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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Limit, cease or prohibit the use of sonars Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Limit, cease or prohibit the use of underwater explosives Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Limit, cease, or prohibit sediment discard during aggregate extraction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Lobby, campaign or demonstrate to protect peatlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Lobby/campaign/demonstrate to protect marshes or swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Locate aquaculture systems in already impacted areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Locate aquaculture systems in areas with fast currents Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Locate aquaculture systems in vegetated areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Locate artificial reefs near aquaculture systems (and vice versa) to act as biofilters Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Locate artificial reefs near aquaculture systems to benefit from nutrient run-offs Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Log/remove trees within forests: effects on mature trees Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Log/remove trees within forests: effects on non-vascular plants Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Log/remove trees within forests: effects on understory plants Action Link |
Beneficial | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Log/remove trees within forests: effects on young trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Lower water level (before/after planting) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Lower water level to restore degraded brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Lower water level to restore degraded brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Lower water level to restore degraded freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Lower water level to restore degraded freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Lower water level to restore/create brackish/saline swamps from other land uses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Lower water level to restore/create brackish/salt marshes from other land uses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Lower water level to restore/create freshwater marshes from other land uses Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Lower water level to restore/create freshwater swamps from other land uses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain bat roosts in road/railway bridges and culverts Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain dams or water impoundments Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 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.