2399 Actions found

Actions to conserve biodiversity

We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.

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Change effluent treatments used in agriculture and forestry

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Change effluent treatments used in agriculture and forestry Synopsis Link

Manage fertilizer or herbicide application near peatlands

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Manage fertilizer or herbicide application near peatlands Synopsis Link

Educate farmers, land managers and local communities about the benefits of bats to improve management of bat habitats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Educate farmers, land managers and local communities about the benefits of bats to improve management of bat habitats Synopsis Link

Protect habitat along elevational gradients

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Protect habitat along elevational gradients Synopsis Link

Provide supplementary food to primates through the establishment of prey populations

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide supplementary food to primates through the establishment of prey populations Synopsis Link

Convert to organic agriculture or aquaculture near peatlands

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Convert to organic agriculture or aquaculture near peatlands Synopsis Link

Engage policymakers to make policy changes beneficial to bats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Engage policymakers to make policy changes beneficial to bats Synopsis Link

Limit the density of livestock on farmland near peatlands

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Limit the density of livestock on farmland near peatlands Synopsis Link

Promote careful bat-related eco-tourism to improve behaviour towards bats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Promote careful bat-related eco-tourism to improve behaviour towards bats Synopsis Link

Provide dams/water holes during drought

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide dams/water holes during drought Synopsis Link

Crassula helmsii: Use hot water to control plants

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 <i>Crassula helmsii</i>: Use hot water to control plants Synopsis Link

Use biodegradable oil in farming machinery

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use biodegradable oil in farming machinery Synopsis Link

Educate pest controllers and homeowners/tenants to reduce the illegal use of pesticides in bat roosts

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Educate pest controllers and homeowners/tenants to reduce the illegal use of pesticides in bat roosts Synopsis Link

Crassula helmsii: Biological control using fungal-based herbicides

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 <i>Crassula helmsii</i>: Biological control using fungal-based herbicides Synopsis Link

Control habitat-altering mammals (e.g. elephants) through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Control habitat-altering mammals (e.g. elephants) through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Synopsis Link

Remove oil from contaminated peatlands

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Remove oil from contaminated peatlands Synopsis Link

Educate farmers, local communities and pest controllers to reduce indiscriminate culling of vampire bats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Educate farmers, local communities and pest controllers to reduce indiscriminate culling of vampire bats Synopsis Link

Impose noise limits in proximity to bat roosts and habitats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Impose noise limits in proximity to bat roosts and habitats Synopsis Link

Crassula helmsii: Biological control using herbivores

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 <i>Crassula helmsii</i>: Biological control using herbivores Synopsis Link

Remove alien invasive vegetation where the latter has a clear negative effect on the primate species in question

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Remove alien invasive vegetation where the latter has a clear negative effect on the primate species in question Synopsis Link

Remove flood water

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Remove flood water Synopsis Link

Use mammal-safe timber treatments in roof spaces

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use mammal-safe timber treatments in roof spaces Synopsis Link

Crassula helmsii: Physical control using manual/mechanical control or dredging

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 <i>Crassula helmsii</i>: Physical control using manual/mechanical control or dredging Synopsis Link

Reduce primate predation by non-primate species through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce primate predation by non-primate species through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Synopsis Link
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