162 Actions found

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We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.

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Keep safety distance to habituated animals

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Keep safety distance to habituated animals Synopsis Link

Leave hollow trees in areas of selective logging for sleeping sites

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Leave hollow trees in areas of selective logging for sleeping sites Synopsis Link

Legally protect primate habitat

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 8 Legally protect primate habitat Synopsis Link

Limit time that researchers/tourists are allowed to spend with habituated animals

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Limit time that researchers/tourists are allowed to spend with habituated animals Synopsis Link

Manually control or remove secondary mid-storey and ground-level vegetation

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Manually control or remove secondary mid-storey and ground-level vegetation Synopsis Link

Minimize ground vibrations caused by open cast mining activities

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Minimize ground vibrations caused by open cast mining activities Synopsis Link

Pay farmers to cover the costs of non-harmful strategies to deter primates

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Pay farmers to cover the costs of non-harmful strategies to deter primates Synopsis Link

Permanent presence of staff/manager

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 5 Permanent presence of staff/manager Synopsis Link

Plant crops favoured by primates away from primate areas

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Plant crops favoured by primates away from primate areas Synopsis Link

Plant indigenous fast-growing trees (will not necessarily resemble original community) in clear-cut areas

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Plant indigenous fast-growing trees (will not necessarily resemble original community) in clear-cut areas Synopsis Link

Plant indigenous trees to re-establish natural tree communities in clear-cut areas

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Plant indigenous trees to re-establish natural tree communities in clear-cut areas Synopsis Link

Plant nesting trees/shelter for primates within agricultural fields

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Plant nesting trees/shelter for primates within agricultural fields Synopsis Link

Prevent gene contamination by alien primate species introduced by humans, through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Prevent gene contamination by alien primate species introduced by humans, through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Synopsis Link

Preventative vaccination of habituated or wild primates

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 4 Preventative vaccination of habituated or wild primates Synopsis Link

Prohibit (livestock) farmers from entering protected areas

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Prohibit (livestock) farmers from entering protected areas Synopsis Link

Protect important food/nest trees before burning

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Protect important food/nest trees before burning Synopsis Link

Provide additional sleeping platforms/nesting sites for primates

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Provide additional sleeping platforms/nesting sites for primates Synopsis Link

Provide adequate signage of presence of primates on or near roads

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide adequate signage of presence of primates on or near roads Synopsis Link

Provide artificial water sources

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 4 Provide artificial water sources Synopsis Link

Provide better equipment (e.g. guns) to anti-poaching ranger patrols

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Provide better equipment (e.g. guns) to anti-poaching ranger patrols Synopsis Link

Provide domestic meat to workers of the logging company to reduce hunting

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide domestic meat to workers of the logging company to reduce hunting Synopsis Link

Provide medicine to local communities to control killing of primates for medicinal purposes

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide medicine to local communities to control killing of primates for medicinal purposes 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 Provide monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g. REDD, employment) 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 Provide non-monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g. better education, infrastructure development) Synopsis Link

Provide sacrificial rows of crops on outer side of fields

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide sacrificial rows of crops on outer side of fields Synopsis Link
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