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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Plant trees on farmland Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 |
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Plant trees following clearfelling Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant trees after wildfire Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant spiny shrubs to act as barriers to people Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant shrubs in clusters Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant shelter belts to protect peatlands from wind Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant seed balls Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant riparian buffer strips Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Plant riparian buffer strips Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant riparian buffer strips Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant parks, gardens and road verges with appropriate native species Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 8 |
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Plant parks and gardens with appropriate flowers Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 |
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Plant non-woody plants into moisture-retaining peat pots: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant non-woody plants into moisture-retaining peat pots: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant new or maintain existing hedgerows on farmland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Plant new hedges Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant new hedges Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 |
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Plant new hedges Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 |
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Plant new hedges Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant new hedges Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant new hedges Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 |
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Plant new hedges Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Plant nettle strips Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant nettle strips Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant nesting trees/shelter for primates within agricultural fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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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.