Design Document - [PROJECT NAME]

KEY DETAILS

Principal Investigator: [PI NAME]
Date; [DATE OF DESIGN DOC]
Version; [VERSION OF DESIGN DOC]
Programme; [PROGRAMME OF PROJECT]
Study Site; [STUDY SITE ID]
Key partners; [LIST KEY EXTERNAL PROJECT PARTNERS]
Contact email; [EMAIL OF PI OR OTHER NS REPRESENTATIVE]

1. PREAMBLE

Natural State’s objectives and activities are governed by a set of accepted Design Documents (DDs). These documents describe the context and purpose of all Natural State projects. Each DD documents key project details, the objective and background of the project, features of the study area, and the general methodological framework. Specific methodological details may be found in the project Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) which is available in the Related Documents section below.

1.1 DD PURPOSE

To provide a clear understanding of the purpose of each Natural State project and its contribution to Natural State’s mission of facilitating nature restoration at scale by using the latest technology and methods to revolutionise impact monitoring for carbon, biodiversity and human well-being.

1.2 DD SCOPE

This document details how this project fits within Natural State’s Impact Monitoring strategy and the principal team members overseeing the project. It explains why the project was conceived and how it will be implemented. It further directs readers to where they can find additional information relevant to the project.

2. GLOSSARY

[INSERT RELEVANT TERMS FROM MAIN NS GLOSSARY AS DEFINITION LIST HERE]

3. PROJECT OVERVIEW

3.1 PROJECT AIMS

The [INSERT PROJECT NAME] project aims to:

[RESEARCH AIM 1]
[RESEARCH AIM 2]…

3.2 PROJECT BACKGROUND

[PROVIDE PROJECT BACKGROUND HERE]

3.3 STUDY AREA

[COPY STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION FROM TEMPLATE DOCUMENT]

[ADD ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF PROJECT-SPECIFIC STUDY AREA]

[ADD A MAP OF THE STUDY AREA IF NO MAP IS INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY DESIGN SECTION BELOW]

3.4 PROJECT TIMELINE

[INSERT PROJECT TIMELINE]

4. SURVEY DESIGN

[INSERT GENERAL SURVEY DESIGN OVERVIEW]

4.1 SPATIAL DESIGN

[INSERT A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SPATIAL DESIGN]

[INSERT MAP OF STUDY SITES/TRANSECTS/STATIONS]

4.2 TEMPORAL DESIGN

[INSERT A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF TEMPORAL DESIGN HERE]

5. SAMPLING DESIGN

[INSERT BRIEF SUMMARY OF FIELD METHODS]

5.1 [FIELD METHOD 1]

[INSERT BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST FIELD METHOD BEING EMPLOYED]

5.2 [FIELD METHOD 2]

[INSERT BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SECOND FIELD METHOD BEING EMPLOYED]

5.3 [FIELD METHOD 3]

[INSERT BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE THIRD FIELD METHOD BEING EMPLOYED]

[ADD OR SUBTRACT FIELD METHODS AS NEEDED]

6. ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK

[INSERT BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PLANNED ANALYTICAL APPROACHES]

7. EXPECTED OUTPUTS

[INSERT FIRST EXPECTED OUTPUT HERE]
[INSERT SECOND EXPECTED OUTPUT HERE]…

8.1 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

SOP

8.2 OUTPUTS

8.3 DATA ELEMENTS

Survey Design

Data Collection

Data Layers

Dashboard

Project dashboard

8.4 ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS

[INSERT ANY RELEVANT ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS (e.g., GRANTS)]

9. REVISION AND VERSION HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION

==XXX==

10. SIGNATURES OF CONFIRMATION

Principal Investigator: ______________ Date: ___________

Director of Impact Insights: ____________ Date: ___________

11. BIBLIOGRAPHY