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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Build fences to keep humans out Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Build fire breaks Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Build fire breaks Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Burn at specific time of year Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Burn leaf litter Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Burn shrublands to reduce impacts of pollutants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Burn vegetation before seeding/planting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Bury cables and pipelines in the seabed rather than laying them on the seabed Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Bury drill cuttings in the seabed rather than leaving them on the seabed surface Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Bury electricity cables to reduce electromagnetic fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Bury or isolate power lines to reduce incidental bird mortality Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Bury pipelines instead of surface laying and rock dumping Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Bury surface soil/sediment Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Bury surface soil/sediment (before planting) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Bury upper layer of peat/soil (before planting) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Bury upper layer of peat/soil (without planting) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Can captive breeding have deleterious effects on individual fitness? Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Can nest protection increase nest abandonment? Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Can nest protection increase predation of adults and chicks? Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Can supplementary feeding increase predation or parasitism? Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: born and raised in a free-ranging environment Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: born and reared in cages Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: limited free-ranging experience Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Captive breeding frogs Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 34 | Synopsis Link | |
Captive breeding harlequin toads (Atelopus species) Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 6 | 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.