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 | |
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Restore ponds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore species-rich grassland on road verges Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore species-rich grassland vegetation Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore wetland Action Link |
Beneficial | 17 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore wood pastures (e.g. introducing grazing) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore woodland herbaceous plants using transplants and nursery plugs Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create brackish/saline marshes or swamps (multiple actions) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create brackish/saline marshes or swamps (specific action unclear) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create brackish/saline swamps in areas that will be climatically suitable in the future Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create brackish/salt marshes in areas that will be climatically suitable in the future Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create freshwater marshes in areas that will be climatically suitable in the future Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create freshwater marshes or swamps (multiple actions) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 17 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create freshwater marshes or swamps (specific action unclear) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 25 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create freshwater swamps in areas that will be climatically suitable in the future Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create habitat connectivity between shrublands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create peatland vegetation (multiple interventions) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create peatland vegetation using the moss layer transfer technique Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create peatlands in areas that will be climatically suitable in the future Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create species-rich, semi-natural grassland Action Link |
Beneficial | 71 | Synopsis Link | |
Restrict artificial lighting in caves and around cave entrances Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Restrict capture of marine and freshwater mammals for research or aquariums and zoos Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restrict certain pesticides Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Restrict certain pesticides Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Restrict certain pesticides or other agricultural chemicals Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Restrict certain pesticides or other agricultural chemicals for birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link |
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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.