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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Establish fallowing to reduce pollution Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish fishing gear registration programmes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish handling and release procedures for accidentally captured or entangled (‘bycatch’) reptiles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish handling and release protocols for mammals captured by fisheries Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish handling and release protocols in non-recreational fisheries Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish long-term cover on erodible cropland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish long-term fishery closures Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish move-on rules for temporary, targeted fishing restrictions or closures when a catch or unwanted catch threshold is reached Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish no-mining zones in/near watersheds so as to preserve water levels and water quality Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish open and transparent reporting of fishing effort data Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish pollution emergency plans Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish pollution emergency plans Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish populations isolated from disease Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish protocols to reduce collisions Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish riparian buffers Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish riparian buffers to reduce the amount of pollutants reaching rivers and the sea Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish size limitations for the capture of recreational species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish temporary fisheries closures Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish temporary fishery closures Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish temporary fishery closures Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish territorial fishing use rights Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish territorial user rights for fisheries Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish wild flower areas on farmland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Excavate brackish/saline pools Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Excavate freshwater pools Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 7 | 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.