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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Transplant/translocate ‘bioremediating’ species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Treat amphibians with chytridiomycosis in the wild or pre-release Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Treat ballast water before exchange Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Treat ballast water before release Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Treat bat hibernacula environments to reduce the white-nose syndrome pathogen reservoir Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Treat bats for infection with white-nose syndrome Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Treat disease in wild mammals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Treat disease in wild marine and freshwater mammals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Treat mammals to reduce conflict caused by disease transmission to humans Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Treat seeds of non-woody plants with chemicals before sowing: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Treat seeds of non-woody plants with chemicals before sowing: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Treat sick/injured animals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 18 |
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Treat tree/shrub seeds with chemicals before sowing: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Treat tree/shrub seeds with chemicals before sowing: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Treat wastewater from intensive livestock holdings Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Treat wastewater from intensive livestock holdings Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Treat wastewater from intensive livestock holdings Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Treat wetlands with herbicide Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 4 |
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Tree pollarding and tree surgery Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Turn deck lights off during night-time setting of longlines to reduce bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Turn off lights to reduce mortality from artificial lights Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Undersow spring cereals, with clover for example Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 18 |
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Undersow spring cereals, with clover for example Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Use 'set-aside' areas of natural habitat for primate protection within mining area Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use 'set-asides' for primate protection within logging area Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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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.