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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Remove or control fish using rotenone Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove or control fish by drying out ponds Action Link |
Beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove or control fish by catching Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove or control competitors Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove or clean-up oil pollution following a spill Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove or clean-up oil pollution following a spill Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove or change turbine lighting to reduce insect attraction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove or capture non-native, invasive or other problematic species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove oil from contaminated peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove nitrogen and phosphorus using harvested products Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove midstorey from savannas Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove mid-storey vegetation in forest Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove litter from the marine environment Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove litter from marine and freshwater environments Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove leaf litter before seeding/planting Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove leaf litter Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove invasive plant species to improve habitat within development footprints Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove individual marine and freshwater mammals exhibiting aggressive behaviours that may limit population recovery Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove human food waste that may potentially serve as food sources for primates to avoid disease transmission and conflict with humans Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove garbage and other solid waste from terrestrial, aquatic and coastal environments Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove flood water Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove flood defence banks to allow inundation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove eggs from wild nests to increase reproductive output Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove ectoparasites from nests to increase survival or reproductive success Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove ectoparasites from feathers to increase survival or reproductive success Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | 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.