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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Add upland topsoil Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Modify grazing regime: Grassland & shrubland Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 4 |
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Breed reptiles in captivity: Tortoises, terrapins, side-necked & softshell turtles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 28 |
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Provide bird feeding materials to families with young children Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use aversive conditioning to reduce nest predation by mammalian predators Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Introduce beavers to impede water flow in forest watercourses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use GPS and/or VHF tracking devices on individuals of problem troops to provide farmers with early warning of crop raiding Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Parrot’s feather: Use of herbicides - other herbicides Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 14 |
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Limit, cease or prohibit the discharge of cooling effluents from power stations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Release translocated mammals into fenced areas Action Link |
Beneficial | 24 |
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Fit large, supported escape openings (such as Fisheyes, Bigeyes and radial escape sections) to trawl nets Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 8 |
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Change type of livestock grazing: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Deposit soil/sediment to form physical structure of freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Breed reptiles in captivity: Snakes – Boas and pythons Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 12 |
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Enhance bird taxonomy skills through higher education and training Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce predation by translocating nest boxes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Integrated aquaculture systems Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 4 |
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Reintroduce large herbivores Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Chase crop raiding primates using dogs Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Sow seeds and plant individual plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Limit, cease or prohibit the discharge of waste effluents overboard from vessels Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Fit mesh escape panels/windows to a trawl net and use square mesh instead of diamond mesh codend Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Change type of livestock grazing: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Deposit soil/sediment to form physical structure of brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Modify grazing regime: Forest, open woodland & savanna 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.