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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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Leave headlands in fields unsprayed (conservation headlands)

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 12 Leave headlands in fields unsprayed (conservation headlands) Synopsis Link

Use repellents that taste bad (‘contact repellents’) to deter crop or property damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 12 Use repellents that taste bad (‘contact repellents’) to deter crop or property damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Create artificial reefs

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 12 Create artificial reefs Synopsis Link

Reduce grazing intensity

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 12 Reduce grazing intensity Synopsis Link

Retain riparian buffer strips during timber harvest

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 12 Retain riparian buffer strips during timber harvest Synopsis Link

Log/remove trees within forests: effects on understory plants

Action Link 		Beneficial 12 Log/remove trees within forests: effects on understory plants Synopsis Link

Create skylark plots

Action Link 		Beneficial 11 Create skylark plots Synopsis Link

Directly plant peatland trees/shrubs

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 11 Directly plant peatland trees/shrubs Synopsis Link

Translocate problem mammals away from residential areas (e.g. habituated bears) to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be ineffective or harmful 11 Translocate problem mammals away from residential areas (e.g. habituated bears) to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Provide artificial nest sites for bumblebees

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 11 Provide artificial nest sites for bumblebees Synopsis Link

Crop production: Use organic fertilizer instead of inorganic

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 11 Crop production: Use organic fertilizer instead of inorganic Synopsis Link

Soil: Add manure to the soil

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 11 Soil: Add manure to the soil Synopsis Link

Water: Use organic fertilizer instead of inorganic

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 11 Water: Use organic fertilizer instead of inorganic Synopsis Link

Release captive-bred frogs

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 11 Release captive-bred frogs Synopsis Link

Rescue and release stranded or trapped marine and freshwater mammals

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 11 Rescue and release stranded or trapped marine and freshwater mammals Synopsis Link

Restore or create inland wetlands

Action Link 		Beneficial 11 Restore or create inland wetlands Synopsis Link

Install electric fencing to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Beneficial 11 Install electric fencing to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Add mulch to crops

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 11 Add mulch to crops Synopsis Link

Translocate predators away from livestock to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 11 Translocate predators away from livestock to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Amend the soil using a mix of organic and inorganic amendments

Action Link 		Beneficial 11 Amend the soil using a mix of organic and inorganic amendments Synopsis Link

Manage ditches to benefit wildlife

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 11 Manage ditches to benefit wildlife Synopsis Link

Install electric fencing to protect crops from mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Beneficial 11 Install electric fencing to protect crops from mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Use an alternative protein source: plant-based

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 11 Use an alternative protein source: plant-based Synopsis Link

Create alternative bat roosts within developments

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 11 Create alternative bat roosts within developments Synopsis Link

Remove ectoparasites from nests to increase survival or reproductive success

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 11 Remove ectoparasites from nests to increase survival or reproductive success Synopsis Link
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