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

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Train tourist guides to minimize disturbance and promote bat conservation

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Train tourist guides to minimize disturbance and promote bat conservation Synopsis Link

Provide educational materials at marinas and ports to encourage vessel operators to carry out safe practices around mammals (e.g. signs, leaflets)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide educational materials at marinas and ports to encourage vessel operators to carry out safe practices around mammals (e.g. signs, leaflets) Synopsis Link

Make selective use of spring herbicides

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Make selective use of spring herbicides Synopsis Link

Remove turbine lighting to reduce bat and insect attraction

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Remove turbine lighting to reduce bat and insect attraction Synopsis Link

Change season/timing of livestock grazing

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Change season/timing of livestock grazing Synopsis Link

Minimize alterations to caves for tourism

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Minimize alterations to caves for tourism Synopsis Link

Use acoustic devices on moving vessels

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use acoustic devices on moving vessels Synopsis Link

Use organic rather than mineral fertilisers

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use organic rather than mineral fertilisers Synopsis Link

Modify vessels to reduce risk of physical injury to mammals

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Modify vessels to reduce risk of physical injury to mammals Synopsis Link

Provide sustainable alternative livelihoods; establish fish- or domestic meat farms

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide sustainable alternative livelihoods; establish fish- or domestic meat farms Synopsis Link

Retain/create habitat corridors in areas of energy production or mining

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Retain/create habitat corridors in areas of energy production or mining Synopsis Link

Reduce shipping along inland waterways

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce shipping along inland waterways Synopsis Link

Close off potential access points on turbines to prevent roosting bats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Close off potential access points on turbines to prevent roosting bats Synopsis Link

Employ hunters in the conservation sector to reduce their impact

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Employ hunters in the conservation sector to reduce their impact Synopsis Link

Backfill trenches dug for pipelines

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Backfill trenches dug for pipelines Synopsis Link

Introduce guidelines for sustainable cave development and use

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce guidelines for sustainable cave development and use Synopsis Link

Limit vessel traffic in shallow rivers

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Limit vessel traffic in shallow rivers Synopsis Link

Plant nettle strips

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Plant nettle strips Synopsis Link

Introduce regulations for flying aircraft over marine and freshwater mammals

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce regulations for flying aircraft over marine and freshwater mammals Synopsis Link

Leave unharvested cereal headlands within arable fields

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Leave unharvested cereal headlands within arable fields Synopsis Link

Provide unfertilised cereal headlands in arable fields

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide unfertilised cereal headlands in arable fields Synopsis Link

Provide artificial subterranean bat roosts to replace roosts in reclaimed mines

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide artificial subterranean bat roosts to replace roosts in reclaimed mines Synopsis Link

Use patch retention harvesting instead of clear-cutting

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use patch retention harvesting instead of clear-cutting Synopsis Link

Retain/create habitat corridors across service corridors

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Retain/create habitat corridors across service corridors Synopsis Link

Use green engineering techniques on artificial structures - Modify rock dump to make it more similar to natural substrate

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use green engineering techniques on artificial structures - Modify rock dump to make it more similar to natural substrate Synopsis Link
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