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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Restore former mining sites Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 |
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Introduce and enforce regulations to prevent the use of harmful deterrents on mammals at aquaculture systems Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Action Link |
Beneficial | 40 |
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Remove brood parasite eggs from target species’ nests Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Control predatory mammals and birds (foxes, crows, stoats and weasels) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 |
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Thin trees within forests: effects on understory plants Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 37 |
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Implement no-hunting seasons for primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use prescribed burning to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Replace culling of bats with non-lethal methods of preventing vampire bats from spreading rabies to humans Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Designate a Marine Protected Area and set a no-anchoring zone Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Grow unattractive crop in buffer zone around crops (e.g. chili peppers) to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Modify design of underwater turbines Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Protect bird nests using electric fencing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Use false brood parasite eggs to discourage brood parasitism Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Pay farmers to cover the cost of conservation measures (as in agri-environment schemes) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 47 |
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Thin trees within forests: effects on non-vascular plants Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 4 |
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Implement sustainable harvesting of primates (e.g. with permits, resource access agreements) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Cut and use prescribed burning to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Restrict the collection of bat specimens for research Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit the harvesting of scallops Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use chili to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Use acoustic devices at renewable energy sites Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant nectar flower mixture/wildflower strips for birds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Provide supplementary food to increase parental presence and so reduce brood parasitism Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Restore or create traditional orchards 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.