31Assessment of historic drivers of change

31 Assessment of historic drivers of change

Note: See section 8 of the BAI.

(1) As part of the SSA, the project proponent must make an assessment of the relevant historic drivers of change associated with biodiversity in native species in the project area. (2) The assessment of the relevant historic drivers of change must be informed by, but is not limited to, the following: (a) any clearing that was undertaken in any of the activity areas within the 10 years prior to the date of the assessment; (b) any damage or destruction of native vegetation by mechanical or chemical means undertaken in any of the activity areas within the 3 years prior to the date of the assessment; (c) any cultivation or other activities involving significant soil disturbance in any of the activity areas within the 3 years prior to the date of the assessment; (d) any natural disturbances (such as fire, flood or drought) that have materially affected the condition of the ecosystem or ecosystems of any of the activity areas within 10 years prior to the date of the assessment. (3) The assessment of the historic drivers of change must be done by methods that include visual inspection of the project area using remote imagery and on-ground inspection of the project area.