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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Raise awareness amongst the general public through campaigns and public information Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Raise awareness amongst the general public through campaigns and public information Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Raise awareness amongst the general public through campaigns and public information Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Raise awareness amongst the general public through campaigns and public information Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Raise awareness amongst the general public to promote conservation actions Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Raise awareness amongst the public (general) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Raise awareness amongst the public (problematic species) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Raise awareness amongst the public (wild fire) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Raise awareness through engaging volunteers in peatland management or monitoring Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Raise cutting height on grasslands Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 |
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Raise mowing height Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Raise mowing height on grasslands to benefit birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Raise mowing height on grasslands to benefit farmland wildlife Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 |
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Raise public awareness about marshes or swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Raise water level (before/after planting) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Raise water level to prevent wild fires Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Raise water level to restore degraded brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Raise water level to restore degraded brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Raise water level to restore degraded freshwater marshes Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 |
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Raise water level to restore degraded freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Raise water level to restore/create brackish/saline swamps from other land uses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Raise water level to restore/create brackish/salt marshes from other land uses Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Raise water level to restore/create freshwater marshes from other land uses Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 26 |
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Raise water level to restore/create freshwater swamps from other land uses Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Raise water levels in ditches or grassland Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 7 |
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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.