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Plant dedicated floral resources on farmland

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 17 Plant dedicated floral resources on farmland Synopsis Link

Plant parks and gardens with appropriate flowers

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 7 Plant parks and gardens with appropriate flowers Synopsis Link

Practise wildlife gardening

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Practise wildlife gardening Synopsis Link

Prevent escape of commercial bumblebees from greenhouses

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Prevent escape of commercial bumblebees from greenhouses Synopsis Link

Prevent spread of the small hive beetle

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Prevent spread of the small hive beetle Synopsis Link

Protect brownfield sites

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Protect brownfield sites Synopsis Link

Protect existing natural or semi-natural habitat to prevent conversion to agriculture

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Protect existing natural or semi-natural habitat to prevent conversion to agriculture Synopsis Link

Provide artificial nest sites for bumblebees

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 11 Provide artificial nest sites for bumblebees Synopsis Link

Provide artificial nest sites for solitary bees

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 45 Provide artificial nest sites for solitary bees Synopsis Link

Provide grass strips at field margins for bees

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 4 Provide grass strips at field margins for bees Synopsis Link

Provide nest boxes for stingless bees

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Provide nest boxes for stingless bees Synopsis Link

Provide set-aside areas in farmland

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Provide set-aside areas in farmland Synopsis Link

Provide training to conservationists and land managers on bee ecology and conservation

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Provide training to conservationists and land managers on bee ecology and conservation Synopsis Link

Raise awareness amongst the general public through campaigns and public information

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Raise awareness amongst the general public through campaigns and public information Synopsis Link

Re-plant native forest

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Re-plant native forest Synopsis Link

Rear and manage populations of solitary bees

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 9 Rear and manage populations of solitary bees Synopsis Link

Rear declining bumblebees in captivity

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 25 Rear declining bumblebees in captivity Synopsis Link

Reduce fertilizer run-off into margins

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Reduce fertilizer run-off into margins Synopsis Link

Reduce grazing intensity on pastures

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Reduce grazing intensity on pastures Synopsis Link

Reduce pesticide or herbicide use generally

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Reduce pesticide or herbicide use generally Synopsis Link

Reduce the intensity of farmland meadow management

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 4 Reduce the intensity of farmland meadow management Synopsis Link

Reduce tillage

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Reduce tillage Synopsis Link

Reintroduce laboratory-reared bumblebee colonies to the wild

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 8 Reintroduce laboratory-reared bumblebee colonies to the wild Synopsis Link

Reintroduce laboratory-reared bumblebee queens to the wild

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Reintroduce laboratory-reared bumblebee queens to the wild Synopsis Link

Replace honey-hunting with apiculture

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 6 Replace honey-hunting with apiculture Synopsis Link
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