What Works in Conservation 2021
by William J. Sutherland, Lynn V. Dicks, Silviu O. Petrovan, Rebecca K. Smith
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This book provides an assessment of the effectiveness of 2526 conservation interventions based on summarized scientific evidence. The 2021 edition containssubstantial new material on bat conservation, terrestrial mammal conservation and marine and freshwater mammals, thus completing the evidence for all mammal species categories. Other chapters cover practical global conservation of primates, amphibians, bats, birds, forests, peatlands, subtidal benthic invertebrates, shrublands and heathlands, as well as the conservation of European farmland biodiversity and some aspects of enhancing natural pest control, enhancing soil fertility, management of captive animals 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. 
Book Description
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 2526 conservation interventions based on summarized scientific evidence. The 2021 edition containssubstantial new material on bat conservation, terrestrial mammal conservation and marine and freshwater mammals, thus completing the evidence for all mammal species categories. Other chapters cover practical global conservation of primates, amphibians, bats, birds, forests, peatlands, subtidal benthic invertebrates, shrublands and heathlands, as well as the conservation of European farmland biodiversity and some aspects of enhancing natural pest control, enhancing soil fertility, management of captive animals 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.
This open book is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY). You can download What Works in Conservation 2021 ebook for free in PDF format (13.7 MB).
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Amphibian Conservation
Chapter 2
Bat Conservation
Chapter 3
Bird Conservation
Chapter 4
Farmland Conservation
Chapter 5
Forest Conservation
Chapter 6
Peatland Conservation
Chapter 7
Primate Conservation
Chapter 8
Shrubland and Heathland Conservation
Chapter 9
Management of Captive Animals
Chapter 10
Some Aspects of Control of Freshwater Invasive Species
Chapter 11
Some Aspects of Enhancing Natural Pest Control
Chapter 12
Enhancing Soil Fertility
Chapter 13
Subtidal Benthic Invertebrate Conservation
Chapter 14
Marine and Freshwater Mammal Conservation
Chapter 15
Terrestrial Mammal Conservation
Book Details
Title
What Works in Conservation 2021
Publisher
Open Book Publishers
Published
2021
Pages
1040
Edition
1
Language
English
ISBN13
9781800642720
ISBN10
1800642725
ISBN13 Digital
9781800642744
ISBN10 Digital
1800642741
PDF Size
13.7 MB
License
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