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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Construct water detention areas to slow water flow and restore riparian forests Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Introduce beavers to impede water flow in forest watercourses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce large herbivores Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Pollard trees (top cutting or top pruning) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Coppice trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Halo ancient trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Adopt conservation grazing of woodland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain fallen trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Imitate natural disturbances by pushing over trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use grazing to remove invasive plant species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed fire to remove invasive plant species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Manually/mechanically remove native plants Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Control large herbivore populations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use fencing to enclose large herbivores (e.g. deer) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Control medium-sized herbivores Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Adopt protected species legislation (impact on forest management) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use rotational grazing to restore oak savannas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore woodland herbaceous plants using transplants and nursery plugs Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Encourage leaf litter development in new planting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use herbicides to remove understory vegetation to reduce wildfires Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Mechanically remove understory vegetation to reduce wildfires Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant trees after wildfire Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link |
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Forest Conservation - Published 2016
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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.