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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Retain or plant native trees and shrubs amongst crops (agroforestry) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Run research project and ensure permanent human presence at site Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Breed bats in captivity Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Translocate (capture & release) wild primates from development sites to natural habitat elsewhere Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 6 |
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Install underpasses or culverts as road crossing structures for bats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Create artificial water sources Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Conduct regular anti-poaching patrols Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Implement local no-hunting community policies/traditional hunting ban Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Permanent presence of staff/manager Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 |
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Implement legal protection for primate species under threat Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 |
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Legally protect bat habitats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Rehabilitate injured/orphaned bats to maintain wild bat populations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Preventative vaccination of habituated or wild primates Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 4 |
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Involve local community in primate research and conservation management Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: born and reared in cages Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: limited free-ranging experience Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Increase the wind speed at which turbines become operational (‘cut-in speed’) to reduce bat fatalities Action Link |
Beneficial | 4 |
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Provide training to anti-poaching ranger patrols Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Use selective or reduced impact logging instead of conventional logging Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Regularly provide supplementary food to primates during resource scarce periods only Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Provide artificial water sources Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Keep safety distance to habituated animals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Manage microclimate of artificial bat roosts Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Remove and relocate ‘problem’ animals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Legally protect bats during development Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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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.