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Artificially incubate and hand-rear rails in captivity

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Artificially incubate and hand-rear rails in captivity Synopsis Link

Artificially incubate and hand-rear penguins in captivity

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Artificially incubate and hand-rear penguins in captivity Synopsis Link

Artificially incubate and hand-rear parrots in captivity

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 4 Artificially incubate and hand-rear parrots in captivity Synopsis Link

Artificially incubate and hand-rear gamebirds in captivity

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Artificially incubate and hand-rear gamebirds in captivity Synopsis Link

Artificially incubate and hand-rear cranes in captivity

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Artificially incubate and hand-rear cranes in captivity Synopsis Link

Artificially incubate and hand-rear bustards in captivity

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Artificially incubate and hand-rear bustards in captivity Synopsis Link

Armour shorelines to prevent erosion

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Armour shorelines to prevent erosion Synopsis Link

Apply water to vegetation to increase food availability during drought

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Apply water to vegetation to increase food availability during drought Synopsis Link

Apply textured coating to turbines

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Apply textured coating to turbines Synopsis Link

Apply root dip to trees/shrubs before planting: freshwater wetlands

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Apply root dip to trees/shrubs before planting: freshwater wetlands Synopsis Link

Apply root dip to trees/shrubs before planting: brackish/saline wetlands

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Apply root dip to trees/shrubs before planting: brackish/saline wetlands Synopsis Link

Apply root dip to non-woody plants before planting: freshwater wetlands

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Apply root dip to non-woody plants before planting: freshwater wetlands Synopsis Link

Apply root dip to non-woody plants before planting: brackish/saline wetlands

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Apply root dip to non-woody plants before planting: brackish/saline wetlands Synopsis Link

Apply insecticide to protect seedlings from invertebrates

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Apply insecticide to protect seedlings from invertebrates Synopsis Link

Apply herbicides after restoration planting

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Apply herbicides after restoration planting Synopsis Link

Apply herbicide to trees

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Apply herbicide to trees Synopsis Link

Apply herbicide to mid- and understorey vegetation

Action Link 		Likely to be ineffective or harmful 7 Apply herbicide to mid- and understorey vegetation Synopsis Link

Apply herbicide before seeding/planting

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 4 Apply herbicide before seeding/planting Synopsis Link

Apply herbicide and sow seeds of shrubland plants to control grass

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Apply herbicide and sow seeds of shrubland plants to control grass Synopsis Link

Apply herbicide and remove plants to control grass

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Apply herbicide and remove plants to control grass Synopsis Link

Apply fungicides to protect seedlings from fungal diseases

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Apply fungicides to protect seedlings from fungal diseases Synopsis Link

Apply fertilizer to vegetation to increase food availability

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Apply fertilizer to vegetation to increase food availability Synopsis Link

Apply fertilizer to trees

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Apply fertilizer to trees Synopsis Link

Apply ecological compensation for developments

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 2 Apply ecological compensation for developments Synopsis Link

Apply 'cross compliance' environmental standards linked to all subsidy payments

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Apply 'cross compliance' environmental standards linked to all subsidy payments Synopsis Link
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