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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Legally protect peatlands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect marine and freshwater mammal species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect large native trees Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect large native trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect habitats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect habitat for marine and freshwater mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect habitat for mammals Action Link |
Beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect habitat around shrubland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect habitat Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect butterflies and moths Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect bats during development Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect bat species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect bat habitats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect areas where climate change impacts are predicted to be less severe Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Legal protection of species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Legal protection of forests Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave/maintain/restore strips of undisturbed habitat between solar arrays Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave woody debris in forests after logging Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave utility and service lines in place after decommissioning Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave unharvested crop headlands within arable fields Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave unharvested cereal headlands within arable fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave unharvested cereal headlands in arable fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave uncut strips of rye grass on silage fields Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave uncut rye grass in silage fields for birds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave uncropped, cultivated margins or plots, including lapwing and stone curlew plots Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | 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.