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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Maintain traditional water meadows Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant grass buffer strips/margins around arable or pasture fields Action Link |
Beneficial | 69 | Synopsis Link | |
Disturb birds using foot patrols Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use in-water devices to reduce fish loss from ponds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant nectar flower mixture/wildflower strips Action Link |
Beneficial | 104 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave headlands in fields unsprayed (conservation headlands) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant new hedges Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase crop diversity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Action Link |
Beneficial | 49 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain upland heath/moorland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 17 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for birds or mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 25 | Synopsis Link | |
Create beetle banks Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 24 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave headlands in fields unsprayed (conservation headlands) Action Link |
Beneficial | 57 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce chemical inputs in grassland management Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 18 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain traditional water meadows (includes management for breeding and/or wintering waders/waterfowl) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain species-rich, semi-natural grassland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 22 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce grazing intensity on grassland (including seasonal removal of livestock) Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 30 | Synopsis Link | |
Use crop rotation in potato farming systems Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Delay mowing or first grazing date on pasture or grassland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Create beetle banks Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 18 | Synopsis Link | |
Exclude domestic animals or wild hogs by fencing Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Engage landowners and other volunteers to manage land for amphibians Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Convert to organic farming Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Control traffic and traffic timing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Integrated aquaculture systems Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 4 | 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.