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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Action | Effectiveness | Studies | Category | |
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Do not allow people to consume food within natural areas where primates can view them Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g. REDD, employment) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide non-monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g. better education, infrastructure development) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Run research project and ensure permanent human presence at site Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Run tourist projects and ensure permanent human presence at site Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Coppice trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Resettle illegal human communities (i.e. in a protected area) to another location Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed burning within the context of home range size and use Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Permanent presence of staff/manager Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect important food/nest trees before burning Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Habituate primates to human presence to reduce stress from tourists/researchers etc. Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Control inter-specific competition for food through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Implement birth control to stabilize primate community/population size Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce primate predation by other primate species through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Guard habituated primate groups to ensure their safety/well-being Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Implement legal protection for primate species under threat Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide salt licks for primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Regularly and continuously provide supplementary food to primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Regularly provide supplementary food to primates during resource scarce periods only Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for a certain period of time only Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food to primates through the establishment of prey populations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide additional sleeping platforms/nesting sites for primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial water sources Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Control habitat-altering mammals (e.g. elephants) through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove alien invasive vegetation where the latter has a clear negative effect on the primate species in question Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link |
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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.