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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Use 'warm white' rather than 'cool' LED lights Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use glazing treatments to reduce light spill from inside lit buildings Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Install sound barriers in proximity to bat roosts and habitats Action Link |
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Adapt bat roost structures to buffer against temperature extremes Action Link |
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Enhance natural habitat features to improve landscape connectivity to allow for range shifts of bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide suitable bat foraging and roosting habitat at expanding range fronts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage natural water bodies in arid areas to prevent desiccation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Retain buffer zones around core habitat Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Retain existing bat commuting routes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Retain remnant habitat patches Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Retain connectivity between habitat patches Action Link |
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Retain wetlands Action Link |
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Retain native forest and woodland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Create new unlit commuting routes using planting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restore or create linear habitat features/green corridors Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Legally protect bat species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Regularly clean bat boxes to increase occupancy Action Link |
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Release captive-bred bats Action Link |
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Educate farmers, land managers and local communities about the benefits of bats to improve management of bat habitats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Engage policymakers to make policy changes beneficial to bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Promote careful bat-related eco-tourism to improve behaviour towards bats Action Link |
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Educate pest controllers and homeowners/tenants to reduce the illegal use of pesticides in bat roosts Action Link |
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Educate farmers, local communities and pest controllers to reduce indiscriminate culling of vampire bats Action Link |
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Restore and manage abandoned orchards for bats Action Link |
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Protect bats within roosts from disturbance or predation by native species Action 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.