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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Regularly de-activate/remove ground snares Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Cut/remove/thin forest plantations Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Coppice woodland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Engage with stakeholders when designing Marine Protected Areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use fire to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Offer per clutch payment for farmland birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use visual and acoustic ‘scarers’ to deter birds from landing on pools polluted by mining or sewage Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Use prescribed fire: effects on young trees Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 17 |
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Provide better equipment (e.g. guns) to anti-poaching ranger patrols Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Cut/remove/thin forest plantations and rewet peat Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 |
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Encourage natural regeneration in former plantations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Transplant captive-bred or hatchery-reared habitat-forming (biogenic) species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use electric fencing to deter mammals from energy installations or mines Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Control scrub on farmland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use repellents to deter birds from landing on pools polluted by mining Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Modify turbine placement to reduce bat fatalities Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use prescribed fire: effect on understory plants Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 37 |
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Provide training to anti-poaching ranger patrols Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Use barriers to keep livestock off ungrazed peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Strengthen cultural traditions such as sacred groves that prevent timber harvesting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Translocate habitat-forming (biogenic) species - Translocate reef- or bed-forming molluscs Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Remove/control non-native invertebrates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Take field corners out of management Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Reduce pesticide or herbicide use generally Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 |
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Retain a buffer between turbines and habitat features used by bats 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.