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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Provide salt licks for primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide supplementary food for a certain period of time only Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 13 |
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Provide supplementary food to primates through the establishment of prey populations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide sustainable alternative livelihoods; establish fish- or domestic meat farms Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide training to anti-poaching ranger patrols Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Put up signs to warn people about not feeding primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Re-route vehicles around protected areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Re-use old roads rather than building new roads Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce garbage/solid waste to avoid primate injuries Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce noise pollution by restricting development activities to certain times of the day/night Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce primate predation by non-primate species through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce primate predation by other primate species through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce road widths Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce the size of forestry teams to include employees only (not family members) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Regularly and continuously provide supplementary food to primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 9 |
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Regularly de-activate/remove ground snares Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Regularly disinfect clothes, boots etc. Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Regularly play TV & radio announcements to raise primate conservation awareness Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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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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Regularly remove traps and snares around agricultural fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Rehabilitate injured/orphaned primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 12 |
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Reintroduce primates as single/multiple individuals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 13 |
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Reintroduce primates in groups Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 30 |
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Reintroduce primates into habitat where the species is absent Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 |
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Reintroduce primates into habitat where the species is present Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 23 |
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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.