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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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Reduce intensity of vegetation harvest: brackish/saline swamps

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce intensity of vegetation harvest: brackish/saline swamps Synopsis Link

Reduce intensity of prescribed burning

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce intensity of prescribed burning Synopsis Link

Reduce intensity of livestock grazing: freshwater swamps

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce intensity of livestock grazing: freshwater swamps Synopsis Link

Reduce intensity of livestock grazing: freshwater marshes

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Reduce intensity of livestock grazing: freshwater marshes Synopsis Link

Reduce intensity of livestock grazing: brackish/salt marshes

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 9 Reduce intensity of livestock grazing: brackish/salt marshes Synopsis Link

Reduce intensity of livestock grazing: brackish/saline swamps

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce intensity of livestock grazing: brackish/saline swamps Synopsis Link

Reduce intensity of hunting/collecting animals

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce intensity of hunting/collecting animals Synopsis Link

Reduce intensity of cutting/mowing

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce intensity of cutting/mowing Synopsis Link

Reduce frequency of vegetation harvest: freshwater swamps

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce frequency of vegetation harvest: freshwater swamps Synopsis Link

Reduce frequency of vegetation harvest: freshwater marshes

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Reduce frequency of vegetation harvest: freshwater marshes Synopsis Link

Reduce frequency of vegetation harvest: brackish/salt marshes

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce frequency of vegetation harvest: brackish/salt marshes Synopsis Link

Reduce frequency of vegetation harvest: brackish/saline swamps

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce frequency of vegetation harvest: brackish/saline swamps Synopsis Link

Reduce frequency of prescribed burning

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce frequency of prescribed burning Synopsis Link

Reduce frequency of hunting/collecting animals

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce frequency of hunting/collecting animals Synopsis Link

Reduce frequency of cutting/mowing: freshwater marshes

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 4 Reduce frequency of cutting/mowing: freshwater marshes Synopsis Link

Reduce frequency of cutting/mowing: brackish/salt marshes

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce frequency of cutting/mowing: brackish/salt marshes Synopsis Link

Reduce fertilizer or herbicide use: freshwater swamps

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce fertilizer or herbicide use: freshwater swamps Synopsis Link

Reduce fertilizer or herbicide use: freshwater marshes

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Reduce fertilizer or herbicide use: freshwater marshes Synopsis Link

Reduce fertilizer or herbicide use: brackish/salt marshes

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce fertilizer or herbicide use: brackish/salt marshes Synopsis Link

Reduce fertilizer or herbicide use: brackish/saline swamps

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce fertilizer or herbicide use: brackish/saline swamps Synopsis Link

Raise water level to restore/create freshwater swamps from other land uses

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Raise water level to restore/create freshwater swamps from other land uses Synopsis Link

Raise water level to restore/create freshwater marshes from other land uses

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 26 Raise water level to restore/create freshwater marshes from other land uses Synopsis Link

Raise water level to restore/create brackish/salt marshes from other land uses

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Raise water level to restore/create brackish/salt marshes from other land uses Synopsis Link

Raise water level to restore/create brackish/saline swamps from other land uses

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Raise water level to restore/create brackish/saline swamps from other land uses Synopsis Link

Raise water level to restore degraded freshwater swamps

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Raise water level to restore degraded freshwater swamps Synopsis Link
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