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 crops in spring rather than autumn Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 9 |
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Plant crops in spring rather than autumn Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant crops favoured by primates away from primate areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant cereals in wide-spaced rows Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 1 |
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Plant cereals in wide-spaced rows Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 |
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Plant cereals for whole crop silage Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Plant cereals for whole crop silage Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Plant brassica fodder crops (grazed in situ) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant Brassica fodder crops Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant a mixture of tree species to enhance the survival and growth of planted trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant a mixture of tree species to enhance diversity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Place signs to deter gathering of shrubland species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Place orphaned or abandoned wild young with wild foster parents Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Place orphaned or abandoned wild young with captive foster parents Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Place orphaned or abandoned marine and freshwater mammal young with foster parents Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Place feeders close to windows to reduce collisions Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Place captive young with captive foster parents Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Place anthropogenic installations (e.g: windfarms) in an area such that they create artificial habitat and reduce the level of fishing activity Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Physically remove problematic plants: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Physically remove problematic plants: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Physically remove problematic plants: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Physically remove problematic plants: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Physically remove problematic plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Physically remove invasive or problematic species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Physically protect nests with individual exclosures/barriers or provide shelters for chicks of waders Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 |
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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.