Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

3510 Actions found

Actions to conserve biodiversity

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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Pest regulation: Plant hedgerows Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Pest regulation: Plant flowers Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	8	Synopsis Link
Pest regulation: Grow cover crops in arable fields Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	19	Synopsis Link
Pest regulation: Exclude grazers Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Pest regulation: Add compost to the soil Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Permanent presence of staff/manager Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	5	Synopsis Link
Periodically move and relocate moorings Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Pay stakeholders to protect marshes or swamps Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Pay monetary compensation for habitat damage remediation Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Pay landowners to protect peatlands Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Pay farmers to cover the costs of non-harmful strategies to deter primates Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures (e.g. agri-environment schemes) Action Link	Unlikely to be beneficial	3	Synopsis Link
Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	5	Synopsis Link
Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	3	Synopsis Link
Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures Action Link	Awaiting assessment	1	Synopsis Link
Pay farmers to cover the costs of bird conservation measures Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	30	Synopsis Link
Pay farmers to cover the cost of conservation measures (as in agri-environment schemes) Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	47	Synopsis Link
Pay farmers to compensate for losses due to predators/wild herbivores to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	5	Synopsis Link
Patrol or monitor nesting beaches Action Link	Awaiting assessment	7	Synopsis Link
Parrot’s feather: Water level drawdown Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Parrot’s feather: Use of salt Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Parrot’s feather: Use of lightproof barriers Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Parrot’s feather: Use of herbicides - triclopyr Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	5	Synopsis Link
Parrot’s feather: Use of herbicides - other herbicides Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	14	Synopsis Link
Parrot’s feather: Use of herbicides - endohall Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	3	Synopsis Link

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