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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Thin trees after wildfire Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees by girdling (cutting rings around tree trunks) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees to reduce wildfire risk Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forest Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forest and woodland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forests Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 14 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forests Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forests Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forests Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forests Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forests: effects on mature trees Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 18 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forests: effects on non-vascular plants Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forests: effects on understory plants Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 37 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forests: effects on young trees Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin vegetation to prevent wild fires Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin vegetation to prevent wild fires Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Tow buoys behind longlining boats to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Train and support local staff to help reduce persecution of mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Train arborists and forestry operatives to identify potential bat roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Train captive-bred mammals to avoid predators Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Train langur monkeys to deter rhesus macaques Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Train mammals to avoid problematic species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Train tourist guides to minimize disturbance and promote bat conservation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Train tourist guides to minimize disturbance and promote marine and freshwater mammal conservation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Train vessel operators on appropriate avoidance techniques to reduce collisions 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.