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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Procambarus crayfish control: Trapping and removal Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Procambarus crayfish control: Trapping combined with encouragement of predators Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Produce coffee in shaded plantations Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 3 |
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Produce guidance for marsh or swamp conservation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Prohibit (livestock) farmers from entering protected areas Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Prohibit certain gear types Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 |
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Prohibit high grading in which only the most profitable individuals or species are landed Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Prohibit or restrict hunting of a species Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Prohibit or restrict hunting of marine and freshwater mammal species Action Link |
Beneficial | 5 |
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Prohibit or restrict hunting of particular sex/ breeding status/age animals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Prohibit the catching and/or landing of specific fish species Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Promote careful bat-related eco-tourism to improve behaviour towards bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Promote fish and seafood certification (e.g. ecolabels) to reduce consumer demand for fisheries that threaten mammals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Promote knowledge exchange between fishers to improve good practice Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Promote knowledge exchange between fishers to improve good practice Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Promote mammal-related ecotourism Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Promote natural carbon sequestration species and/or habitats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Promote sustainable alternative livelihoods Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Promote sustainable alternative livelihoods Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Protect and connect habitat along elevational gradients Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Protect bats within roosts from disturbance or predation by native species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Protect bird nests using electric fencing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Protect brownfield or ex-industrial sites Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Protect brownfield or ex-industrial sites Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Protect brownfield or ex-industrial sites in urban areas Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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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.