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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Restore or create wood pasture Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Restore or maintain dry stone walls Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restore ponds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 15 |
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Restore species-rich grassland on road verges Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Restore species-rich grassland vegetation Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 4 |
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Restore wetland Action Link |
Beneficial | 17 |
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Restore wood pastures (e.g. introducing grazing) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Restore woodland herbaceous plants using transplants and nursery plugs Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restore/create habitat connectivity between shrublands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restore/create peatland vegetation (multiple interventions) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 |
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Restore/create peatland vegetation using the moss layer transfer technique Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Restore/create peatlands in areas that will be climatically suitable in the future Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restore/create species-rich, semi-natural grassland Action Link |
Beneficial | 71 |
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Restrict artificial lighting in caves and around cave entrances Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Restrict certain pesticides Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Restrict certain pesticides Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Restrict certain pesticides or other agricultural chemicals for birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Restrict herbicide, fungicide and pesticide use on and around ponds on golf courses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restrict human access to bat caves to prevent spread of disease Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restrict pedestrian access to peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restrict the collection of bat specimens for research Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restrict the number of people that are allowed access to site Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restrict the use of tributyltin or other toxic antifouling coatings Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Restrict timing of lighting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Restrict timing of timber treatment application Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 1 |
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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.