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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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Soil: Grow cover crops in arable fields

Action Link 		Beneficial 29 Soil: Grow cover crops in arable fields Synopsis Link

Soil: Plant buffer strips

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Soil: Plant buffer strips Synopsis Link

Soil: Plant hedgerows

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Soil: Plant hedgerows Synopsis Link

Soil: Plant or maintain ground cover in orchards or vineyards

Action Link 		Beneficial 22 Soil: Plant or maintain ground cover in orchards or vineyards Synopsis Link

Soil: Restore habitat along watercourses

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Soil: Restore habitat along watercourses Synopsis Link

Soil: Use crop rotations

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 14 Soil: Use crop rotations Synopsis Link

Soil: Use fewer grazers

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Soil: Use fewer grazers Synopsis Link

Soil: Use no tillage in arable fields

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 40 Soil: Use no tillage in arable fields Synopsis Link

Soil: Use no tillage instead of reduced tillage

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 20 Soil: Use no tillage instead of reduced tillage Synopsis Link

Soil: Use organic fertilizer instead of inorganic

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 26 Soil: Use organic fertilizer instead of inorganic Synopsis Link

Soil: Use reduced tillage in arable fields

Action Link 		Beneficial 40 Soil: Use reduced tillage in arable fields Synopsis Link

Source spat and juveniles from areas or hatcheries not infested with diseases or non-native or problematic species

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Source spat and juveniles from areas or hatcheries not infested with diseases or non-native or problematic species Synopsis Link

Sow crops in spring rather than autumn

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Sow crops in spring rather than autumn Synopsis Link

Sow rare or declining arable weeds

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Sow rare or declining arable weeds Synopsis Link

Sow seeds

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 14 Sow seeds Synopsis Link

Sow seeds and plant individual plants

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Sow seeds and plant individual plants Synopsis Link

Sow tree seeds

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Sow tree seeds Synopsis Link

Sow tree seeds after wildfire

Action Link 		Likely to be ineffective or harmful 3 Sow tree seeds after wildfire Synopsis Link

Sow uncropped arable field margins with a native wild flower seed mix

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 7 Sow uncropped arable field margins with a native wild flower seed mix Synopsis Link

Sow uncropped arable field margins with an agricultural nectar and pollen mix

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 6 Sow uncropped arable field margins with an agricultural nectar and pollen mix Synopsis Link

Sowing roadside verges

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Sowing roadside verges Synopsis Link

Specify a size range of capture for commercially fished species

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Specify a size range of capture for commercially fished species Synopsis Link

Spray water to deter birds from ponds

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 1 Spray water to deter birds from ponds Synopsis Link

Spread clippings

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 4 Spread clippings Synopsis Link

Stabilize peatland surface to help plants colonize

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Stabilize peatland surface to help plants colonize Synopsis Link
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