Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

2677 Actions found

Actions to conserve biodiversity

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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Delay haying/mowing Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	5	Synopsis Link
Provide artificial nesting sites for grebes Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Breed for resistance traits Action Link	Awaiting assessment	1	Synopsis Link
Thin trees within forest and woodland Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	11	Synopsis Link
Build fences to keep humans out Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Cut/mow herbaceous plants to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	14	Synopsis Link
Prevent pollution from agricultural land or forestry from entering watercourses Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Translocate species - Translocate worms Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food during/after release of captive-bred mammals Action Link	Beneficial	15	Synopsis Link
Introduce alternative treatments to reduce the use of marine and freshwater mammals in traditional medicine Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Leave uncut rye grass in silage fields for birds Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	4	Synopsis Link
Provide artificial nesting sites for ground and tree-nesting seabirds Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	11	Synopsis Link
Maintain forest and woodland edges for foraging bats Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use fertilizer Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	8	Synopsis Link
Restrict the number of people that are allowed access to site Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Remove plant litter to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Plant riparian buffer strips 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
Remove/control non-native mammals within a fenced area Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	1	Synopsis Link
Introduce alternative food sources to replace marine and freshwater mammal meat Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Plant cereals for whole crop silage Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	3	Synopsis Link
Provide artificial nesting sites for burrow-nesting seabirds Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	14	Synopsis Link
Retain veteran and standing dead trees as roosting sites for bats Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Add lime to the soil to increase fertility Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Install ‘primate-proof’ garbage bins Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link

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