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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Provide medicine to local communities to control killing of primates for medicinal purposes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Introduce ammunition tax Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Inspect bushmeat markets for illegal primate species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Regularly de-activate/remove ground snares Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide better equipment (e.g. guns) to anti-poaching ranger patrols Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide training to anti-poaching ranger patrols Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Implement local no-hunting community policies/traditional hunting ban Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Strengthen/support/re-install traditions/taboos that forbid the killing of primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Inform hunters of the dangers (e.g., disease transmission) of wild primate meat Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Implement monitoring surveillance strategies (e.g. SMART) or use monitoring data to improve effectiveness of wildlife law enforcement patrols Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Implement community control of patrolling, banning hunting and removing snares Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide sustainable alternative livelihoods; establish fish- or domestic meat farms Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Employ hunters in the conservation sector to reduce their impact Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use selective logging instead of clear-cutting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use patch retention harvesting instead of clear-cutting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Implement small and dispersed logging compartments Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use shelter wood cutting instead of clear-cutting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave hollow trees in areas of selective logging for sleeping sites Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Clear open patches in the forest Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forests Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Manually control or remove secondary mid-storey and ground-level vegetation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid slashing climbers/lianas, trees housing them, hemi-epiphytic figs, and ground vegetation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid/minimize logging of important food tree species for primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Incorporate forested corridors or buffers into logged areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Close non-essential roads as soon as logging operations are complete Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link |
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Primate Conservation - Published 2017
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What are 'Individual studies' and 'Actions'?
Individual studies
An individual study is a summary of a specific scientific study, usually taken from a scientific journal, but also from other resources such as reports. It tells you the background context, the action(s) taken and their consequences.
If you want more detail please look at the original reference.
Actions
Each action page focuses on a particular action you could take to benefit wildlife or ecosystems.
It contains brief (150-200 word) descriptions of relevant studies (context, action(s) taken and their consequences) and one or more key messages.
Key messages show the extent and main conclusions of the available evidence. Using links within key messages, you can look at the paragraphs describing each study to get more detail. Each paragraph allows you to assess the quality of the evidence and how relevant it is to your situation.
Where we found no evidence, we have been unable to assess whether or not an intervention is effective or has any harmful impacts.