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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Rehabilitate injured/orphaned primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Fostering appropriate behaviour to facilitate rehabilitation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Install sound-proofing insulation between bat roosts and areas occupied by humans within developments Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Exclude bats from roosts during building work Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Educate homeowners about building and planning laws relating to bats to reduce disturbance to bat roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant gardens with night-scented flowers Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase semi-natural habitat within gardens Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect greenfield sites or undeveloped land in urban areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect bats during development Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Engage farmers and landowners to manage land for bats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide or retain set-aside areas in farmland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase the proportion of semi-natural habitat in the farmed landscape Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce field size (or maintain small fields) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain unmown field margins Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant field margins with a diverse mix of plant species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant new hedges Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage hedges to benefit bats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage ditches to benefit bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain existing in-field trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant in-field trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain remnant forest or woodland on agricultural land Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid the use of antiparasitic drugs for livestock Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage grazing regimes to increase invertebrate prey Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Replace culling of bats with non-lethal methods of preventing vampire bats from spreading rabies to livestock Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage livestock water troughs as a drinking resource for bats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 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.