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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Scare birds from fish farms Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 16 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce incidental mortality from birds being attracted to artificial lights Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Install culverts or tunnels as road crossings Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 32 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove turbine lighting to reduce bat and insect attraction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Deter bats from roads/railways using lighting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave bat roosts and roost entrances unlit Action Link |
Beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use tree guards or shelters to protect planted trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Humans chase primates using bright light Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Amphibians: Vary duration of enclosure lighting to simulate seasonal changes in the wild Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Amphibians: Manipulate quality and quantity of enclosure lighting to improve development or survival to adulthood Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Deter bats from turbines using low-level ultraviolet light Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Minimize road lighting to reduce insect attraction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid illumination of bat commuting routes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid illumination of bat foraging, drinking and swarming sites Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Direct lighting away from bat access points or habitats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use 'warm white' rather than 'cool' LED lights Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use glazing treatments to reduce light spill from inside lit buildings Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Limit, cease or prohibit industrial and urban lighting at night Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit bottom trawling Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use light/lasers to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Install wildlife warning reflectors along roads Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Fit a size-sorting escape grid (rigid or flexible) to a fish trawl net Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 18 | Synopsis Link | |
Use a different design or configuration of size-sorting escape grid/system in trawl fishing gear (bottom and mid-water) Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 23 | Synopsis Link | |
Exclude or remove livestock from historically grazed brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce intensity of livestock grazing: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 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.