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 chemicals to attract natural enemies Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 15 |
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Use chili to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Use clearcutting to increase understory diversity Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 24 |
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Use collar-mounted devices on cats to reduce predation of bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use collar-mounted devices to reduce predation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use collar-mounted devices to reduce predation by domestic animals Action Link |
Beneficial | 5 |
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Use coloured baits to reduce accidental mortality during predator control Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Use conditioned taste aversion to prevent non-target species from entering traps Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Use conditioned taste aversion to reduce human-wildlife conflict in non-residential sites Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Use copper strips to exclude snails from nests Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use covers/barriers to control problematic plants Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use crop rotation Action Link |
Beneficial | 14 |
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Use crop rotation in potato farming systems Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 10 |
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Use cutting to control problematic large trees/shrubs Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use cutting/mowing to control problematic herbaceous plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Use cutting/mowing to mimic grazing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Use decoys to attract birds to safe areas Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 |
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Use different bait species in traps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use different planting or seeding methods Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Use differently-coloured artificial nests Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use dogs to guard crops to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use double hulls to prevent oil spills Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use drones to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use drugs to treat parasites Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Use education programmes and local engagement to help reduce persecution or exploitation of species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 6 |
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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.