While researching about failed conservation projects for week 2's exercise, I came across this article about an amazing resource – the Conservation Evidence journal – with thousands of documented projects of research on the best methods to implement on many different types of conservation.  A quote from the article: "Even with the best of intentions, many conservation projects fail. ... A review of decades of tree planting programmes in northern India showed they hadn't been effective. Many mangrove restoration schemes have failed due to planting in the wrong place or lack of community engagement. Unsuccessful conservation projects are not just a waste of time – they're a waste of money, and a failure to protect the plants and animals that are becoming increasingly threatened across the globe. There's been no feedback mechanism in conservation. In medicine, cases are reviewed and if they don't go well, doctors try to find out why, and are held accountable – the field has been transformed by using evidence of what works." And that's where the Conservation Evidence journal comes in. The practice of cross-collaboration and feedback loops could be crucial in expanding the capacities of conservation organisations across the globe, especially as our future becomes more tumultuous and we have to adapt our methods in unexpected ways. https://www.conservationevidence.com/ https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/a-conservation-revolution-to-reverse-biodiversity-loss