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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Use streamer lines to reduce seabird bycatch on longlines Action Link |
Beneficial | 16 | Synopsis Link | |
Use summer instead of winter harvesting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use supplementary feeding to reduce predation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use supplements Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use target species distress calls or signals to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use target species scent to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use taste-aversion to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to deter human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Use techniques to increase the survival of species after capture Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use technology and reporting systems to avoid collisions Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use technology to communicate near real-time catch information to fishers to enable avoidance of unwanted catchicate near real-time catch information to fishers to enable avoidance of unwanted catch Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use temperature treatment to reduce chytridiomycosis infection Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use thinning followed by prescribed fire Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Use thinning of forest instead of clearcutting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use traditional breeds of livestock Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use traditional breeds of livestock Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use traditional breeds of livestock Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use tranquilizers to reduce stress during translocation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use traps instead of fishing nets Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use tree guards or shelters to protect planted trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use tree nets to deter wild mammals from fruit crops to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use tree tubes/small fences/cages to protect individual trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use ultrasonic devices to deter cats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use ultrasonic noises to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use ultraviolet filters on lights Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use vaccination programme Action Link |
Beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Use vaccinations Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Use variable retention management during forestry operations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use vegetation removal together with mechanical disturbance to the soil Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use visual and acoustic ‘scarers’ to deter birds from landing on pools polluted by mining or sewage Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Use visual deterrents (e.g. scarecrows) to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use visual deterrents on fishing gear Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use visual or acoustic deterrents to discourage reptiles from approaching vessels Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use vocalisations to attract birds to safe areas Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Use voluntary agreements with local people to reduce disturbance Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use voluntary agreements with locals to reduce disturbance Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use volunteers to collect downed birds and rehabilitate them Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use volunteers to deter tourists from harassing marine and freshwater mammals at wildlife-viewing sites Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use watchmen to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use water-based muds instead of oil-based muds (drilling fluids) in the drilling process Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use weakened fishing gear Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use weed mats to protect planted trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use weeding to promote regeneration of indigenous tree communities Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use wildlife decoy to reduce vehicle collisions with mammals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use wildlife refuges to reduce hunting disturbance Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use wildlife refuges to reduce hunting impacts Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use wire fences within grazing areas to exclude livestock from specific forest sections Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Use wire fencing to exclude large native herbivores Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Use zooplankton to remove zoospores Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Vaccinate against disease Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Vaccinate bats against the white-nose syndrome pathogen Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Wash contaminated semen and use it for artificial insemination Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Water nesting mounds to increase incubation success in malleefowl Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Water plants to preserve dry tropical forest species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Biological control using co-evolved, host specific herbivores Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Biological control using fungal-based herbicides Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Biological control using native herbivores Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Chemical control using herbicides Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Combination treatment using herbicides and physical removal Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Environmental control (e.g shading, altered flow, altered rooting depth, or dredging) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Excavation of banks Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Flame treatment Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Physical removal Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Public education Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Use of a tarpaulin Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Use of hydrogen peroxide Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Use of liquid nitrogen Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Water primrose: Use of mats placed on the bottom of the water body Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Water seedlings Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Add compost to the soil Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Add manure to the soil Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Add sewage sludge to the soil Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Add slurry to the soil Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Exclude grazers Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Grow cover crops in arable fields Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 19 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Plant buffer strips Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Plant or maintain ground cover in orchards or vineyards Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 21 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Restore habitat along watercourses Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Use crop rotations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Use fewer grazers Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Use no tillage in arable fields Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Use no tillage instead of reduced tillage Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Use organic fertilizer instead of inorganic Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Use reduced tillage in arable fields Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 17 | Synopsis Link | |
Water: Use seasonal grazing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Wear face-masks to avoid transmission of viral and bacterial diseases to primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Wear gloves when handling primate food, tool items, etc. Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Wear snowshoes to prevent trampling Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Weight baits or lines to reduce longline bycatch of seabirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Work inward from barriers or boundaries (e.g. river) to avoid pushing primates toward an impassable barrier or inhospitable habitat Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
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Evidence not assessed | 1 | 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.