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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Action | Effectiveness | Studies | Category | |
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Manually control or remove midstorey and ground-level vegetation (including mowing, chaining, cutting etc) in shrubland Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Manually control or remove secondary mid-storey and ground-level vegetation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Manually remove reptiles from roads Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Manually/mechanically remove native plants Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Mark bird nests during harvest or mowing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Mark eggs to reduce their appeal to egg collectors Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Mark fences to reduce bird collision mortality Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Mark fencing to avoid bird mortality Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Mark nests during harvest Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Mark or tint windows to reduce collision mortality Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Mark power lines to reduce incidental bird mortality Action Link |
Beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Mark the location of webs or caterpillars before mowing Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Mark trawler warp cables to reduce seabird collisions Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Mechanically remove mid-storey or ground vegetation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Mechanically remove mid-storey or ground vegetation to create fire breaks Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Mechanically remove understory vegetation after tree planting Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Mechanically remove understory vegetation to reduce wildfires Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Mechanically/manually remove invasive plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Minimize alterations to caves for tourism Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Minimize food waste at aquaculture systems Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Minimize ground vibrations caused by open cast mining activities Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Minimize noise levels within caves Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Minimize road lighting to reduce insect attraction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Minimize road lighting to reduce insect attraction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify a bottom trawl to raise parts of the gear off the seabed during fishing Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link |
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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.