Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

2399 Actions found

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

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What Works in Conservation provides expert assessments of the effectiveness of actions, based on summarised evidence, in synopses. Subjects covered so far include amphibians, birds, terrestrial mammals, forests, peatland and control of freshwater invasive species. More are in progress.

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