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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Use repellent on slug pellets to reduce non-target poisoning Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use remote tools to detect mammals in an area and allow vessel course or speed to be altered Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use reflective collars or paint on mammals to reduce collisions with road vehicles Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use red lighting rather than other lighting colours Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use real-time automated tools on board vessels to detect mammals and allow vessel course or speed to be altered Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use real-time automated tools at renewable energy sites to detect marine and freshwater mammals and allow operations to be stopped or modified Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use raptor models to deter birds and so reduce incidental mortality Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Use puppets to increase the survival or growth of hand-reared chicks Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Use prescribed fire: effects on young trees Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 17 |
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Use prescribed fire: effects on mature trees Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 16 |
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Use prescribed fire: effect on understory plants Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 37 |
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Use prescribed fire to remove invasive plant species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Use prescribed fire to control problematic plants Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 6 |
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Use prescribed fire or modifications to burning regime in grassland Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 3 |
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Use prescribed fire or modifications to burning regime in forests Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 18 |
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Use prescribed fire after tree planting Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 4 |
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Use prescribed burning within the context of home range size and use Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use prescribed burning to reduce potential for large wild fires Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use prescribed burning to mimic natural fire cycle Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use prescribed burning to control trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use prescribed burning to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use prescribed burning on shrublands Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 8 |
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Use prescribed burning on savannas Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 |
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Use prescribed burning on pine forests Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 28 |
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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.