Actions to conserve biodiversity
We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.
Review the evidence from the studies
Not sure what Actions are? Read a brief description.
Search for evidence
e.g. "frogs chytrid"
3537 Actions found
Refine
Hide
3537 Actions found
Download Actions
0 selected |
|
Order results by:
Action | Effectiveness | Studies | Category | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Strategically lay out the scent of a primate predator (e.g. leopard, lion) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
![]() |
|
Add fertilizer to soil (alongside planting/seeding) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
![]() |
|
Increase the wind speed at which turbines become operational (‘cut-in speed’) Action Link |
Beneficial | 12 |
![]() |
|
Restore habitats and/or habitat-forming (biogenic) species following extreme events Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
![]() |
|
Place captive young with captive foster parents Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
![]() |
|
Use a different design or configuration of size-sorting escape grid/system in trawl fishing gear (bottom and mid-water) Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 23 |
![]() |
|
Abandon mined land: allow freshwater marshes or swamps to recover without active intervention Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
![]() |
|
Add inorganic fertilizer: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
![]() |
|
Modify grazing regime: Wetland Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
![]() |
|
Restore beaches Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
![]() |
|
Practice integrated farm management Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
![]() |
|
Reduce inter-specific competition for nest sites by modifying habitats to exclude competitor species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
![]() |
|
Eco friendly biofouling prevention Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 |
![]() |
|
Retain fallen trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
![]() |
|
Humans chase primates using random loud noise Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
![]() |
|
Add peat to soil (alongside planting/seeding) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
![]() |
|
Exclude bats from roosts prior to mine reclamation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
![]() |
|
Manage climate-driven range extensions of problematic species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
![]() |
|
Use artificial insemination Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
![]() |
|
Fit a moving device to a trawl net to stimulate fish escape response (stimulator device) Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 |
![]() |
|
Abandon mined land: allow brackish/saline marshes or swamps to recover without active intervention Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
![]() |
|
Add inorganic fertilizer: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
![]() |
|
Restore former mining or energy production sites Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 13 |
![]() |
|
Breed reptiles in captivity: Snakes – Vipers Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 13 |
![]() |
|
Food labelling schemes relating to biodiversity-friendly farming Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
![]() |
Download Actions
0 selected |
|
Watch this search
If you are familiar with RSS feeds, please click the button below to retrieve the feed URL:
RSS feed for this searchIf you are unfamiliar with RSS feeds, we would suggest reading this BBC article.
Unfortunately, due to the number of feeds we have available, we cannot provide e-mail updates. However, you could use tools such as Feed My Inbox to do this for you.
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.