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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Maintain traditional water meadows (includes management for breeding and/or wintering waders/waterfowl) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 |
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Shorten livestock grazing period or control grazing season in forests Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Re-route vehicles around protected areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Retain/create habitat corridors in developed areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce other food sources to replace bat meat Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Designate a Marine Protected Area and limit the density of traps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use target species distress calls or signals to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Minimize food waste at aquaculture systems Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce frequency of vegetation harvest: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Directly plant non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 24 |
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Plant in-field trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Remove/control adult brood parasites Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 |
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Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing (includes salt marsh, lowland heath, bog, fen) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 |
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Protect brownfield or ex-industrial sites Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Thin trees within forests: effects on mature trees Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 18 |
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Install speed bumps to reduce vehicle collisions with primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use prescribed burning to control trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Introduce other income sources to replace bat trade Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Designate a Marine Protected Area and only allow hook and line fishing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use bees to deter crop damage by mammals (e.g. elephants) to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Introduce and enforce legislation to prevent intentional killing of mammals at aquaculture systems Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce intensity of vegetation harvest: freshwater marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Directly plant non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 30 |
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Tree pollarding and tree surgery Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant nectar flower mixture/wildflower strips Action Link |
Beneficial | 104 |
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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.