AHCNRM509 — Develop a coastal rehabilitation strategy

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What an assessment for AHCNRM509 must cover

38 assessable components: 5 elements (21 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Determine coastal resources and assets

1.1Source available information and seek advice from current land management stakeholders for coastal site
1.2Conduct site survey to determine biophysical elements, resources and threats
1.3Identify cultural and heritage sites within zone and assess need for an archaeological assessment
1.4Determine resource use, management stakeholders and the requirements and opportunities for consultation

2 Establish condition of coastal area

2.1Assess current ecological and environmental condition of resources within the coastal area
2.2Assess the impact of threats on the resources and assets in the area
2.3Present preliminary findings on the coastal resource and its condition to stakeholders

3 Develop a strategy to rehabilitate the coastal area

3.1Analyse findings and identify management options
3.2Present findings to managing authority and seek direction on drafting management actions
3.3Implement processes for consultation with stakeholders according to workplace policies and procedures
3.4Establish strategy, and prioritise activities for asset rehabilitation and improvement in accordance with environmental sustainability practices, legislative and regulatory requirements and industry standards
3.5Design management plan for implementation of strategy
3.6Document management and stakeholder approvals of plan according to workplace procedures
3.7Obtain formal approval from coastal site authority

4 Implement and monitor the strategy and action plan

4.1Seek funding and labour resources to implement rehabilitation works
4.2Coordinate works with stakeholders
4.3Monitor progress of works according to management plan
4.4Monitor workforce according to workplace health and safety, biosecurity and environmental policies and procedures

5 Evaluate rehabilitation strategy

5.1Review management plan, consider improvements and recommend changes according to workplace procedures
5.2Monitor changes in coastal resource conditions, and review effectiveness of strategy
5.3Report findings to management and stakeholders with recommendations for adjustments to strategy

Performance evidence

assessed condition of natural area site: reviewed existing information, conducted site surveys, consulted with stakeholders, managing authority and experts in the field, identified threats
determined management options and facilitated the development of a strategy and action plan according to workplace health and safety policies, legislative requirements and sustainability practices
monitored and evaluated the implementation of strategy
prepared reports to workplace and authority standards

Knowledge evidence

identifying and working with stakeholders, and their importance in building relationships for consultation and formulating agreed strategies, including: coastal area agencies and managing authorities, Indigenous land rights and ownership, coastal area recreational users, special interest groups engaged in conservation activities, neighbouring property owners and impact of strategies on their activities, historical and cultural interest groups, education and training users
coastal zone biophysical environment, including: geological and topographical features, soil and hydrological conditions, flora and fauna and their ecological impact
ecological principles and environmental assessment techniques, including: maintaining ecosystem structures and habitat, interactions between flora and fauna, vegetation types and their general characteristics for management, identification of plant and animal threats
coastal zone information resources, including: native flora and fauna identification, habitat requirements, vulnerable and endangered species
sourcing and managing resources to implement strategies, including: sources of funding and application process, assessing materials and consumables required for rehabilitation works, biosecurity and provenance concerns for plant materials
management, restoration and rehabilitation techniques and strategies for application within the coastal zone
environmental degradation processes
management strategies for cultural and heritage sites
natural resource management planning process
state/territory legislative requirements related to revegetation works, environmental protection, biosecurity standards and workplace health and safety

Foundation skills

Reading: Organise, assess and critique information, legislation and regulations for incorporation into rehabilitation strategies
Writing: Select appropriate conventions and stylistic devices to express precise meaning in documented plans and strategies
Oral Communication: Establish and maintain effective communications when negotiating and consulting with stakeholders on rehabilitation strategies and providing feedback on work performance

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