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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Change season/timing of prescribed burning: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of prescribed burning: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of prescribed burning: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of prescribed burning: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of vegetation harvest: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of vegetation harvest: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of vegetation harvest: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of vegetation harvest: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change the colour (spectral composition) of lighting Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Change the size of the main body of a trawl net Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Change the timing of manure application Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Change the timing of ploughing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Change the towing speed of a trawl net Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Change tillage practices Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 56 | Synopsis Link | |
Change timing of building work Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Change timing of forestry operations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change timing of maintenance work at road/railway bridges and culverts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change turbine colour to reduce insect attraction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change type of livestock Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change type of livestock Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Change type of livestock Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Change type of livestock grazing Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Change type of livestock grazing: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change type of livestock grazing: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Change type of livestock grazing: freshwater marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | 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.