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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Graze with livestock after seeding/planting Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 7 |
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Raise water levels in ditches or grassland Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 7 |
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Use education and/or awareness campaigns to improve behaviour towards reptiles and reduce threats Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 |
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Create ponds for toads Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Water: Add slurry to the soil Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 7 |
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Protect nests and nesting sites from predation using artificial nest covers: Tortoises, terrapins, side-necked & softshell turtles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 |
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Carnivores: Provide food on a random temporal schedule Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 7 |
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Remove or control invasive or problematic herbivores and seed eaters Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 |
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Exclude ants that protect pests Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Restore/create brackish/saline marshes or swamps (specific action unclear) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Provide buffer strips alongside water courses (rivers and streams) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 |
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Convert to organic farming Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 7 |
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Manage vegetation using herbicides Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 |
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Manage vegetation by cutting or mowing Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 |
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Raise mowing height on grasslands to benefit farmland wildlife Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 |
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Release translocated/captive-bred mammals to areas outside historical range Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Excavate freshwater pools Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 7 |
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Use holding pens or enclosures at release site prior to release of wild reptiles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 |
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Release translocated/captive-bred mammals at a specific time (e.g. season, day/night) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Translocate problem reptiles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 |
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Release reptiles outside of their native range Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 |
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Use aversive conditioning to reduce nest predation by avian predators Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Modify grazing regime: Forest, open woodland & savanna Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 |
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Reduce inter-specific competition for nest sites of ground nesting seabirds by removing competitor species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 |
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Create or restore wetlands Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 |
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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.