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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Regularly provide supplementary food to primates during resource scarce periods only Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Provide artificial water sources Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Preventative vaccination of habituated or wild primates Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 4 |
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Involve local community in primate research and conservation management Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: born and reared in cages Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: limited free-ranging experience Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Remove and relocate ‘problem’ animals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Install rope or pole (canopy) bridges Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Regularly de-activate/remove ground snares Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Provide better equipment (e.g. guns) to anti-poaching ranger patrols Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Implement community control of patrolling, banning hunting and removing snares Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use selective logging instead of clear-cutting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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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 |
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Habituate primates to human presence to reduce stress from tourists/researchers etc. Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Provide additional sleeping platforms/nesting sites for primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Keep safety distance to habituated animals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Prohibit (livestock) farmers from entering protected areas Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Humans chase primates using random loud noise Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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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 |
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Resettle illegal human communities (i.e. in a protected area) to another location Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Wear face-masks to avoid transmission of viral and bacterial diseases to primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Limit time that researchers/tourists are allowed to spend with habituated animals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Ensure that researchers/tourists are up-to-date with vaccinations and healthy Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Establish areas for conservation which are not protected by national or international legislation (e.g. private sector standards & codes) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: born and raised in a free-ranging environment Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Primate Conservation - Published 2017
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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.