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 nests from ants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Guard nests to prevent predation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use ‘cat curfews’ to reduce predation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use lion dung to deter domestic cats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Play spoken-word radio programmes to deter predators Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use collar-mounted devices to reduce predation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use supplementary feeding to reduce predation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use aversive conditioning to reduce nest predation by avian predators Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Use aversive conditioning to reduce nest predation by mammalian predators Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce predation by translocating nest boxes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce inter-specific competition for nest sites of ground nesting seabirds by removing competitor species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce inter-specific competition for nest sites of woodpeckers by removing competitor species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce inter-specific competition for nest sites of songbirds by removing competitor species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce inter-specific competition for nest sites by modifying habitats to exclude competitor species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect nest sites from competitors Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce competition between species by providing nest boxes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce inter-specific competition for food by removing or controlling competitor species Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce adverse habitat alterations by excluding problematic terrestrial species Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce adverse habitat alterations by excluding problematic aquatic species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Control or remove habitat-altering mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove problematic vegetation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Use buffer zones to reduce the impact of invasive plant control Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove/treat endoparasites and diseases Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Exclude or control ‘reservoir species’ to reduce parasite burdens Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove/treat ectoparasites to increase survival or reproductive success Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | 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.