工程建設納入生態保育並兼顧生態系統服務功能的思維、生態檢核的執行勢在必行，也是各機關加強推動的重點。生態檢核機制可分為以治理為目的之工程生態檢核，還有以維護生態系服務功能的計畫型生態檢核。目前生態檢核機制由工程會發函至各機關單位加強推動，現行的前瞻計畫也將生態檢核納入重點執行項目。而生態檢核作業具有彈性，結合既有程序，納入民眾參與和資訊公開，透過生態專業參與，釐清工程影響，不僅可從擬定迴避、縮小、減輕、補償友善措施，減少工程施作對於環境的影響，亦可透過生態檢核，協助工程改善劣化環境，維護或提升生態系統服務功能。

In spite of the growing awareness of the importance of ecosystems and biodiversity to human welfare, loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystems still continue on a large scale. Therefore, government agencies put ecological conservation and the implementation of the Ecological Check (EC) in key projects. The Ecological Check can be divided into The Ecological Check for Engineering Project and The Ecological Check for Management Planning. The The Ecological Check for Engineering Project is adapted to the engineering lifecycle, including planning, design, construction, operations & maintenance phase, and considered in interdisciplinary fields. The Ecological Check for Management Planning is focus on improving and renovating water environment, and maintain biodiversity in all river habitats and prevent coastal erosion. the Ecological Check is not only decreed by Public Construction Commission Executive Yuan on April 25th, 2017, but also promoted to key operations by Water Resources Agency, MOEA. The Ecological Check focus on ecological assessments, public engagement, and open information. The major works of ecological assessment are (1) environmental review of the project site, (2) habitat evaluation and ecological survey, (3) mapping of conservational importance, (4) impact assessment and mitigation strategies. The strategies including avoidance, minimization, mitigation and compensation. the Ecological Check has been widely applied and well accepted on engineering projects. We hope that Ecological Check will continue to be a useful approach in realizing both watershed management and environmental conservation in the future.