MERI: NRM Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement Framework now available

The Natural Resource Management Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement Framework (MERI Framework) is a broad, overarching document. It provides a generic framework for monitoring, evaluating, reporting on and improving Australia’s approach to managing key assets. The key asset classes in the natural resource management (NRM) context include human, social, natural, physical and financial assets. At the program level, evaluation strategies will be developed to provide details for implementing the MERI Framework. Monitoring, evaluation, reporting and improvement are integral components of NRM programs. These activities provide approaches to assess the impact, appropriateness, effectiveness, efficiency and legacy of policies and programs and a process to promote accountability.