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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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Thin trees within forests: effects on understory plants

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 37 Thin trees within forests: effects on understory plants Synopsis Link

Use prescribed fire: effect on understory plants

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 37 Use prescribed fire: effect on understory plants Synopsis Link

Use prescribed burning

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 37 Use prescribed burning Synopsis Link

Reduce management intensity on permanent grasslands (several interventions at once)

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 38 Reduce management intensity on permanent grasslands (several interventions at once) Synopsis Link

Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture

Action Link 		Beneficial 40 Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Synopsis Link

Soil: Use no tillage in arable fields

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 40 Soil: Use no tillage in arable fields Synopsis Link

Soil: Use reduced tillage in arable fields

Action Link 		Beneficial 40 Soil: Use reduced tillage in arable fields Synopsis Link

Provide bat boxes for roosting bats

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 42 Provide bat boxes for roosting bats Synopsis Link

Provide artificial nest sites for solitary bees

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 45 Provide artificial nest sites for solitary bees Synopsis Link

Other biodiversity: Exclude grazers

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 45 Other biodiversity: Exclude grazers Synopsis Link

Reduce tillage

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 46 Reduce tillage Synopsis Link

Reduce fertilizer, pesticide or herbicide use generally

Action Link 		Beneficial 47 Reduce fertilizer, pesticide or herbicide use generally Synopsis Link

Pay farmers to cover the cost of conservation measures (as in agri-environment schemes)

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 47 Pay farmers to cover the cost of conservation measures (as in agri-environment schemes) Synopsis Link

Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields

Action Link 		Beneficial 49 Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields Synopsis Link

Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture

Action Link 		Beneficial 49 Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Synopsis Link

Provide or retain set-aside areas in farmland

Action Link 		Beneficial 54 Provide or retain set-aside areas in farmland Synopsis Link

Install barrier fencing and underpasses along roads

Action Link 		Beneficial 55 Install barrier fencing and underpasses along roads Synopsis Link

Change tillage practices

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 56 Change tillage practices Synopsis Link

Leave headlands in fields unsprayed (conservation headlands)

Action Link 		Beneficial 57 Leave headlands in fields unsprayed (conservation headlands) Synopsis Link

Translocate to re-establish or boost populations in native range

Action Link 		Beneficial 64 Translocate to re-establish or boost populations in native range Synopsis Link

Provide artificial nesting sites for songbirds

Action Link 		Beneficial 65 Provide artificial nesting sites for songbirds Synopsis Link

Plant grass buffer strips/margins around arable or pasture fields

Action Link 		Beneficial 69 Plant grass buffer strips/margins around arable or pasture fields Synopsis Link

Restore/create species-rich, semi-natural grassland

Action Link 		Beneficial 71 Restore/create species-rich, semi-natural grassland Synopsis Link

Plant nectar flower mixture/wildflower strips

Action Link 		Beneficial 104 Plant nectar flower mixture/wildflower strips Synopsis Link
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