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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Maintain species-rich, semi-natural grassland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 22 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain species-rich, semi-natural grassland Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 19 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain rush pastures Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain rush pastures Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain or restore traditional water meadows and bogs Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain or restore native wood pasture and parkland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain or restore hedges Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain or create bare ground Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain microclimate in closed/abandoned mines Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain lowland heathland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain in-field elements such as field islands and rockpiles Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain habitat corridors over or under roads and other transportation corridors Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain habitat corridors in areas of energy production or mining Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain forest and woodland edges for foraging bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain ephemeral ponds Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain dams or water impoundments Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain bat roosts in road/railway bridges and culverts Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 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 | |
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 brackish/salt marshes from other land uses 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 degraded freshwater swamps 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 brackish/salt marshes 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 |
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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.