Monitoring the LDC pro
and Water. Data is downloaded
automatically each day.
The LDC Monitoring and
Evaluation Strategy has been
developed to help keep track of
milestones and monitor progress
towards pre-defined project
outcomes.
Funding for the monitoring
and evaluation of the project
comes from the Department of
Environment and Science (DES),
and they want to make sure the
project provides graziers with the
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tools and resources to implement
sustainable land management
decisions on their properties.
It’s a win-win situation.
If landholders keep valuable
topsoil on their land, it will provide
pasture the best opportunity to
grow and feed cattle.
It also means less runoff into
waterways, thus improving water
quality for the Great Barrier Reef.
To measure this, LDC has a suite
of tools to suit each property
project.
They include lo
general land con
types, mapping,
photos, water sa
sampling.
It’s exciting bec
project can try n
innovative land r
management pr
Monitoring the
crucial to determ
techniques succ
allows successfu