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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Educate pest controllers and homeowners/tenants to reduce the illegal use of pesticides in bat roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use ultraviolet filters on lights Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Control habitat-altering mammals (e.g. elephants) through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Educate farmers, local communities and pest controllers to reduce indiscriminate culling of vampire bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Impose noise limits in proximity to bat roosts and habitats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Remove alien invasive vegetation where the latter has a clear negative effect on the primate species in question Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Legally protect bat habitats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Use mammal-safe timber treatments in roof spaces Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce primate predation by non-primate species through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Conserve roosting sites for bats in old structures or buildings Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 3 |
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Restrict timing of timber treatment application Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 1 |
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Create artificial hollows and cracks in trees for roosting bats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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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.