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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Provide artificial nesting sites for divers/loons Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Use shelterwood cutting instead of clearcutting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Remove or disturb leaf litter to enhance germination Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Implement a ‘no-feeding of wild primates’ policy Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Restore natural water level fluctuations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use organic pest control instead of synthetic pesticides Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Translocate species - Translocate molluscs Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Install overpasses over roads/railways Action Link |
Beneficial | 22 |
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Restrict capture of marine and freshwater mammals for research or aquariums and zoos Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Actively manage water level: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Beneficial | 10 |
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Disturb soil/sediment surface before planting trees/shrubs: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the number of fishing vessels or fishing days in an area Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit dredge width or number of dredges per vessel Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Delay haying/mowing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for grebes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Breed for resistance traits Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Thin trees within forest and woodland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 |
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Build fences to keep humans out Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Cut/mow herbaceous plants to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 14 |
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Prevent pollution from agricultural land or forestry from entering watercourses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Translocate species - Translocate worms Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Provide supplementary food during/after release of captive-bred mammals Action Link |
Beneficial | 15 |
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Introduce alternative treatments to reduce the use of marine and freshwater mammals in traditional medicine Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Actively manage water level: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 |
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Disturb soil/sediment surface before planting trees/shrubs: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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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.