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Create or restore forests

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 6 Create or restore forests Synopsis Link

Fit mesh escape panels/windows and a size-sorting grid (rigid or flexible) to a trawl net

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 6 Fit mesh escape panels/windows and a size-sorting grid (rigid or flexible) to a trawl net Synopsis Link

Breed reptiles in captivity: Crocodilians

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 6 Breed reptiles in captivity: Crocodilians Synopsis Link

Protect bird nests using electric fencing

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 6 Protect bird nests using electric fencing Synopsis Link

Prevent turbine blades from turning at low wind speeds ('feathering')

Action Link 		Beneficial 6 Prevent turbine blades from turning at low wind speeds ('feathering') Synopsis Link

Thin trees after wildfire

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 6 Thin trees after wildfire Synopsis Link

Install tunnels/culverts/underpass under railways

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 6 Install tunnels/culverts/underpass under railways Synopsis Link

Use acoustic devices at aquaculture systems

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 6 Use acoustic devices at aquaculture systems Synopsis Link

Relocate nests/eggs for artificial incubation: Crocodilians

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 6 Relocate nests/eggs for artificial incubation: Crocodilians Synopsis Link

Create beetle banks

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 6 Create beetle banks Synopsis Link

Use vaccinations

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 6 Use vaccinations Synopsis Link

Cut/mow herbaceous plants to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/salt marshes

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 6 Cut/mow herbaceous plants to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/salt marshes Synopsis Link

Mechanically remove understory vegetation after tree planting

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 6 Mechanically remove understory vegetation after tree planting Synopsis Link

Add below-ground organic matter before/after planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 6 Add below-ground organic matter before/after planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Synopsis Link

Use prescribed fire to control problematic plants

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 6 Use prescribed fire to control problematic plants Synopsis Link

Manage vegetation using livestock grazing

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 6 Manage vegetation using livestock grazing Synopsis Link

Use netting to exclude fish-eating birds

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 6 Use netting to exclude fish-eating birds Synopsis Link

Remove vegetation to create nesting areas

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 6 Remove vegetation to create nesting areas Synopsis Link

Plant parks and gardens with appropriate flowers

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 7 Plant parks and gardens with appropriate flowers Synopsis Link

Alter mowing regimes on greenspaces and road verges

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 7 Alter mowing regimes on greenspaces and road verges Synopsis Link

Create refuges

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 7 Create refuges Synopsis Link

Install exclusion and/or escape devices for mammals on fishing nets

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 7 Install exclusion and/or escape devices for mammals on fishing nets Synopsis Link

Manage grazing regime

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 7 Manage grazing regime Synopsis Link

Sow uncropped arable field margins with a native wild flower seed mix

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 7 Sow uncropped arable field margins with a native wild flower seed mix Synopsis Link

Cease or prohibit aggregate extraction

Action Link 		Beneficial 7 Cease or prohibit aggregate extraction Synopsis Link
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