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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Re-use old roads rather than building new roads Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce alternative treatments to reduce the use of bats in traditional medicine Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Re-route vehicles around protected areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce other food sources to replace bat meat Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Protect brownfield or ex-industrial sites Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Install speed bumps to reduce vehicle collisions with primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce other income sources to replace bat trade Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Create or restore bat foraging habitat in urban areas Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Provide adequate signage of presence of primates on or near roads Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Encourage online vendors to remove bat specimens for sale Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Implement no-hunting seasons for primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Replace culling of bats with non-lethal methods of preventing vampire bats from spreading rabies to humans Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Implement sustainable harvesting of primates (e.g. with permits, resource access agreements) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restrict the collection of bat specimens for research Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Encourage use of traditional hunting methods rather than using guns Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Train arborists and forestry operatives to identify potential bat roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Create tree plantations on agricultural land to provide roosting and foraging habitat for bats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Implement road blocks to inspect cars for illegal primate bushmeat Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Protect roost trees during forest operations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Create artificial water sources Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Conduct regular anti-poaching patrols Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Retain buffers around roost trees in logged areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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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 |
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Change timing of forestry operations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use organic farming instead of conventional farming Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 |
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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.