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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Convert to organic farming Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase the proportion of natural/semi-natural vegetation in the farmed landscape Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide training for land managers, farmers and farm advisers Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Convert to organic farming Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase or maintain the proportion of natural or semi‐natural habitat in the farmed landscape Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase crop diversity across a farm or farmed landscape Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant dedicated floral resources on farmland Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 17 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce the intensity of farmland meadow management Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields Action Link |
Beneficial | 49 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide buffer strips alongside water courses (rivers and streams) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase the proportion of semi-natural habitat in the farmed landscape Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Action Link |
Beneficial | 40 | Synopsis Link | |
Create skylark plots for bird conservation Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Create beetle banks Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Scare birds from fish farms Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 16 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate birds away from fish farms Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Pay farmers to cover the cost of conservation measures (as in agri-environment schemes) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 47 | Synopsis Link | |
Convert to organic farming Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 19 | Synopsis Link | |
Use organic farming instead of conventional farming Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures (e.g. agri-environment schemes) Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain or plant native trees and shrubs amongst crops (agroforestry) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide education or training programmes about peatlands or peatland management Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage hedges to benefit bats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce pesticide, herbicide or fertiliser use Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave a fallow period during fish/shellfish farming Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | 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.