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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Introduce seeds of peatland trees/shrubs Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/mow to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Strip topsoil Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Raise water level to restore degraded freshwater marshes Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use grazing to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Physically remove problematic plants: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Physically damage problematic plants: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Build barriers to protect littoral brackish/salt marshes from rising water levels and severe weather Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Reprofile/relandscape: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Add sediment: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Introduce fragments of non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use fences or barriers to protect freshwater wetlands planted with trees/shrubs Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove vegetation that could compete with planted trees/shrubs: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Exclude or limit number of visitors to reserves or protected areas Action Link |
Beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use collar-mounted devices to reduce predation by domestic animals Action Link |
Beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Pay farmers to compensate for losses due to predators/wild herbivores to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use flags to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Deter predation of livestock by using shock/electronic dog-training collars to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Release translocated/captive-bred mammals in larger unrelated groups Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use target species distress calls or signals to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create forest Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Prohibit or restrict hunting of a species Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use chemical repellents along roads or railways Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide mammals with escape routes from canals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish long-term fishery closures Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link |
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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.