About the conservation report searches
The table below shows the list of non-peer reviewed or unpublished sources (sometimes referred to as ‘grey literature’) that we have searched so far. The year ranges show the time period for which we have systematically searched every volume for each source, and identified articles that fit our criteria. Articles that fit our criteria are then stored in our evidence repository until they are summarised and included in a synopsis and in our searchable database.
We have a separate list for English journals, for non-English journals, and for journals by synopsis. For more details see our methods and FAQ pages.
What studies have we searched for?
- A conservation action must have been carried out. Browse our evidence for examples of conservation actions.
- The effects of the action on wildlife or ecosystems must have been monitored quantitatively. There are a variety of relevant metrics for Conservation Evidence; we include metrics such as abundance, diversity, population trends, reproductive success, survival rate, percentage cover and establishment of a successful breeding population.
Inclusion criteria for reports
- The source must quantify the effects of a conservation action
- The source must be freely available to download
- The sources must be numbered sequentially or dated so that searches can easily be documented and updated.
[Please note: i) not all studies in this reports and grey literature catalogue have been summarised. All summarised studies, and those included in our synopses, can be found on the main Studies page here; ii) there are a small number of studies in this reports/grey literature catalogue which were not found during the systematic searches but were found through review papers or were recommended by synopsis Advisory Board members.]
List of reports searched and contributors
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| Organisation | Years searched | Conservation literature researcher | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area (ACCOBAMS) | 45 numbered documents |
Anna Berthinussen (45 numbered documents) |
Resolutions - Conservation actions (45 documents, numbered but not in order). Official reports not searched (http://www.accobams.org/documents-resolutions/official-reports/) |
| IUCN-SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group | 1995-2013 |
Rebecca J. Robertson (1995-2013) |
Aliens: The Invasive Species Bulletin (IUCN) Vol 1 - Vol 33 |
| Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) | 2021 |
William Morgan (2021-2021) |
Dated reports 2012-2021 at https://www.arc-trust.org/technical-reports |
| Back from the Brink: Shifting Sands | x5 documents dated 2021 |
Kate Willott (x5 documents dated 2021) |
All docs (x5 dated 2021) at this URL https://naturebftb.co.uk/the-projects/shifting-sands/ |
| British Trust for Ornithology | 1981-2016 |
Silviu Petrovan (1981-2016) |
BTO Research Reports: 1-687 |
| Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) | 1998-2018 |
Anna Berthinussen (1998-2018) |
All documents 1998-2018 inclusive, including Techincal Series reports TS no. 1-38 (some numbers missing: 6,28-30,36,37) |
| Environment Agency | 1996-2023 |
Anna Berthinussen (1996-2023) |
Environment Agency - Environment Research Reports - Dated UK reports under the heading ‘Research’ and topic ‘Environment’, and Organisation 'Environment Agency' at: https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics |
| Amphibian Survival Alliance | 1994-2012 |
Rebecca K. Smith (1994-2012) |
"Froglog (Bulletin of the Amphibian Survival Alliance" magazine: Vol 9 - Vol 104 |
| International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) | 2011-2018 |
Anna Berthinussen (2011-2018) |
ICES Working Group on Bycatch of Protected Species (WGBYC) Expert Reports: 2011-2018 inclusive (www.ices.dk/publications/our-publications/Pages/Expert-Group-Reports.aspx) |
| International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) | 2003-2018 |
Anna Berthinussen (2003-2018) |
ICES Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology (WGMME) Expert Reports: 2003-2018 inclusive (www.ices.dk/publications/our-publications/Pages/Expert-Group-Reports.aspx) |
