Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

3155 Actions found

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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Remove surface soil/sediment: freshwater marshes Action Link	Awaiting assessment	6	Synopsis Link
Exclude livestock from semi-natural habitat (including woodland) Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	8	Synopsis Link
Use snakeskin to deter mammalian nest predators Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use an alternative protein source: bacteria Action Link	Awaiting assessment	3	Synopsis Link
Compensate for woodland removal with compensatory planting Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Retain nesting trees/shelter for primates within agricultural fields Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Add topsoil Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	4	Synopsis Link
Plant new hedges Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Regulate the use, dosage and disposal of agrichemicals Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use fencing/netting to reduce predation of fish stock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use a different twine type in a trawl net Action Link	Awaiting assessment	5	Synopsis Link
Exclude or remove livestock from historically grazed freshwater marshes Action Link	Awaiting assessment	10	Synopsis Link
Remove surface soil/sediment: brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Awaiting assessment	1	Synopsis Link
Manage heather by swiping to simulate burning Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use mirrors to deter nest predators Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Incorporate existing trees or woods into the landscape of new developments Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Plant nesting trees/shelter for primates within agricultural fields Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Add peat to soil Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Manage hedges to benefit bats Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Treat wastewater from intensive livestock holdings Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Establish deviation ponds in fish farms to reduce predation of fish stock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use a separator trawl Action Link	Awaiting assessment	2	Synopsis Link
Exclude or remove livestock from historically grazed brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Awaiting assessment	15	Synopsis Link
Remove surface soil/sediment: freshwater swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Manage heather, gorse or grass by burning Action Link	Awaiting assessment	2	Synopsis Link

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