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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Maintain rush pastures Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for wildfowl using artificial/floating islands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for gamebirds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Maintain traditional water meadows Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for rails Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Maintain upland heath/moor Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for waders Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Plant Brassica fodder crops Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for ibises and flamingos Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use mixed stocking Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for raptors Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 |
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Use traditional breeds of livestock Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for falcons Action Link |
Beneficial | 22 |
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Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for owls Action Link |
Beneficial | 18 |
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Maintain wood pasture and parkland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for oilbirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Exclude grazers from semi-natural habitats Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 11 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for pigeons Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Protect nests from livestock to reduce trampling Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for trogons Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Mark fences to reduce bird collision mortality Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for rollers Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Create open patches or strips in permanent grassland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for swifts Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Bird Conservation - Published 2013
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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.