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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Wear face-masks to avoid transmission of viral and bacterial diseases to primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Water seedlings Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Water plants to preserve dry tropical forest species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Water nesting mounds to increase incubation success in malleefowl Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use wire fencing to exclude large native herbivores Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Use wire fences within grazing areas to exclude livestock from specific forest sections Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Use wildlife refuges to reduce hunting impacts Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use weed mats to protect planted trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use visual deterrents (e.g. scarecrows) to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use vegetation removal together with mechanical disturbance to the soil Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use variable retention management during forestry operations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use vaccination programme Action Link |
Beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Use tree guards or shelters to protect planted trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use thinning of forest instead of clearcutting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use thinning followed by prescribed fire Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Use techniques to increase the survival of species after capture Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use taste-aversion to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to deter human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Use target species distress calls or signals to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use supplementary feeding to reduce predation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use summer instead of winter harvesting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use soil scarification or ploughing to enhance germination Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Use soil disturbance to enhance germination (excluding scarification or ploughing) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use snakeskin to deter mammalian nest predators Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use smaller machinery to log forests Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use signs to prevent fire Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | 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.