Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Raise water level to restore degraded freshwater marshes Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	5	Synopsis Link
Raise water level to restore degraded brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	2	Synopsis Link
Raise water level to restore degraded brackish/saline swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Raise water level to prevent wild fires Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Raise water level (before/after planting) Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Raise public awareness about marshes or swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Put up signs to discourage littering Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Put up signs to discourage fires Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Prune roots of trees/shrubs before planting: freshwater wetlands Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Prune roots of trees/shrubs before planting: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Prune roots of non-woody plants before planting: freshwater wetlands Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Prune roots of non-woody plants before planting: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Provide new technologies to reduce harvesting pressure on vegetation Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Provide general protection for marshes or swamps Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	3	Synopsis Link
Provide education/training programmes about marshes or swamps Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Produce guidance for marsh or swamp conservation Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Plug/dam canals or trenches: freshwater swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Plug/dam canals or trenches: freshwater marshes Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Plug/dam canals or trenches: brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	2	Synopsis Link
Plug/dam canals or trenches: brackish/saline swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Plant vegetation into heavy containers Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Plant trees/shrubs into moisture-retaining peat pots: freshwater wetlands Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Plant trees/shrubs into moisture-retaining peat pots: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Plant non-woody plants into moisture-retaining peat pots: freshwater wetlands Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Plant non-woody plants into moisture-retaining peat pots: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link

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