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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Treat bat hibernacula environments to reduce the white-nose syndrome pathogen reservoir Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Pay monetary compensation for habitat damage remediation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Install tunnels/culverts/underpass under railways Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Use acoustic devices at aquaculture systems Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 6 |
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Lower water level to restore degraded brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Create mounds or hollows before planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Cease or prohibit all types of fishing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Relocate nests/eggs for artificial incubation: Crocodilians Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 6 |
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Plant cereals in wide-spaced rows Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 1 |
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Use volunteers to collect downed birds and rehabilitate them Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Incorporate plant remains into the soil that produce weed-controlling chemicals Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 10 |
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Introduce and enforce legislation to control hunting of bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Cover the ground using techniques other than plastic mats after restoration planting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Close non-essential roads as soon as logging operations are complete Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Physically exclude pedestrians from peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Treat bats for infection with white-nose syndrome Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Remove and relocate habitat-forming (biogenic) species before onset of impactful activities Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Train captive-bred mammals to avoid predators Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Translocate mammals away from aquaculture systems to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 2 |
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Lower water level to restore degraded freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Create mounds or hollows before planting trees/shrubs: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Cease or prohibit commercial fishing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Relocate nests/eggs for artificial incubation: Tuatara Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 |
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Create beetle banks Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Water nesting mounds to increase incubation success in malleefowl 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.