Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

3198 Actions found

Actions to conserve biodiversity

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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Use pesticides only when pests or crop damage reach threshold levels Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	14	Synopsis Link
Install wildlife warning reflectors along roads Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	15	Synopsis Link
Crop production: Use no tillage instead of reduced tillage Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	15	Synopsis Link
Water: Use no tillage in arable fields Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	15	Synopsis Link
Restore ponds Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	15	Synopsis Link
Create wetland Action Link	Beneficial	15	Synopsis Link
Delay mowing or first grazing date on pasture or grassland Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	15	Synopsis Link
Allow shrubland to regenerate without active management Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	15	Synopsis Link
Exclude or remove livestock from historically grazed brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	15	Synopsis Link
Hold translocated mammals in captivity before release Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	15	Synopsis Link
Plant grass buffer strips/margins around arable or pasture fields for birds Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	15	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food during/after release of captive-bred mammals Action Link	Beneficial	15	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed burning Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	15	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater marshes Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	15	Synopsis Link
Use chemicals to attract natural enemies Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	15	Synopsis Link
Log/remove trees within forests: effects on mature trees Action Link	Likely to be ineffective or harmful	15	Synopsis Link
Use streamer lines to reduce seabird bycatch on longlines Action Link	Beneficial	16	Synopsis Link
Reduce number of livestock Action Link	Beneficial	16	Synopsis Link
Restore or create forests Action Link	Beneficial	16	Synopsis Link
*Create grooves and* small protrusions, ridges or ledges (1–50 mm) on intertidal artificial structures** Action Link	Awaiting assessment	16	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food during/after release of translocated mammals Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	16	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire: effects on mature trees Action Link	Likely to be ineffective or harmful	16	Synopsis Link
Scare birds from fish farms Action Link	Likely to be ineffective or harmful	16	Synopsis Link
Plant dedicated floral resources on farmland Action Link	Awaiting assessment	17	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide to control problematic plants: freshwater marshes Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	17	Synopsis Link

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