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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Pollination: Restore habitat along watercourses Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Pollination: Plant or maintain ground cover in orchards or vineyards Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Pollination: Plant hedgerows Action Link |
Beneficial | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Pollination: Plant flowers Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Pollard trees (top cutting or top pruning) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plug/dam canals or trenches: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plug/dam canals or trenches: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Plug/dam canals or trenches: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Plug/dam canals or trenches: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plough habitats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Play spoken-word radio programmes to deter predators Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Play predator calls to deter mammals from fishing gear Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Play predator calls to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant/sow seeds of nurse plants alongside focal plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant/seed under established vegetation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Action Link |
Beneficial | 40 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Action Link |
Beneficial | 49 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant vegetation to act as a buffer to exclude pollution Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant vegetation into heavy containers Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant turf Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant trees/shrubs into moisture-retaining peat pots: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant trees/shrubs into moisture-retaining peat pots: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant trees to reduce temperatures in cities Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant trees to act as windbreaks Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | 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.