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The use of science within BAPS
To ensure that limited conservation resources are not inappropriately allocated or prioritised, biodiversity monitoring schemes and surveys must be rigorously conceived and implemented. It is vital that monitoring and survey data capture the true ‘state’ and trend of a particular species or habitat, and allow significant environmental ‘pressures’ to be identified. For the same reasons, the analysis of species and habitat data also needs to utilise scientific methods that are fit-for-purpose, sound and defensible. Furthermore, once a conservation ‘response’ (action) has been implemented, science-based methods must be used to evaluate their success.
