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 | |
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Rehabilitate injured/orphaned primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Rehabilitate reptiles following oil spills Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Rehabilitation of injured and treated birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Reinstate bat roosts in felled tree trunks Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Reinstate the use of traditional burning practices Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce laboratory-reared bumblebee colonies to the wild Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce laboratory-reared bumblebee queens to the wild Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce large herbivores Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce mammals as ecosystem engineers Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce overharvested animals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce primates as single/multiple individuals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce primates in groups Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 30 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce primates into habitat where the species is absent Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce primates into habitat where the species is present Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 23 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce primates into habitat with predators Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 14 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce primates into habitat without predators Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce top predators to suppress and reduce the impacts of smaller non-native predator and prey species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Release accidentally caught (‘bycatch’) reptiles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Release animals that modify landscapes (e.g. ecological engineers) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Release birds as adults or sub-adults, not juveniles Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Release birds in ‘coveys’ Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Release birds in groups Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred amphibians Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred frogs Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 | 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.