Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

3689 Actions found

Actions to conserve biodiversity

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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Use low intensity lighting Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	3	Synopsis Link
Use low-impact methods to harvest vegetation: brackish/saline swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use low-impact methods to harvest vegetation: brackish/salt marshes Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use low-impact methods to harvest vegetation: freshwater marshes Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use low-impact methods to harvest vegetation: freshwater swamps Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use low-impact methods to hunt/collect animals Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use lower profile gillnets with longer/no tie-downs Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use lower water pressure during hydraulic dredging Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use mammal-safe timber treatments in roof spaces Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use marketing strategies to increase the value of marshes or swamps Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use mass-emergence devices to increase natural enemy populations Action Link	Evidence not assessed	1	Synopsis Link
Use mechanical thinning before or after planting Action Link	Beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Use methods to dampen underwater noise emissions (e.g. bubble curtains, screens) Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use methods to reduce sediment disturbance during dredging (e.g. curtains, screens) Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use methods to trace the source of catch Action Link	Awaiting assessment	0	Synopsis Link
Use microlites to help birds migrate Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use mirrors to deter nest predators Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use mixed pasture Action Link	Likely to be ineffective or harmful	7	Synopsis Link
Use mixed stocking Action Link	Evidence not assessed	1	Synopsis Link
Use mixed stocking Action Link	Awaiting assessment	3	Synopsis Link
Use mixed stocking Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use mobile phone communications to warn farmers of problematic mammals (e.g. elephants) Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use moorings which reduce or avoid contact with the seabed (eco- moorings) Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use more than one net on otter trawls Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use motor bar mowers rather than rotary mowers Action Link	Awaiting assessment	2	Synopsis Link

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