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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Action | Effectiveness | Studies | Category | |
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Educate homeowners about building and planning laws relating to bats to reduce disturbance to bat roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Educate local communities about primates and sustainable use Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Educate local communities and fishers on mammal protection laws to reduce killing of marine and freshwater mammals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Educate pest controllers and homeowners/tenants to reduce the illegal use of pesticides in bat roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Educate the public to improve behaviour towards marine and freshwater mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Educate the public to improve perception of bats to improve behaviour towards bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Educate the public to reduce consumer demand for fisheries that threaten mammals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Eliminate fisheries subsidies that encourage overfishing Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Eliminate fisheries subsidies that encourage overfishing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Eliminate flags of convenience Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Eliminate highly virulent diseases early in an epidemic by culling all individuals (healthy and infected) in a defined area Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Employ adaptive management methods to achieve long-term goals Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing (includes salt marsh, lowland heath, bog, fen) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing (includes salt marsh, lowland heath, bog, fen) Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Employ grazing in artificial grasslands/pastures Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Employ grazing in natural grasslands Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Employ grazing in non-grassland habitats Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Employ hunters in the conservation sector to reduce their impact Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Employ local people as ‘biomonitors’ Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Encapsulate planted moss fragments in beads/gel Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Encourage aquatic plant growth as refuge against fish predation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Encourage community-based participation in land management Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Encourage foraging waterfowl Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Encourage habitat protection of privately-owned land Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | 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.