English to French Science Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) Marine biology

Before any restoration project is undertaken the aims of the restoration work should be carefully considered and described as precisely as possible. Surprisingly, this is seldom done, with the result that aims are often poorly defined, or not thought-out and may be ecologically unrealistic, such that the project is doomed from the start. Without aims, it is also not possible to evaluate success and it is difficult to learn lessons. Once the aims are agreed and clear to all stakeholders, then a set of objectively verifiable and measurable indicators (or targets) needs to be established that will allow the success (or failure!) of the restoration project to be evaluated. The indicators should match the aims so that, if the targets are attained, then the aims will have been successfully achieved. The targets need to be realistic and fairly easily assessed, and the timeframe in which they are to be achieved should be defined. An explicit timeframe with milestones allows the progress of the restoration to be monitored over time and corrective actions
(adaptive management) to be undertaken if appropriate, such as when indicators ///fail to perform/// within the predicted timeframe. Indicators may be endpoints such as percentage live coral cover or evidence of restoration of key ecosystem processes such as coral recruitment or fish grazing.

Document dealing with reef restoration.
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