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Introduce nest boxes stocked with solitary bees

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce nest boxes stocked with solitary bees Synopsis Link

Skunk cabbage: Use of liquid nitrogen

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Skunk cabbage: Use of liquid nitrogen Synopsis Link

Maintain habitat corridors over or under roads and other transportation corridors

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Maintain habitat corridors over or under roads and other transportation corridors Synopsis Link

Outfit trawls with a raised footrope

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Outfit trawls with a raised footrope Synopsis Link

Provide red squirrel feeders

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide red squirrel feeders Synopsis Link

Skunk cabbage: Use of flame treatment

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Skunk cabbage: Use of flame treatment Synopsis Link

Create buffer zones beside roads and other transportation corridors

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Create buffer zones beside roads and other transportation corridors Synopsis Link

Limit the maximum weight and/or size of bobbins on the footrope

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Limit the maximum weight and/or size of bobbins on the footrope Synopsis Link

Delay or cease operations if marine and freshwater mammals are detected within a specified zone

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Delay or cease operations if marine and freshwater mammals are detected within a specified zone Synopsis Link

Provide otter holts

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide otter holts Synopsis Link

Skunk cabbage: Use of a tarpaulin

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Skunk cabbage: Use of a tarpaulin Synopsis Link

Use alternative methods instead of airguns for seismic surveys

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use alternative methods instead of airguns for seismic surveys Synopsis Link

Provide badger gates

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide badger gates Synopsis Link

Skunk cabbage: Environmental control (e.g. shading, or promotion of native plants)

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Skunk cabbage: Environmental control (e.g. shading, or promotion of native plants) Synopsis Link

Use signs and access restrictions to reduce disturbance

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use signs and access restrictions to reduce disturbance Synopsis Link

Reduce hammer energy during pile driving

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce hammer energy during pile driving Synopsis Link

Skunk cabbage: Public education

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Skunk cabbage: Public education Synopsis Link

Plant spiny shrubs to act as barriers to people

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Plant spiny shrubs to act as barriers to people Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Provide visual barriers for territorial species

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Amphibians: Provide visual barriers for territorial species Synopsis Link

Provide refuges during crop harvesting or mowing

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide refuges during crop harvesting or mowing Synopsis Link

Asian clams: Drain the invaded water body

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Asian clams: Drain the invaded water body Synopsis Link

Use prescribed burning to mimic natural fire cycle

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use prescribed burning to mimic natural fire cycle Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Manipulate adult density within the enclosure

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Amphibians: Manipulate adult density within the enclosure Synopsis Link

Limit, cease or prohibit the use of sonars

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Limit, cease or prohibit the use of sonars Synopsis Link

Use 1% barley in wheat crops for corn buntings

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use 1% barley in wheat crops for corn buntings Synopsis Link
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