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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Relocate bat colonies roosting inside dams Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain dams or water impoundments Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Create or maintain small dams to provide foraging and drinking habitat for bats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Plug/dam canals or trenches: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Plug/dam canals or trenches: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Install artificial dams in streams to raise water levels Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Create artificial water sources Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Procambarus crayfish control: Create barriers Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Create/preserve primate habitat on islands before dam construction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide dams/water holes during drought Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Install bypass channels in dams Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plug/dam canals or trenches: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plug/dam canals or trenches: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Raise water level to restore degraded freshwater marshes Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Raise water level to restore/create freshwater marshes from other land uses Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 26 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify dams or water impoundments to enable wildlife movements Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Raise water levels in ditches or grassland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage ditches to benefit wildlife Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Create scrapes and pools Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create inland wetlands Action Link |
Beneficial | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Physically protect nests with individual exclosures/barriers or provide shelters for chicks of waders Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial nesting sites for raptors Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Foster eggs or chicks of raptors with wild conspecifics Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Add lime to water bodies to reduce acidification Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Create ponds for amphibians Action Link |
Beneficial | 30 | Synopsis Link | |
Create wetland Action Link |
Beneficial | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Asian clams: Reduce oxygen in the water Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Other biodiversity: Restore habitat along watercourses Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 24 | Synopsis Link | |
Conduct veterinary screens of animals before reintroducing/translocating them Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 24 | Synopsis Link | |
Detect & report dead primates and clinically determine their cause of death to avoid disease transmission Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate (capture & release) wild primates from development sites to natural habitat elsewhere Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Allow primates to adapt to local habitat conditions for some time before introduction to the wild Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 25 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce primates in groups Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 30 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/remove/thin forest plantations and rewet peat Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain/restore water flow across service corridors Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Rewet peatland (raise water table) Action Link |
Beneficial | 36 | Synopsis Link | |
Fill/block ditches to create conditions suitable for peatland plants (without planting) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Directly plant peatland mosses Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce intensity of grazing by domestic livestock Action Link |
Beneficial | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Airborne translocation of mammals using parachutes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial waterholes in dry season Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create shrubland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide mammals with escape routes from canals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Backfill canals or trenches: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Backfill canals or trenches: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Raise water level to restore degraded brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Actively manage water level: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Actively manage water level: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut large trees/shrubs to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore/create freshwater marshes or swamps (specific action unclear) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 25 | 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.