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 diversionary feeding to reduce crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide diversionary feeding for predators Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide diversionary feeding for mammals to reduce nuisance behaviour and human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide dams/water holes during drought Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide calcium supplements to increase survival or reproductive success Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide buffer strips to reduce pesticide and nutrient run-off into margins, waterways and ponds Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide buffer strips around in-field ponds Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide buffer strips alongside water courses (rivers and streams) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide buffer strips along rivers and streams Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide bird feeding materials to families with young children Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide better equipment (e.g. guns) to anti-poaching ranger patrols Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide bat boxes, bat grilles, improvements to roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide bat boxes for roosting bats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 44 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide badger gates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial waterholes in dry season Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial water sources Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial subterranean bat roosts to replace roosts in reclaimed mines Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial subterranean bat roosts to replace roosts in disturbed caves Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial shelters following release Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial shelters Action Link |
Beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial shade for nests or nesting sites Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial shade for individuals Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial refuges/breeding sites Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial refuges for prey to evade/escape non-native predators Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial nesting sites for woodpeckers Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 11 | 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.