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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Revert arable land to permanent grassland Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Delay haying/mowing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Disturb birds at roosts Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Set lines underwater to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed burning on savannas Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use ring-barking (girdling), cutting or silvicides to produce snags Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create traditional water meadows Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Control mammalian predators on islands for songbirds Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Control predators not on islands for gamebirds Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Physically protect nests with individual exclosures/barriers or provide shelters for chicks of songbirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use artificial nests that discourage predation Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Can nest protection increase predation of adults and chicks? Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use aversive conditioning to reduce nest predation by mammalian predators Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect nest sites from competitors Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Control or remove habitat-altering mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove/treat endoparasites and diseases Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate wildfowl Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate nests to avoid disturbance Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use captive breeding to increase or maintain populations of raptors Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use artificial insemination in captive breeding Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Artificially incubate and hand-rear seabirds in captivity Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of wildfowl Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of gamebirds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of vultures Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of parrots Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | 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.