The Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring Guide provides a simple decision-making pathway.

By identify what actions and pressures to monitor. It provides references to existing and standardised methods consistent with current Department of Conservation monitoring programs.

This guide lays out a monitoring framework to assess the success of freshwater restoration actions. Some actions will show results quickly, but restoration actions targeted at achieving long-term biodiversity outcomes may take decades for improvements to be seen.

Therefore, this framework links Restoration Actions with desired Outcomes and uses Environmental Pressures to monitor incremental change to highlight improvements before the Outcomes are realised.

Using Riparian Fencing as an example, this diagram provides an overview of how the elements of the Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring Guide link together.