Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

3689 Actions found

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
Translocate solitary bees Action Link	Awaiting assessment	1	Synopsis Link
Translocate songbirds Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	12	Synopsis Link
Translocate species - Translocate crustaceans Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Translocate species - Translocate molluscs Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Translocate species - Translocate worms Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Translocate to establish populations outside of known range Action Link	Awaiting assessment	3	Synopsis Link
Translocate to re-establish or boost populations in native range Action Link	Beneficial	64	Synopsis Link
Translocate to re-establish populations in known or believed former range Action Link	Awaiting assessment	12	Synopsis Link
Translocate toads Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	9	Synopsis Link
Translocate wildfowl Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	5	Synopsis Link
Translocate wood frogs Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	3	Synopsis Link
Translocate woodpeckers Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Transplant captive-bred or hatchery-reared habitat-forming (biogenic) species Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Transplant captive-bred or hatchery-reared individuals of habitat-forming (biogenic) species that are resistant to climate change Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Transplant or replace blocks of vegetation: brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Transplant or replace blocks of vegetation: freshwater marshes Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	4	Synopsis Link
Transplant or replace wetland soil: brackish/saline swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Transplant or replace wetland soil: brackish/salt marshes Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Transplant or replace wetland soil: freshwater marshes Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	10	Synopsis Link
Transplant or replace wetland soil: freshwater swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Transplant or seed organisms onto intertidal artificial structures Action Link	Awaiting assessment	10	Synopsis Link
Transplant or seed organisms onto subtidal artificial structures Action Link	Awaiting assessment	11	Synopsis Link
Transplant trees Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Transplant wetland soil before/after planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Transplant wetland soil before/after planting non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link

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