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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Artificially incubate and hand-rear gamebirds in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Re-seed grasslands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Artificially incubate and hand-rear rails in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Fertilize artificial grasslands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Artificially incubate and hand-rear cranes in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Raise water levels in ditches or grassland Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 7 |
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Artificially incubate and hand-rear bustards in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Manage water level in wetlands Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 6 |
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Artificially incubate and hand-rear waders in captivity Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Use environmentally sensitive flood management Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Artificially incubate and hand-rear storks and ibises in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use greentree reservoir management Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Artificially incubate and hand-rear vultures in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plough habitats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Artificially incubate and hand-rear raptors in captivity Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 |
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Create scrapes and pools in wetlands and wet grasslands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Artificially incubate and hand-rear parrots in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Restore or create forests Action Link |
Beneficial | 16 |
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Artificially incubate and hand-rear songbirds in captivity Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Restore or create grasslands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 23 |
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Use puppets to increase the survival or growth of hand-reared chicks Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of wildfowl Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 |
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Restore or create traditional water meadows Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of gamebirds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 |
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Restore or create shrubland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Bird Conservation - Published 2013
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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.