Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00230:reg:12:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00230
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 12 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 28304–31228

12  Assessing change in variable biodiversity project characteristics—ecosystem condition
Requirements for projects not divided into activity areas
 (1) If a methodology determination does not require that the project area for a biodiversity project proposed to be covered by the methodology determination be divided into activity areas, the methodology determination must contain a condition that the biodiversity project must not be registered unless the project proponent for the project:
 (a) demonstrates that they have assessed the starting ecosystem condition state in the project area compared to the identified reference ecosystems for the project area; and
 (b) has determined the starting ecosystem condition score for the project area; and
 (c) has determined the forecast ecosystem condition score for the project area; and
 (d) has determined the starting value of each indicator for ecosystem condition for the project area; and
 (e) has determined the forecast value of each indicator for ecosystem condition for the project area as a result of the activities of the project; and
 (f) if a counterfactual scenario for the project is not a static counterfactual scenario—has determined the forecast change in each indicator for ecosystem condition for the project area as a result of the activities of the project, taking into account the counterfactual scenario for the project; and
 (g) has provided evidence that the project is likely to result in the forecast value of each indicator for ecosystem condition for the project area and, if applicable, the forecast change in each of the indicators.
  Requirements for projects divided into activity areas
 (2) If a methodology determination requires that the project area for a biodiversity project proposed to be covered by the methodology determination be divided into activity areas, the methodology determination must contain a condition that the biodiversity project must not be registered unless the project proponent for the project:
 (a) demonstrates that they have assessed the starting ecosystem condition state in each of the activity areas, compared to the identified reference ecosystems for the activity areas; and
 (b) has determined the starting ecosystem condition score for each of the activity areas; and
 (c) has determined the forecast ecosystem condition score for each of the activity areas; and
 (d) has determined the starting value of each indicator for ecosystem condition for each of the activity areas; and
 (e) has determined the forecast value of each indicator for ecosystem condition for each of the activity areas as a result of the activities of the project; and
 (f) if a counterfactual scenario for the project is not a static counterfactual scenario:
 (i) has determined the forecast change in each indicator for ecosystem condition for each of the activity area as a result of the activities of the project, taking into