2677 Actions found

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 herbicide to control grass

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 9 Use herbicide to control grass Synopsis Link

Use herbicide to control bracken

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 8 Use herbicide to control bracken Synopsis Link

Use herbicide and sow seed of shrubland plants to control bracken

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use herbicide and sow seed of shrubland plants to control bracken Synopsis Link

Use herbicide and remove leaf litter to control bracken

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Use herbicide and remove leaf litter to control bracken Synopsis Link

Use herbicide and prescribed burning to control grass

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Use herbicide and prescribed burning to control grass Synopsis Link

Use herbicide and grazing to control bracken

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use herbicide and grazing to control bracken Synopsis Link

Use guardian animals (e.g. dogs, llamas, donkeys) bonded to livestock to deter predators to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Beneficial 12 Use guardian animals (e.g. dogs, llamas, donkeys) bonded to livestock to deter predators to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Use group-selection harvesting

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 9 Use group-selection harvesting Synopsis Link

Use greentree reservoir management

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Use greentree reservoir management Synopsis Link

Use green engineering techniques on artificial structures - Modify rock dump to make it more similar to natural substrate

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use green engineering techniques on artificial structures - Modify rock dump to make it more similar to natural substrate Synopsis Link

Use green engineering techniques on artificial structures - Cover subsea cables with materials that encourage the accumulation of natural sediments

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use green engineering techniques on artificial structures - Cover subsea cables with materials that encourage the accumulation of natural sediments Synopsis Link

Use green engineering techniques on artificial structures - Cover subsea cables with artificial reefs

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use green engineering techniques on artificial structures - Cover subsea cables with artificial reefs Synopsis Link

Use grazing to remove invasive plant species

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use grazing to remove invasive plant species Synopsis Link

Use grazing to maintain or restore disturbance

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 4 Use grazing to maintain or restore disturbance Synopsis Link

Use grazing to control trees

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Use grazing to control trees Synopsis Link

Use grazing to control problematic plants

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use grazing to control problematic plants Synopsis Link

Use grazing or alter livestock to control grass

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Use grazing or alter livestock to control grass Synopsis Link

Use grazing instead of cutting for pasture or grassland management

Action Link 		Likely to be ineffective or harmful 8 Use grazing instead of cutting for pasture or grassland management Synopsis Link

Use GPS and/or VHF tracking devices on individuals of problem troops to provide farmers with early warning of crop raiding

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use GPS and/or VHF tracking devices on individuals of problem troops to provide farmers with early warning of crop raiding Synopsis Link

Use gloves to handle amphibians

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 4 Use gloves to handle amphibians Synopsis Link

Use glazing treatments to reduce light spill from inside lit buildings

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use glazing treatments to reduce light spill from inside lit buildings Synopsis Link

Use genetically modified alternatives

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 4 Use genetically modified alternatives Synopsis Link

Use flashing lights to reduce mortality from artificial lights

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Use flashing lights to reduce mortality from artificial lights Synopsis Link

Use flags to signal the legal nationality of a fishing vessel

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Use flags to signal the legal nationality of a fishing vessel Synopsis Link

Use flags to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Use flags to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link
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