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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Reduce the intensity of livestock grazing in forests Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use prescribed burning to control trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Remove brood parasite eggs from target species’ nests Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use prescribed burning to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit the harvesting of sea urchins Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Disturb topsoil Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use light/lasers to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Leave refuges in fields during harvest Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Use fire to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Offer per clutch payment for farmland birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Translocate habitat-forming (biogenic) species - Translocate reef- or bed-forming molluscs Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Translocate habitat-forming (biogenic) species - Translocate reef-forming corals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Reduce conflict by deterring birds from taking crops using bird scarers Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Restrict certain pesticides or other agricultural chemicals for birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Install fencing around cave entrances to restrict public access Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Change the timing of ploughing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Deter bats from turbines using ultrasound Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Use ‘mosaic management’ Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Replace blocks of vegetation after mining or peat extraction Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Automatically reduce turbine blade rotation when bat activity is high Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Install bat gantries or bat bridges as road crossing structures for bats Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Locate artificial reefs near aquaculture systems to benefit from nutrient run-offs Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Remove burned trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Translocate mammals away from sites of proposed energy developments Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use lights low in spectral red to reduce mortality from artificial lights Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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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.