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Install stormwater traps to prevent garbage from reaching rivers, coastal and marine environments

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Install stormwater traps to prevent garbage from reaching rivers, coastal and marine environments Synopsis Link

Augment ponds with ground water to reduce acidification

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Augment ponds with ground water to reduce acidification Synopsis Link

Cease or prohibit the disposal of mining waste (tailings) at sea or in rivers

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Cease or prohibit the disposal of mining waste (tailings) at sea or in rivers Synopsis Link

Cease or prohibit the disposal of drill cuttings at sea or in rivers

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Cease or prohibit the disposal of drill cuttings at sea or in rivers Synopsis Link

Remove coal combustion waste to reduce contamination of terrestrial and aquatic habitats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Remove coal combustion waste to reduce contamination of terrestrial and aquatic habitats Synopsis Link

Set regulatory ban on marine burial of persistent environmental pollutants, including nuclear waste

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Set regulatory ban on marine burial of persistent environmental pollutants, including nuclear waste Synopsis Link

Regulate artificial lighting during vulnerable periods

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Regulate artificial lighting during vulnerable periods Synopsis Link

Enforce compliance to lighting regulations

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Enforce compliance to lighting regulations Synopsis Link

Avoid illuminating key habitats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Avoid illuminating key habitats Synopsis Link

Install exclusion devices on fishing gear: Crocodilians

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Install exclusion devices on fishing gear: Crocodilians Synopsis Link

Install escape devices on fishing gear: Crocodilians

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Install escape devices on fishing gear: Crocodilians Synopsis Link

Use sinking lines instead of floating lines

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use sinking lines instead of floating lines Synopsis Link

Use stiffened materials or increase tension of fishing gear

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use stiffened materials or increase tension of fishing gear Synopsis Link

Modify mesh sizes used in fishing gear

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Modify mesh sizes used in fishing gear Synopsis Link

Use lower profile gillnets with longer/no tie-downs

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use lower profile gillnets with longer/no tie-downs Synopsis Link

Use bindings to keep trawl nets closed until they have sunk below the water surface

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use bindings to keep trawl nets closed until they have sunk below the water surface Synopsis Link

Use a different bait type: Snakes & lizards

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use a different bait type: Snakes & lizards Synopsis Link

Use a different bait type: Crocodilians

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use a different bait type: Crocodilians Synopsis Link

Involve fishers in designing and trialling new fishing gear types to encourage uptake of gear that reduces unwanted catch of reptiles

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Involve fishers in designing and trialling new fishing gear types to encourage uptake of gear that reduces unwanted catch of reptiles Synopsis Link

Finance low interest loans to convert to fishing gear that reduces unwanted catch of reptiles

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Finance low interest loans to convert to fishing gear that reduces unwanted catch of reptiles Synopsis Link

Introduce fishing gear exchange programs to encourage fishers to use gear that reduces unwanted catch of reptiles

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

Retain riparian buffer strips during timber harvest

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Retain riparian buffer strips during timber harvest Synopsis Link

Use smaller machinery to log forests

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use smaller machinery to log forests Synopsis Link

Use patch retention harvesting instead of clearcutting

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use patch retention harvesting instead of clearcutting Synopsis Link

Harvest groups of trees instead of clearcutting

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Harvest groups of trees instead of clearcutting Synopsis Link
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