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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: Plant hedgerows

Action Link 		Beneficial 8 Pollination: Plant hedgerows Synopsis Link

Control predators not on islands for wildfowl

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 8 Control predators not on islands for wildfowl Synopsis Link

Other biodiversity: Use seasonal grazing

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 8 Other biodiversity: Use seasonal grazing Synopsis Link

Exclude livestock from semi-natural habitat (including woodland)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 8 Exclude livestock from semi-natural habitat (including woodland) Synopsis Link

Provide or retain un-harvested buffer strips

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 8 Provide or retain un-harvested buffer strips Synopsis Link

Maintain traditional water meadows (includes management for breeding and/or wintering waders/waterfowl)

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 8 Maintain traditional water meadows (includes management for breeding and/or wintering waders/waterfowl) Synopsis Link

Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing (includes salt marsh, lowland heath, bog, fen)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 8 Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing (includes salt marsh, lowland heath, bog, fen) Synopsis Link

Use mowing techniques to reduce mortality

Action Link 		Beneficial 8 Use mowing techniques to reduce mortality Synopsis Link

Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields for birds

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 8 Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields for birds Synopsis Link

Clean birds following oil spills

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 8 Clean birds following oil spills Synopsis Link

Use shelterwood harvesting

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 8 Use shelterwood harvesting Synopsis Link

Use alley cropping

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 8 Use alley cropping Synopsis Link

Create artificial reefs of different 3-D structure and material used

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 8 Create artificial reefs of different 3-D structure and material used Synopsis Link

Leave part of the crop or pasture unharvested or uncut

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 8 Leave part of the crop or pasture unharvested or uncut Synopsis Link

Use fertilizer

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 8 Use fertilizer Synopsis Link

Run tourist projects and ensure permanent human presence at site

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 8 Run tourist projects and ensure permanent human presence at site Synopsis Link

Implement quarantine for primates before reintroduction/translocation

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 9 Implement quarantine for primates before reintroduction/translocation Synopsis Link

Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations

Action Link 		Beneficial 9 Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations Synopsis Link

Remove/treat external/internal parasites to increase reproductive success/survival

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 9 Remove/treat external/internal parasites to increase reproductive success/survival Synopsis Link

Add inorganic fertilizer (before/after planting)

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 9 Add inorganic fertilizer (before/after planting) Synopsis Link

Deepen, de-silt or re-profile ponds

Action Link 		Beneficial 9 Deepen, de-silt or re-profile ponds Synopsis Link

Rear and manage populations of solitary bees

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 9 Rear and manage populations of solitary bees Synopsis Link

Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields

Action Link 		Beneficial 9 Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields Synopsis Link

Clear or open patches in forests

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 9 Clear or open patches in forests Synopsis Link

Crop production: Use crop rotations

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 9 Crop production: Use crop rotations Synopsis Link
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