently), minimum acceptable standards and improved( B class) practice;
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Assess level and scale of adoption, public net benefits, private net benefits, estimate technical feasibility and costs( upfront, on-going maintenance and non-profit related) for each practice;
Identify the characteristics of management practices best suited to direct financial incentives, noting that the actual type of financial incentive will be recommended from Appendix B); and
Recommendations regarding financial incentives given the variability of benefits and costs associated with gully management practices
The approach taken for each component is outlined below.
A. 2.1
Types of erosion
In consultation with Andrew Yates, Donna Turner and Jane Waterhouse, four erosion types were agreed; 1) hillslope erosion; 2) hillslope gullies, 3) alluvial gullies 1; 4) streambank erosion.
A. 2.2
Develop practice list for each gully type
A practice list which includes the current average practice, minimum acceptable standard and improved practice was developed. To develop the practice list, the following sources of information were used:
� Reef Plan Paddock to Reef Grazing Water Quality Risk Framework( Anon., no date); � Reef Trust Phase IV gully and streambank practice toolbox( Wilkinson et al., 2016); � North Queensland Dry Tropics Sustainable Agriculture Handbook( Anon. 2018);
� Streambank management in the Great Barrier Reef catchments: a handbook( Bartley et al., 2015); and
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Managing gully erosion as an efficient approach to improving water quality in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon( Wilkinson et al., 2015).
Additional discussion with Andrew Brooks regarding the limited suitability of the Reef Grazing Water Quality Risk Framework to be used to assess gully management practices regarding the ABCD framework
After a phone discussion with Andrew Brooks( 10 th April 2018) and meeting with the project team and Andrew Yates, we understand that that there is another project to develop a systematic gully
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