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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Physically exclude pedestrians from peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Install boardwalks/paths to prevent trampling Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Wear snowshoes to prevent trampling Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Adopt ecotourism principles/create an ecotourism site Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Rewet peatland (raise water table) Action Link |
Beneficial | 36 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce water level of flooded peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore natural water level fluctuations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/mow herbaceous plants to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 14 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove plant litter to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut large trees/shrubs to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use grazing to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin vegetation to prevent wild fires Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Rewet peat to prevent wild fires Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Build fire breaks Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Implement biosecurity measures to prevent introductions of problematic species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Physically remove problematic plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Physically damage problematic plants Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use cutting/mowing to control problematic herbaceous plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of cutting/mowing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use cutting to control problematic large trees/shrubs Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use grazing to control problematic plants Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed fire to control problematic plants Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Use covers/barriers to control problematic plants Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use herbicide to control problematic plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link |
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Peatland Conservation - Published 2018
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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.