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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Use road closures Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Alter road surfaces Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Raise mowing height Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide or maintain hedgerows on farmland Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Prevent access to livestock water feeders Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Manually remove reptiles from roads Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Commercially breed reptiles to reduce pressure on wild populations Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Introduce alternative income sources to replace hunting or harvesting of reptiles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Limit or prohibit specific fishing methods Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Set unwanted catch quotas Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Promote knowledge exchange between fishers to improve good practice Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove garbage and other solid waste from terrestrial, aquatic and coastal environments Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Rehabilitate reptiles following oil spills Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use non-ringed hooks Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify number of hooks between floats on longlines Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant riparian buffer strips Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Install exclusion devices on fishing gear: Snakes & lizards Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Install escape devices on fishing gear: Sea turtles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Change hook baiting technique Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use barriers or vegetation to reduce artificial light Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish handling and release procedures for accidentally captured or entangled (‘bycatch’) reptiles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify fishing gear to reduce reptile mortality in the event of unwanted catch Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Coppice trees Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Reseed logged forest Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use signs and access restrictions to reduce disturbance Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | 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.