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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Protect brownfield sites Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect existing natural or semi-natural habitat to prevent conversion to agriculture Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect greenfield sites or undeveloped land in urban areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect greenfield sites or undeveloped land in urban areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect greenfield sites or undeveloped land in urban areas Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect habitat along elevational gradients Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect habitat along elevational gradients Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect habitat along elevational gradients Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect habitat: All reptiles (excluding sea turtles) Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 17 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect habitat: Sea turtles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect habitats for amphibians Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect important food/nest trees before burning Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect in-field trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect in-field trees Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect in-field trees (includes management such as pollarding and surgery) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect individual nests of ground-nesting birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect mammals close to development areas (e.g. by fencing) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect nest sites from competitors Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect nest trees before burning Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect nests and nesting sites from predation by camouflaging nests Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect nests and nesting sites from predation by creating new nesting sites Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect nests and nesting sites from predation using artificial nest covers: Crocodilians Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect nests and nesting sites from predation using artificial nest covers: Sea turtles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect nests and nesting sites from predation using artificial nest covers: Snakes & lizards Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect nests and nesting sites from predation using artificial nest covers: Tortoises, terrapins, side-necked & softshell turtles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 | 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.