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Allow primates to adapt to local habitat conditions for some time before introduction to the wild

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 25 Allow primates to adapt to local habitat conditions for some time before introduction to the wild Synopsis Link

Avoid building roads in key habitat or migration routes

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Avoid building roads in key habitat or migration routes Synopsis Link

Avoid contact between wild primates and human-raised primates

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Avoid contact between wild primates and human-raised primates Synopsis Link

Avoid slashing climbers/lianas, trees housing them, hemi-epiphytic figs, and ground vegetation

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Avoid slashing climbers/lianas, trees housing them, hemi-epiphytic figs, and ground vegetation Synopsis Link

Avoid/minimize logging of important food tree species for primates

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Avoid/minimize logging of important food tree species for primates Synopsis Link

Build fences to keep humans out

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Build fences to keep humans out Synopsis Link

Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: born and raised in a free-ranging environment

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: born and raised in a free-ranging environment Synopsis Link

Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: born and reared in cages

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 4 Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: born and reared in cages Synopsis Link

Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: limited free-ranging experience

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 4 Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: limited free-ranging experience Synopsis Link

Certify farms and market their products as ‘primate friendly’

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Certify farms and market their products as ‘primate friendly’ Synopsis Link

Certify forest concessions and market their products as ‘primate friendly’

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Certify forest concessions and market their products as ‘primate friendly’ Synopsis Link

Certify mines and market their products as ‘primate friendly’ (e.g. ape-friendly cellular phones)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Certify mines and market their products as ‘primate friendly’ (e.g. ape-friendly cellular phones) Synopsis Link

Change of crop (i.e. to a crop less palatable to primates)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Change of crop (i.e. to a crop less palatable to primates) Synopsis Link

Chase crop raiding primates using dogs

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Chase crop raiding primates using dogs Synopsis Link

Clear open patches in the forest

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Clear open patches in the forest Synopsis Link

Close non-essential roads as soon as logging operations are complete

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Close non-essential roads as soon as logging operations are complete Synopsis Link

Compensate farmers for produce loss caused by primates

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Compensate farmers for produce loss caused by primates Synopsis Link

Conduct regular anti-poaching patrols

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Conduct regular anti-poaching patrols Synopsis Link

Conduct veterinary screens of animals before reintroducing/translocating them

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 24 Conduct veterinary screens of animals before reintroducing/translocating them Synopsis Link

Control 'reservoir' species to reduce parasite burdens/pathogen sources

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Control 'reservoir' species to reduce parasite burdens/pathogen sources Synopsis Link

Control habitat-altering mammals (e.g. elephants) through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Control habitat-altering mammals (e.g. elephants) through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Synopsis Link

Control inter-specific competition for food through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Control inter-specific competition for food through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Synopsis Link

Coppice trees

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Coppice trees Synopsis Link

Create buffer zones around protected primate habitat

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Create buffer zones around protected primate habitat Synopsis Link

Create natural habitat islands within agricultural land

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Create natural habitat islands within agricultural land Synopsis Link
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