| International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems | 1993–2014 |
Nigel Taylor (1993–2014) |
Occasional Papers, and Technical Reports dated 1993–2014 searched at http://www.mangrove.or.jp/english/subpage/publications.html |
| IUCN-SSC Anguillid Eel Specialist Group | 2016-2021 |
Anna Berthinussen (2016-2021) |
IUCN-SSC Anguillid Eel Specialist Group Reports - Date reports at: https://www.iucn.org/ourunion/commissions/group/iucn-ssc-anguillid-eel-specialist-group |
| IUCN-SSC Cetacean Specialist Group | 1989-2018 |
Anna Berthinussen (1989-2018) |
Cetacean Specialist Group Reports. Dated reports at https://iucn-csg.org/downloads/ |
| IUCN-SSC Crocodile Specialist Group | 2006-2018 |
Katie Sainsbury (2006-2018) |
Crocodile Specialist Group Articles. Dated articles at http://www.iucncsg.org/pages/Publications.html |
| IUCN-SSC Crocodile Specialist Group | 2005-2017 |
Katie Sainsbury (2005-2017) |
Crocodile Specialist Group Reports. Dated reports at http://www.iucncsg.org/pages/Publications.html |
| IUCN-SSC Freshwater Plant Specialist Group | 2016-2018 |
Nigel Taylor (2016-2018) |
IUCN-SSC Freshwater Plant Specialist Group Reports at https://www.iucn.org/commissions/ssc-groups/plants-fungi/plants/plants-a-g/freshwater-plant |
| IUCN-SSC Marine Mammal Protected Area Specialist Group | 2017-2018 |
Anna Berthinussen (2017-2018) |
Marine Mammal Protected Area Specialist Group Reports. Dated documents at https://www.marinemammalhabitat.org/downloads/ |
| Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) | 1991-2018 |
Anna Berthinussen (1991-2018) |
Report no.s 1-627 |
| Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) | 2012-2018 |
Anna Berthinussen (2012-2018) |
Marine Mammal Scientific Support to Scottish Government reports at http://www.smru.st-andrews.ac.uk/research-policy/reports-to-scottish-government/ |
| Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) | 1990-2018 |
Anna Berthinussen (1990-2018) |
SMRU reports for funders at http://www.smru.st-andrews.ac.uk/reports/ |
| MedWet | 1994-2017 |
Nigel Taylor (1994-2017) |
All publications dated 1994–2017 at https://medwet.org/publications/ |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | 1962-2018 |
Anna Berthinussen (1962-2018) |
Fisheries Science & Data Resource Reports. Science & Data>Research and Survey Resources (dated) for species categories: whales, dolphins and porpoises, seals and sea lions i.e. not all reports at this link checked (https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resources/all-science?title=&species%5B54%5D=54&species%5B1000000066%5D=1000000066&species%5B53%5D=53&field_species_vocab_target_id=&sort_by=created) |
| Natural England | 1991-2018 |
Conservation Evidence Team (1991-2018) |
Reports dated 1991-2018 listed at http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/category/7002 & http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/category/10002 at Sep 2019. Records about... Habitat and species group sub-categories; Records about... Species; Terrestrial habitats; Farming & land management; Coastal, Freshwater, Marine |
| NatureScot | 2016-2018 |
David O’Brien (2004-2015) Anna Berthinussen (2016-2018) |
Reports 1-945 (2004-2018) |
| North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission | 1998-2018 |
Anna Berthinussen (1998-2018) |
NAMMCO outputs (Scientific publication series Vol1(1998)–10(2018) at https://nammco.no/library/ |
| Ramsar | 1998-2017 |
Nigel Taylor (1998-2017) |
Documents dated 1998-2017 at https://www.ramsar.org/search |
| Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) | 2004-2018 |
Anna Berthinussen (2004-2018) |
4 dated reports (2014-2018) and list of 7 selected publications (https://www.scar.org/science/eg-bamm/) |
| Wetlands International | 1980-2017 |
Nigel Taylor (1980-2017) |
Publications, Case Studies dated 1980–2017 (including "Flamingo: Bulletin of the IUCN-SSC/Wetlands International Flamingo Specialist Group" magazine) at https://www.wetlands.org/resources/ |
| Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) | 2001-2018 |
Anna Berthinussen (2001-2018) |
Dated reports 2001 - 2018 at https://uk.whales.org/policy/wdc-publications-and-reports/ |
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