evidence reviews!
knowledge	for	environmental	decisions!
an	evidence	review	is	a	quick	but	thorough	
evalua5on	of	the	available	scien5fic	evidence	
on	an	environmental	ques5on			
	
it	gives	decision	makers	and	advocates	
access	to	research	knowledge	that	may	
otherwise	be	hard	to	find	and		
interpret	
know what is
known
evidence	reviews	give	decision	makers	easy	
to	follow	answers	to	environmental	
ques5ons	
	
the	idea	is	that	research	knowledge	should	
support	decision	making	and	help	predict	
real	outcomes	
calm the
environmental debate
research	and	data	analysis	experience	is	
combined	with	elements	of	systema5c	reviews,	
evidence	hierarchies,	and	policy	evalua5on	tools	
to	compile	reviews			
	
the	report	style	output	highlights	important	
evidence,	separates	opinions	from	facts	and	
provides	clarity			
	
independent
pragmatic advice
questions answered
include
•  What	are	the	assump,ons	in	a	risk	based	economic	response	to	natural	disasters?	
•  What	is	the	evidence	for	ecological	benefits	of	clearing	of	invasive	na,ve	shrubs	
•  Does	community	support	reduce	farmer	suicide	rates	in	Australia?		
•  What	are	the	design	issues	for	small-scale	aquaponics	systems?	
•  What	new	direc,ons	will	enable	sustainable	use	of	NSW	soils?			
•  What	is	best	prac,ce	analysis	of	groundwater	hydrographs?	
•  Will	‘natural	sequence	farming’	rehabilitate	farms?
a	standard	evidence	review	takes	3	to	7	days	to	
set	the	ques5on,	scan	the	literature,	evaluate	
the	published	evidence,	and	compile	the	key	
findings		
	
alloporus	evidence	review	services	have	
supported	policy	analysts,	eNGOs,	and	
businesses	
	
rapid
turnaround
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