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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Relocate primates to non-residential areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Discourage the planting of fruit trees and vegetable gardens on the urban edge Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Create natural habitat islands within agricultural land Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use fences as biological corridors for primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide sacrificial rows of crops on outer side of fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Compensate farmers for produce loss caused by primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Pay farmers to cover the costs of non-harmful strategies to deter primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Retain nesting trees/shelter for primates within agricultural fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant nesting trees/shelter for primates within agricultural fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Regularly remove traps and snares around agricultural fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Certify farms and market their products as ‘primate friendly’ Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Farm more intensively and effectively in selected areas and spare more natural land Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Install mechanical barriers to deter primates (e.g. fences, ditches) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use of natural hedges to deter primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use of unpalatable buffer crops Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Change of crop (i.e. to a crop less palatable to primates) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant crops favoured by primates away from primate areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Destroy habitat within buffer zones to make them unusable for primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use GPS and/or VHF tracking devices on individuals of problem troops to provide farmers with early warning of crop raiding Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Chase crop raiding primates using dogs Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Train langur monkeys to deter rhesus macaques Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use loud-speakers to broadcast sounds of potential threats (e.g. barking dogs, explosions, gunshots) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use loud-speakers to broadcast primate alarm calls Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Strategically lay out the scent of a primate predator (e.g. leopard, lion) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Humans chase primates using bright light Action Link |
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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.