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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Plant shrubs in clusters Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase number of livestock and use prescribed burning to control trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut and use prescribed burning to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use herbicide and prescribed burning to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use ‘bracken bruiser’ to control bracken Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Disturb vegetation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add topsoil (alongside planting/seeding) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Flood cropland when fallow to conserve freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/remove/thin forest plantations: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use barriers to keep livestock off ungrazed brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Exclude or remove livestock from historically grazed brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Abandon aquaculture facilities: allow brackish/saline marshes or swamps to recover without active intervention Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Abandon mined land: allow brackish/saline marshes or swamps to recover without active intervention Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Plug/dam canals or trenches: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce intensity of vegetation harvest: freshwater swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use low-impact methods to harvest vegetation: freshwater swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut large trees/shrubs to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use herbicide to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use herbicide to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove plant litter: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of prescribed burning: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Control problematic plants (specific intervention unclear): freshwater marshes or swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Control problematic plants (specific intervention unclear): brackish/saline marshes or swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Control problematic plants (multiple interventions): freshwater marshes or swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Physically remove problematic plants: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | 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.