Welcome to the Environmental Evidence Library of Evidence Syntheses. This Library contains all evidence syntheses that have been approved by CEE. In the list below, the syntheses are ordered by registration number (most recent first). They are not in exact chronological order of completion date. Please scroll down to find a synthesis or use the search tool below and search using titles, keywords, or author names.

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Evidence on the environmental impacts of farm land abandonment in high altitude/mountain regions (systematic map)

Publication Year: 2014

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How effective are created or restored freshwater wetlands for nitrogen and phosphorus removal? A systematic review

Publication Year: 2016

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What evidence exists on the impact of governance type on the conservation effectiveness of forest protected areas? Knowledge base and evidence gaps. (systematic map)

Publication Year: 2015

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What is the influence of a reduction of planktivorous and benthivorous fish on water quality in temperate eutrophic lakes? (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2015

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Which components or attributes of biodiversity influence which dimensions of poverty? (systematic map)

Publication Year: 2014

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What are the impacts of urban agriculture programs on food security in low and middle-income countries? (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2014

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What are the impacts of reindeer/caribou (Rangifer tarandus L.) on arctic and alpine vegetation? (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2015

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How effective are on-farm mitigation measures for delivering an improved water environment (systematic map)?

Publication Year: 2015

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What is the effect of non-native seaweeds on resident benthic assemblages? Variability between trophic levels and influence of background environmental and biological conditions.

Publication Year: 2015

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What approaches exist to evaluate the effectiveness of UK-relevant natural flood management measures? A systematic map

Publication Year: 2020

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Evaluating effects of land management on greenhouse gas fluxes and carbon balances in boreo-temperate lowland peatland systems. (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2014

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Human well-being impacts of terrestrial protected areas (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2013

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What is the impact of infrastructural investments in roads, electricity and irrigation on agricultural productivity? (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2013

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What factors determine the performance of institutional mechanisms for water resources management in developing countries in terms of delivering pro-poor outcomes, and supporting sustainable economic growth? (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2013

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Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health and crop productivity in developing countries effective? (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2013

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What are the major barriers to increased use of modern energy services among the world’s poorest people and are interventions to overcome these effective? (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2012

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What is the impact of ‘liming” lakes on the abundance and diversity of lake biota? (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2012

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What are the farm-level economic impacts of the global cultivation of GM crops? (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2013

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The fitness consequences of inbreeding in natural populations and their implications for species conservation (systematic map)

Publication Year: 2015

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Systematic review of effects on biodiversity from oil palm production (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2014

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What is the evidence that scarcity and shocks in freshwater resources can cause conflict instead of promoting collaboration in arid to subhumid hydroclimates? (systematic map)

Publication Year: 2011

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What is the evidence about glacier shrinkage across the Himalayas? (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2013

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Effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas in reducing biodiversity and habitat loss

Publication Year: 2010

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Have springs restoration projects in the southwestern United States been effective in restoring hydrology, geomorphology, and invertebrates and plant species composition comparable to natural springs with minimal anthropogenic disturbance? (systematic review)

Publication Year: 2011

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Assessing community-based conservation projects: A systematic review and multilevel analysis of attitudinal, behavioral, ecological, and economic outcomes

Publication Year: 2013

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