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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Protect bird nests using electric fencing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Use false brood parasite eggs to discourage brood parasitism Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant nectar flower mixture/wildflower strips for birds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Provide supplementary food to increase parental presence and so reduce brood parasitism Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields for birds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 |
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Alter artificial nest sites to discourage brood parasitism Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant grass buffer strips/margins around arable or pasture fields for birds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 15 |
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Use copper strips to exclude snails from nests Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use mowing techniques to reduce chick mortality Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Clean birds following oil spills Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 8 |
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Leave refuges in fields during harvest Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Relocate birds following oil spills Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Mark nests during harvest Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 1 |
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Deter or prevent birds from landing on toxic pools Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Relocate nests at harvest time to reduce nestling mortality Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Offer per clutch payment for farmland birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use visual and acoustic ‘scarers’ to deter birds from landing on pools polluted by mining or sewage Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Control scrub on farmland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use repellents to deter birds from landing on pools polluted by mining Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Take field corners out of management Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Reduce pesticide or herbicide use generally Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 |
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Reduce conflict by deterring birds from taking crops using bird scarers Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Restrict certain pesticides or other agricultural chemicals for birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Reduce conflict by deterring birds from taking crops using repellents Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Provide food for vultures to reduce mortality from diclofenac Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 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.