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 in-water devices to reduce fish loss from ponds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use infrastructure to reduce vehicle collision risk along roads Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Use irrigation systems Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 |
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Use irrigation systems for amphibian sites Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use larger hooks Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 |
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Use larger hooks to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use leave-tree harvesting instead of clearcutting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use leave-tree harvesting instead of clearcutting Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations Action Link |
Beneficial | 9 |
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Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use light/lasers to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use lights and sound to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Use lights and sound to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use lights low in spectral red to reduce mortality from artificial lights Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use lime to reduce acidification in lakes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use lion dung to deter domestic cats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use livestock fences that are permeable to wildlife Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Use loud noises to deter crop damage (e.g. banger sticks, drums, tins, iron sheets) by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 |
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Use loud noises to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use loud-speakers to broadcast primate alarm calls Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use loud-speakers to broadcast sounds of potential threats (e.g. barking dogs, explosions, gunshots) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use low impact harvesting techniques (for wild biological resources) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use low impact vehicles for harvesting (wild biological resources) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use low intensity lighting Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 4 |
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Use low intensity lighting Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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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.