Actions to conserve biodiversity
We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.
Review the evidence from the studies
Not sure what Actions are? Read a brief description.
Search for evidence
e.g. "frogs chytrid"
3690 Actions found
Refine
Hide
3690 Actions found
Download Actions
0 selected |
|
Order results by:
Action | Effectiveness | Studies | Category | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Replace blocks of vegetation after mining or peat extraction Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain/create habitat corridors in areas of energy production or mining Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Backfill trenches dug for pipelines Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain/restore water flow across service corridors Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain/create habitat corridors across service corridors Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce frequency of harvest (of wild biological resources) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce intensity of harvest (of wild biological resources) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use low impact harvesting techniques (for wild biological resources) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use low impact vehicles for harvesting (wild biological resources) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Implement ‘mosaic management’ when harvesting wild biological resources Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide new technologies to reduce pressure on wild biological resources Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restrict vehicle use on peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Physically exclude vehicles from peatlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Restrict pedestrian access to peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Physically exclude pedestrians from peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Install boardwalks/paths to prevent trampling 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 | |
Adopt ecotourism principles/create an ecotourism site Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Rewet peatland (raise water table) Action Link |
Beneficial | 36 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce water level of flooded peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore natural water level fluctuations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/mow herbaceous plants to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 14 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove plant litter to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut large trees/shrubs to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use grazing to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 4 | Synopsis Link |
Download Actions
0 selected |
|
Watch this search
If you are familiar with RSS feeds, please click the button below to retrieve the feed URL:
RSS feed for this searchIf you are unfamiliar with RSS feeds, we would suggest reading this BBC article.
Unfortunately, due to the number of feeds we have available, we cannot provide e-mail updates. However, you could use tools such as Feed My Inbox to do this for you.
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.