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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Cease or prohibit the disposal of mining waste (tailings) at sea or in rivers Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cease or prohibit the disposal of mining waste (tailings) at sea or in rivers Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cease or prohibit the harvest of conch Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cease or prohibit the harvest of sea urchins Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cease or prohibit the harvesting of scallops Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Cease/reduce payments to cull mammals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Certify farms and market their products as ‘primate friendly’ Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Certify forest concessions and market their products as ‘primate friendly’ Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Certify mines and market their products as ‘primate friendly’ (e.g. ape-friendly cellular phones) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change effluent treatments of domestic and urban waste water Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Change effluent treatments used in agriculture and forestry Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change hook baiting technique Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Change mowing regime Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Change mowing regime (e.g. timing, frequency, height) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change mowing regime on grassland Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Change of crop (i.e. to a crop less palatable to primates) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of cutting/mowing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of cutting/mowing: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of cutting/mowing: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of livestock grazing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of livestock grazing: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of livestock grazing: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of livestock grazing: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of livestock grazing: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of prescribed burning 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.