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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Maintain lowland heathland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Maintain rush pastures Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Maintain traditional water meadows Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Maintain upland heath/moor Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant Brassica fodder crops Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use mixed stocking Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use traditional breeds of livestock Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Maintain wood pasture and parkland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Exclude grazers from semi-natural habitats Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 11 |
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Protect nests from livestock to reduce trampling Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Mark fences to reduce bird collision mortality Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Create open patches or strips in permanent grassland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Maintain traditional orchards Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Manage perennial bioenergy crops to benefit wildlife Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Scare birds from fish farms Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 16 |
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Disturb birds at roosts Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Use electric fencing to exclude fish-eating birds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Use netting to exclude fish-eating birds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Disturb birds using foot patrols Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Use ‘mussel socks’ to prevent birds from attacking shellfish Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Translocate birds away from fish farms Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Increase water turbidity to reduce fish predation by birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Provide refuges for fish within ponds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Use in-water devices to reduce fish loss from ponds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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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.