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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Introduce other income sources to replace bat trade Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce other food sources to replace bat meat Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce or enforce legislation to prevent ponds and streams from being contaminated by toxins Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce nurse plants (without planting peatland vegetation) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce nurse plants (to aid focal peatland plants) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Introduce nest boxes stocked with solitary bees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce mated females to small populations to improve genetic diversity Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Introduce legislation to prohibit or restrict the use of fishing gear types or methods that are harmful to mammals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce legislation to control the use of hazardous substances Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce leaf litter to forest stands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce guidelines for sustainable cave development and use Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce fishing gear exchange programmes to encourage fishers to use gear that reduces unwanted catch of mammals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce economic incentives to encourage sustainable fishing Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Introduce certification for bat-friendly crop harvesting regimes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce catch shares Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce beavers to impede water flow in forest watercourses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce and enforce water quality regulations for aquaculture systems Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce and enforce regulations to prevent the use of harmful deterrents on mammals at wild fisheries Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce and enforce regulations to prevent the use of harmful deterrents on mammals at aquaculture systems Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce and enforce regulations for sustainable hunting of marine and freshwater mammals for traditional subsistence and handicrafts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce and enforce regulations for marine and freshwater mammal watching tours Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 4 |
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Introduce and enforce legislation to regulate harvesting of bat guano Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce and enforce legislation to prevent intentional killing of mammals at wild fisheries Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce and enforce legislation to prevent intentional killing of mammals at aquaculture systems Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce and enforce legislation to control hunting of bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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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.