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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Manage grazing regime Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 |
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Manage grazing regimes to increase invertebrate prey Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage heather by swiping to simulate burning Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Manage heather, gorse or grass by burning Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 |
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Manage heathland by cutting Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 3 |
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Manage hedgerows to benefit wildlife (e.g. no spray, gap-filling and laying) Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 17 |
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Manage hedgerows to benefit wildlife (includes no spray, gap-filling and laying) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 20 |
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Manage hedgerows to benefit wildlife on farmland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage hedges to benefit bats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Manage hedges to benefit bees Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Manage hedges to benefit birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 |
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Manage host species’ populations for the benefit of dependent parasite/mutualist species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage land under power lines for butterflies and moths Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 6 |
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Manage land under power lines for wildlife Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Manage land under power lines to benefit wildlife Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage livestock water troughs as a drinking resource for bats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Manage microclimate of artificial bat roosts Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Manage natural water bodies in arid areas to prevent desiccation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage natural waterbodies in arid areas to prevent desiccation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage or restrict harvesting of species on intertidal artificial structures Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 |
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Manage or restrict harvesting of species on subtidal artificial structures Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 |
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Manage perennial bioenergy crops to benefit butterflies and moths Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Manage perennial bioenergy crops to benefit wildlife Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage rice field banks to benefit butterflies and moths Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Manage short-rotation coppice to benefit wildlife (includes 8 m rides) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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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.