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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Use glazing treatments to reduce light spill from inside lit buildings Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use fences as biological corridors for primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use collar-mounted devices on cats to reduce predation of bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use 'warm white' rather than 'cool' LED lights Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use 'set-asides' for primate protection within logging area Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use 'set-aside' areas of natural habitat for primate protection within mining area Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Treat sick/injured animals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 18 | Synopsis Link | |
Treat bats for infection with white-nose syndrome Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Treat bat hibernacula environments to reduce the white-nose syndrome pathogen reservoir Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate bats Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate (capture & release) wild primates from development sites to natural habitat elsewhere Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate (capture & release) wild primates from abundant population areas to non-inhabited environments Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Train tourist guides to minimize disturbance and promote bat conservation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Train langur monkeys to deter rhesus macaques Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Train arborists and forestry operatives to identify potential bat roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forests Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forest and woodland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Strengthen/support/re-install traditions/taboos that forbid the killing of primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Strengthen cultural traditions that discourage bat harvesting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Strengthen cultural traditions such as sacred groves that prevent timber harvesting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Strategically lay out the scent of a primate predator (e.g. leopard, lion) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Slow rotation of turbine blades at low wind speeds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Run tourist projects and ensure permanent human presence at site Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Run research project and ensure permanent human presence at site Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain wetlands 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.