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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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Manage vegetation using livestock grazing

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Manage vegetation using livestock grazing Synopsis Link

Add chemicals or minerals to sediments to remove or neutralise pollutants

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Add chemicals or minerals to sediments to remove or neutralise pollutants Synopsis Link

Raise water level to restore/create freshwater swamps from other land uses

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Raise water level to restore/create freshwater swamps from other land uses Synopsis Link

Create large adjoining cavities or ‘swimthrough’ habitats (>100 mm) on subtidal artificial structures

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Create large adjoining cavities or ‘swimthrough’ habitats (>100 mm) on subtidal artificial structures Synopsis Link

Raise cutting height on grasslands

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Raise cutting height on grasslands Synopsis Link

Add yellow rattle seed Rhinanthus minor to hay meadows

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Add yellow rattle seed <i>Rhinanthus minor</i> to hay meadows Synopsis Link

Control predators not on islands for seabirds

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Control predators not on islands for seabirds Synopsis Link

Improve soil quality after tree planting (excluding applying fertilizer)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Improve soil quality after tree planting (excluding applying fertilizer) Synopsis Link

Carnivores: Scatter food around enclosure

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Carnivores: Scatter food around enclosure Synopsis Link

Use motor bar mowers rather than rotary mowers

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Use motor bar mowers rather than rotary mowers Synopsis Link

Implement 'mosaic management', a Dutch agri-environment option

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 2 Implement 'mosaic management', a Dutch agri-environment option Synopsis Link

Sow rare or declining arable weeds

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Sow rare or declining arable weeds Synopsis Link

Lower water level to restore/create freshwater marshes from other land uses

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Lower water level to restore/create freshwater marshes from other land uses Synopsis Link

Manage or restrict harvesting of species on intertidal artificial structures

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Manage or restrict harvesting of species on intertidal artificial structures Synopsis Link

Other biodiversity: Add sewage sludge to the soil

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Other biodiversity: Add sewage sludge to the soil Synopsis Link

Limit, cease or prohibit the dumping of sewage sludge

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Limit, cease or prohibit the dumping of sewage sludge Synopsis Link

Restore or create wood pasture

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Restore or create wood pasture Synopsis Link

Establish handling and release protocols in non-recreational fisheries

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Establish handling and release protocols in non-recreational fisheries Synopsis Link

Mow shrubland to reduce impacts of pollutants

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Mow shrubland to reduce impacts of pollutants Synopsis Link

Carnivores: Provide live vertebrate prey

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Carnivores: Provide live vertebrate prey Synopsis Link

Provide diversionary feeding to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Provide diversionary feeding to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Set catch limits or quotas for non-targeted commercial catch

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Set catch limits or quotas for non-targeted commercial catch Synopsis Link

Reduce the slope of intertidal artificial structures

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Reduce the slope of intertidal artificial structures Synopsis Link

Disturb soil/sediment surface

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Disturb soil/sediment surface Synopsis Link

Burn shrublands to reduce impacts of pollutants

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Burn shrublands to reduce impacts of pollutants Synopsis Link
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