Introduction ; Who is What Works in Conservation for? ; The Conservation Evidence project ; Which conservation interventions are included? ; How we review the literature ; What does What Works in Conservation include? ; Expert assessment of the evidence ; Categorization of interventions ; How to use What Works in Conservation -- 1. AMPHIBIAN CONSERVATION. 1.1 Threat: Residential and commercial development ; 1.2Threat: Agriculture ; 1.3 Threat: Energy production and mining ; 1.4 Threat: Transportation and service corridors ; 1.5 Threat: Biological resource use ; 1.6 Threat: Human intrusions and disturbance ; 1.7 Threat: Natural system modifications ; 1.8 Threat: Invasive and other problematic species ; 1.9 Threat: Pollution ; 1.10 Threat: Climate change and severe weather ; 1.11 Habitat protection ; 1.12 Habitat restoration and creation ; 1.13 Species management ; 1.14 Education and awareness raising -- 2. BAT CONSERVATION. 2.1 Threat: Residential and commercial development ; 2.2 Threat: Agriculture ; 2.3 Threat: Energy production -- mining ; 2.4 Threat: Transportation and service corridors ; 2.5 Threat: Biological resource use ; 2.6 Threat: Human disturbance -- caving and tourism ; 2.7 Threat: Natural system modification ; 2.8 Threat: Invasive species ; 2.9 Threat: Pollution ; 2.10 Climate change and severe weather ; 2.11 Habitat protection ; 2.12 Habitat restoration and creation ; 2.13. Species management ; 2.14 Education and awareness raising -- 3. BIRD CONSERVATION. 3.1 Habitat protection ; 3.2 Education and awareness raising ; 3.3 Threat: Residential and commercial development ; 3.4 Threat: Agriculture ; 3.5 Threat: Energy production and mining ; 3.6 Threat: Transportation and service corridors ; 3.7 Threat: Biological resource use ; 3.8 Threat: Human intrusions and disturbance ; 3.9 Threat: Natural system modifications ; 3.10 Habitat restoration and creation ; 3.11 Threat: Invasive alien and other problematic species ; 3.12 Threat: Pollution ; 3.13 Threat: Climate change, extreme weather and geological events ; 3.14 General responses to small/ declining populations ; 3.15 Captive breeding, rearing and releases (ex situ conservation) -- 4. FARMLAND CONSERVATION. 4.1 All farming systems ; 4.2 Arable farming ; 4.3 Perennial (non-timber) crops ; 4.4 Livestock farming ; 4.5 Threat: Residential and commercial development ; 4.6 Threat: Agri-chemicals ; 4.7 Threat: Transport and service corridors ; 4.8 Threat: Hunting and trapping (for pest control, food or sport) ; 4.9 Threat: Natural system modification ; 4.10 Threat: Invasive and other problematic species ; 4.11 Threat: Education and awareness -- 5. FOREST CONSERVATION. 5.1 Threat: Residential and commercial development ; 5.2 Threat: Agriculture ; 5.3 Threat: Transport and service corridors ; 5.4 Threat: Biological resource use ; 5.5 Habitat protection ; 5.6 Threat: Invasive and other problematic species ; 5.7 Threat: Pollution ; 5.8 Threat: Climate change and severe weather ; 5.9 Habitat protection ; 5.10 Habitat restoration and creation ; 5.11 Actions to improve survival and growth rate of planted trees ; 5.12 Education and awareness raising -- 6. PEATLAND CONSERVATION. 6.1 Threat: Residential and commercial development ; 6.2 Threat: Agriculture and aquaculture ; 6.3 Threat: Energy production and mining ; 6.4 Threat: Transportation and service corridors ; 6.5 Threat: Biological resource use ; 6.6 Threat: Human intrusions and disturbance ; 6.7 Threat: Natural system modifications ; 6.8 Threat: Invasive and other problematic species ; 6.9 Threat: Pollution ; 6.10 Threat: Climate change and severe weather ; 6.11 Habitat creation and restoration ; 6.12 Actions to complement planting ; 6.13 Habitat protection ; 6.14 Education and awareness -- 7. PRIMATE CONSERVATION. 7.1 Threat: Residential and commercial development ; 7.2 Threat: Agriculture ; 7.3 Threat: Energy production and mining ; 7.4 Threat: Transportation and service corridors ; 7.5 Threat: Biological resource use ; 7.6 Threat: Human intrusions and disturbance ; 7.7 Threat: Natural system modifications ; 7.8 Threat: Invasive and other problematic species and genes ; 7.9 Threat: Pollution ; 7.10 Education and Awareness ; 7.11 Habitat protection ; 7.12 Species management ; 7.13 Livelihood; economic and other incentives -- 8. SHRUBLAND AND HEATHLAND CONSERVATION. 8.1 Threat: Residential and commercial development ; 8.2 Threat: Agriculture and aquaculture ; 8.3 Threat: Energy production and mining ; 8.4 Threat: Biological resource use ; 8.5 Threat: Transportation and service corridors ; 8.6 Threat: Human intrusions and disturbance ; 8.7 Threat: Natural system modifications ; 8.8 Threat: Invasive and other problematic species ; 8.9 Threat: Pollution ; 8.10 Threat: Climate change and severe weather ; 8.11 Threat: Habitat protection ; 8.12 Habitat restoration and creation ; 8.13 Actions to benefit introduced vegetation ; 8.14 Education and awareness -- 9. MANAGEMENT OF CAPTIVE ANIMALS. 9.1 Ex-situ conservation -- breeding amphibians ; 9.2 Promoting health and welfare in captive carnivores (felids, canids and ursids) through feeding practices ; 9.3 Promoting natural feeding behaviours in primates in captivity -- 10. SOME ASPECTS OF CONTROL OF FRESHWATER INVASIVE SPECIES. 10.1 Threat: Invasive plants ; 10.2 Threat: Invasive molluscs ; 10.3 Threat: Invasive crustaceans ; 10.4 Threat: Invasive fish ; 10.5 Threat: Invasive reptiles ; 10.6 Threat: Invasive amphibians -- 11. SOME ASPECTS OF ENHANCING NATURAL PEST CONTROL. 11.1 Reducing agricultural pollution ; 11.2 All farming systems ; 11.3 Arable farming ; 11.4 Perennial farming ; 11.5 Livestock farming and pasture -- 12. ENHANCING SOIL FERTILITY. 12.1 Reducing agricultural pollution ; 12.2 All farming systems ; 12.3 Arable farming ; 12.4 Livestock and pasture farming.

"Do wind turbine modifications reduce bat fatalities? Does adding topsoil increase the abundance of heathland plants? Are interventions to reduce road impacts on amphibians effective? Do herbicides control invasive parrot's feather? What Works in Conservation has been created to provide practitioners with answers to these and many other questions about practical conservation. This book provides an assessment of the effectiveness of 1389 conservation interventions based on summarized scientific evidence. The 2019 edition contains new material on bat conservation. Other chapters cover practical global conservation of primates, peatlands, shrublands and heathlands, management of captive animals as well as an extended chapter on control of freshwater invasive species, the global conservation of amphibians, bats, birds and forests, conservation of European farmland biodiversity and some aspects of enhancing natural pest control, enhancing soil fertility and control of freshwater invasive species. It contains key results from the summarized evidence for each conservation intervention and an assessment of the effectiveness of each by international expert panels. The accompanying website www.conservationevidence.com describes each of the studies individually, and provides full references. This is the fourth edition of What Works in Conservation, which is revised on an annual basis."--Publisher's website.

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