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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Provide or retain set-aside areas in farmland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide or retain set-aside areas on farmland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide or retain set-aside areas on farmland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide or retain set‐aside areas in farmland Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide or retain un-harvested buffer strips Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide other resources for birds (water, sand for bathing) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide otter holts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide owl nest boxes (Tawny owl, Barn owl) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide paraffin stoves Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide paths to limit extent of disturbance to mammals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide paths to limit the extent of disturbance Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide red squirrel feeders Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide refuges during crop harvesting or mowing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide refuges during harvest or mowing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide refuges for fish within ponds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide reptiles with escape routes from canals, drains and ditches Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide rewards (monetary or non-monetary) for reporting injured or entangled reptiles Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide sacrificial rows of crops on outer side of fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide salt licks for primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide science-based films, radio programmes, or books about mammals to improve behaviour towards mammals and reduce threats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide set-aside areas in farmland Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide shelter habitat Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide shelter habitat against highly adverse weather conditions Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide shelter structures after fire Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide short grass for birds Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 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.