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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Plant/seed under established vegetation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant/sow seeds of nurse plants alongside focal plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Play predator calls to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Play predator calls to deter mammals from fishing gear Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Play spoken-word radio programmes to deter predators Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plough habitats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Plug/dam canals or trenches: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plug/dam canals or trenches: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Plug/dam canals or trenches: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plug/dam canals or trenches: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Pollard trees (top cutting or top pruning) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Pollination: Plant flowers Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 |
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Pollination: Plant hedgerows Action Link |
Beneficial | 8 |
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Pollination: Plant or maintain ground cover in orchards or vineyards Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Pollination: Restore habitat along watercourses Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Pollination: Use no tillage in arable fields Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Ponto-Caspian gammarids: Add chemicals to the water Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Ponto-Caspian gammarids: Biological control using predatory fish Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Ponto-Caspian gammarids: Change salinity of the water Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Ponto-Caspian gammarids: Change water pH Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Ponto-Caspian gammarids: Change water temperature Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Ponto-Caspian gammarids: Cleaning equipment Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Ponto-Caspian gammarids: Control movement of gammarids Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Ponto-Caspian gammarids: Dewater (dry out) the habitat Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Ponto-Caspian gammarids: Exchanging ballast water 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.