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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Limit the length of fishing gear or density of traps in an area Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the number of traps or pots per vessel Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Leave uncut rye grass in silage fields for birds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for ground and tree-nesting seabirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 |
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Maintain forest and woodland edges for foraging bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use fertilizer Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 8 |
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Restrict the number of people that are allowed access to site Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Remove plant litter to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Plant riparian buffer strips Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide artificial shelters following release Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Remove/control non-native mammals within a fenced area Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Introduce alternative food sources to replace marine and freshwater mammal meat Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Actively manage water level: freshwater swamps Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Add upland topsoil before/after planting non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Reduce duration of time fishing gear is in the water Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 |
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Limit the number or length of static fishing nets in an area Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Plant cereals for whole crop silage Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for burrow-nesting seabirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 14 |
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Retain veteran and standing dead trees as roosting sites for bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Add lime to the soil to increase fertility Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Install ‘primate-proof’ garbage bins Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Cut large trees/shrubs to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Avoid illumination of bat commuting routes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Set recreational catch quotas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Remove/control non-native plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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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.