Actions to conserve biodiversity
We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.
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Raise awareness amongst the general public through campaigns and public information Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect bird nests using electric fencing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Turn deck lights off during night-time setting of longlines to reduce bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Dye baits to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use acoustic alerts on gillnets to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use nest covers to reduce the impact of research on predation of ground-nesting seabirds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Control avian predators on islands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Control mammalian predators on islands Action Link |
Beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Control predators not on islands for seabirds Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Physically protect nests with individual exclosures/barriers or provide shelters for chicks of ground nesting seabirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce inter-specific competition for nest sites of ground nesting seabirds by removing competitor species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Control or remove habitat-altering mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Clean birds following oil spills Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Use vocalisations to attract birds to safe areas Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Set lines underwater to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Weight baits or lines to reduce longline bycatch of seabirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce seabird bycatch by releasing offal overboard when setting longlines Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use high-visibility mesh on gillnets to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create shrubland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Turn off lights to reduce mortality from artificial lights Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial nesting sites for ground and tree-nesting seabirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Artificially incubate and hand-rear seabirds in captivity Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Set longlines at night to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Use streamer lines to reduce seabird bycatch on longlines Action Link |
Beneficial | 16 | Synopsis Link | |
Use a line shooter to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 2 | Synopsis Link |
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Bird Conservation - Published 2013
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What are 'Individual studies' and 'Actions'?
Individual studies
An individual study is a summary of a specific scientific study, usually taken from a scientific journal, but also from other resources such as reports. It tells you the background context, the action(s) taken and their consequences.
If you want more detail please look at the original reference.
Actions
Each action page focuses on a particular action you could take to benefit wildlife or ecosystems.
It contains brief (150-200 word) descriptions of relevant studies (context, action(s) taken and their consequences) and one or more key messages.
Key messages show the extent and main conclusions of the available evidence. Using links within key messages, you can look at the paragraphs describing each study to get more detail. Each paragraph allows you to assess the quality of the evidence and how relevant it is to your situation.
Where we found no evidence, we have been unable to assess whether or not an intervention is effective or has any harmful impacts.