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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Increase consideration of butterflies and moths in international, national and local conservation plans Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase crop diversity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase crop diversity across a farm or farmed landscape Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase crop diversity for mammals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase crop diversity to benefit birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase grazing intensity or cutting frequency on grassland Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase livestock numbers to control bracken Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase number of livestock Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase number of livestock and use prescribed burning to control trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase number of species in seed mix Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase or maintain the proportion of natural or semi‐natural habitat in the farmed landscape Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase resources for managing protected areas Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase semi-natural habitat within gardens Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase size of protected area Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase the diversity of nectar and pollen plants in the landscape for bees Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase the mesh size of pots and traps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase the proportion of natural or semi-natural habitat in the farmed landscape Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase the proportion of natural/semi-natural vegetation in the farmed landscape Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase the proportion of semi-natural habitat in the farmed landscape Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase the proportion of semi-natural habitat in the farmed landscape Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase the use of clover leys on farmland Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase the wind speed at which turbines become operational (‘cut-in speed’) Action Link |
Beneficial | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase visual detectability of fishing gear for mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase water turbidity to reduce fish predation by birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Infect tree seedlings with mycorrhizae 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.