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Create ponds for salamanders (including newts)

Action Link 		Beneficial 5 Create ponds for salamanders (including newts) Synopsis Link

Thin trees within forests

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 5 Thin trees within forests Synopsis Link

Inoculate soil with mycorrhiza before seeding/planting

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 5 Inoculate soil with mycorrhiza before seeding/planting Synopsis Link

Cut/mow to control grass

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 5 Cut/mow to control grass Synopsis Link

Establish temporary fishery closures

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 5 Establish temporary fishery closures Synopsis Link

Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of wildfowl

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 5 Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of wildfowl Synopsis Link

Restore or create traditional water meadows

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Restore or create traditional water meadows Synopsis Link

Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of gamebirds

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 5 Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of gamebirds Synopsis Link

Release captive-bred toads

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 5 Release captive-bred toads Synopsis Link

Water: Plant buffer strips

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 5 Water: Plant buffer strips Synopsis Link

Carnivores: Feed commercially prepared diets

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 5 Carnivores: Feed commercially prepared diets Synopsis Link

Pay farmers to compensate for losses due to predators/wild herbivores to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Pay farmers to compensate for losses due to predators/wild herbivores to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Build barriers to protect littoral brackish/salt marshes from rising water levels and severe weather

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Build barriers to protect littoral brackish/salt marshes from rising water levels and severe weather Synopsis Link

Cease or prohibit spearfishing

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 5 Cease or prohibit spearfishing Synopsis Link

Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of vultures

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of vultures Synopsis Link

Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of parrots

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 5 Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of parrots Synopsis Link

Use flags to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Use flags to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Increase grazing intensity or cutting frequency on grassland

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 5 Increase grazing intensity or cutting frequency on grassland Synopsis Link

Deploy fishing gear at selected depths to avoid unwanted species

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 5 Deploy fishing gear at selected depths to avoid unwanted species Synopsis Link

Create long flexible habitats (>50 mm) on subtidal artificial structures

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 5 Create long flexible habitats (>50 mm) on subtidal artificial structures Synopsis Link

Plant more than one crop per field (intercropping)

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 5 Plant more than one crop per field (intercropping) Synopsis Link

Control mammalian predators on islands for songbirds

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 5 Control mammalian predators on islands for songbirds Synopsis Link

Other biodiversity: Add compost to the soil

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Other biodiversity: Add compost to the soil Synopsis Link

Control predators not on islands for gamebirds

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 5 Control predators not on islands for gamebirds Synopsis Link

Maintain or restore traditional water meadows and bogs

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 5 Maintain or restore traditional water meadows and bogs Synopsis Link
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