3155 Actions found

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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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Introduce nurse plants to aid focal trees/shrubs: brackish/saline wetlands

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Introduce nurse plants to aid focal trees/shrubs: brackish/saline wetlands Synopsis Link

Introduce nurse plants to aid focal non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Introduce nurse plants to aid focal non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Synopsis Link

Introduce nurse plants to aid focal non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Introduce nurse plants to aid focal non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Synopsis Link

Introduce nurse plants (without planting peatland vegetation)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce nurse plants (without planting peatland vegetation) Synopsis Link

Introduce nurse plants (to aid focal peatland plants)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Introduce nurse plants (to aid focal peatland plants) Synopsis Link

Introduce nest boxes stocked with solitary bees

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

Introduce mated females to small populations to improve genetic diversity

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Introduce mated females to small populations to improve genetic diversity Synopsis Link

Introduce legislation to prohibit or restrict the use of fishing gear types or methods that are harmful to mammals

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce legislation to prohibit or restrict the use of fishing gear types or methods that are harmful to mammals Synopsis Link

Introduce legislation to control the use of hazardous substances

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce legislation to control the use of hazardous substances Synopsis Link

Introduce leaf litter to forest stands

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce leaf litter to forest stands 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

Introduce fragments of trees/shrubs: freshwater wetlands

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Introduce fragments of trees/shrubs: freshwater wetlands Synopsis Link

Introduce fragments of trees/shrubs: brackish/saline wetlands

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce fragments of trees/shrubs: brackish/saline wetlands Synopsis Link

Introduce fragments of non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 5 Introduce fragments of non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Synopsis Link

Introduce fragments of non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Introduce fragments of non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Synopsis Link

Introduce fishing gear exchange programmes to encourage fishers to use gear that reduces unwanted catch of mammals

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce fishing gear exchange programmes to encourage fishers to use gear that reduces unwanted catch of mammals Synopsis Link

Introduce economic incentives to encourage sustainable fishing

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Introduce economic incentives to encourage sustainable fishing Synopsis Link

Introduce certification for bat-friendly crop harvesting regimes

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce certification for bat-friendly crop harvesting regimes Synopsis Link

Introduce catch shares

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce catch shares Synopsis Link

Introduce beavers to impede water flow in forest watercourses

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce beavers to impede water flow in forest watercourses Synopsis Link

Introduce and enforce water quality regulations for aquaculture systems

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce and enforce water quality regulations for aquaculture systems Synopsis Link

Introduce and enforce regulations to prevent the use of harmful deterrents on mammals at wild fisheries

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce and enforce regulations to prevent the use of harmful deterrents on mammals at wild fisheries Synopsis Link

Introduce and enforce regulations to prevent the use of harmful deterrents on mammals at aquaculture systems

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce and enforce regulations to prevent the use of harmful deterrents on mammals at aquaculture systems Synopsis Link

Introduce and enforce regulations for sustainable hunting of marine and freshwater mammals for traditional subsistence and handicrafts

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce and enforce regulations for sustainable hunting of marine and freshwater mammals for traditional subsistence and handicrafts Synopsis Link

Introduce and enforce regulations for marine and freshwater mammal watching tours

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 4 Introduce and enforce regulations for marine and freshwater mammal watching tours Synopsis Link
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