Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

3510 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
Create refuges Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Install exclusion and/or escape devices for mammals on fishing nets Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Manage grazing regime Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	7	Synopsis Link
Sow uncropped arable field margins with a native wild flower seed mix Action Link	Awaiting assessment	7	Synopsis Link
Cease or prohibit aggregate extraction Action Link	Beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Use vaccination programme Action Link	Beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Directly plant peatland mosses Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Use drugs to treat parasites Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for hummingbirds to increase adult survival Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	7	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide to control problematic plants: brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	7	Synopsis Link
Provide/increase anti-poaching patrols Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Translocate gamebirds Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	7	Synopsis Link
Exclude wild vertebrates: brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Translocate raptors Action Link	Beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Translocate woodpeckers Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Translocate parrots Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Parrot’s feather: Use of herbicides - 2,4-D Action Link	Beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Use selective harvesting/logging instead of clearcutting Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	7	Synopsis Link
Leave coarse woody debris in forests Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	7	Synopsis Link
Manually control or remove midstorey and ground-level vegetation (including mowing, chaining, cutting etc) in shrubland Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	7	Synopsis Link
Replant vegetation Action Link	Beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Disturb soil before seeding/planting Action Link	Evidence not assessed	7	Synopsis Link
Remove or control predators using lethal controls: Tortoises, terrapins, side-necked & softshell turtles Action Link	Awaiting assessment	7	Synopsis Link
Apply herbicide to mid- and understorey vegetation Action Link	Likely to be ineffective or harmful	7	Synopsis Link
Create ponds for great crested newts Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link

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