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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Cut trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut to control bracken Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut strips of shrubland vegetation to reduce the spread of fire Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut bracken and rotovate Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut and use prescribed burning to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut and burn bracken Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut and apply herbicide to control bracken Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Create buffer zones beside roads and other transportation corridors Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change type of livestock Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Burn shrublands to reduce impacts of pollutants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Burn leaf litter Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Build bird perches to encourage colonisation by plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Apply herbicide to trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Apply herbicide and sow seeds of shrubland plants to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Apply herbicide and remove plants to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Allow shrubland to regenerate without active management Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Add topsoil (alongside planting/seeding) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add topsoil Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Add sulphur to soil (alongside planting/seeding) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Add sulphur to soil Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add root associated bacteria/fungi to introduced plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Add peat to soil (alongside planting/seeding) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Add peat to soil Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Add mulch to soil (alongside planting/seeding) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Add mulch to control grass and sow seed Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 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.