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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Clear vegetation Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Deepen, de-silt or re-profile ponds Action Link |
Beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forests Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate toads Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate great crested newts Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Install and maintain gates at mine entrances to restrict public access Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Use a different bait type: Sea turtles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate reptiles away from threats: Tortoises, terrapins, side-necked & softshell turtles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate reptiles away from threats: Snakes and lizards Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Use hormones and/or other drugs during captive-breeding programmes to induce reproduction/birth Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Head-start wild-caught reptiles for release: Snakes & lizards Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Create artificial nests or nesting sites Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Use group-selection harvesting Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Use soil scarification or ploughing to enhance germination Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Regularly and continuously provide supplementary food to primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Implement quarantine for primates before reintroduction/translocation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove/treat external/internal parasites to increase reproductive success/survival Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Crop production: Use crop rotations Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Add inorganic fertilizer (before/after planting) Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Use herbicide to control grass Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce intensity of livestock grazing: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Reprofile/relandscape: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Require mitigation of impacts to marshes or swamps Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields Action Link |
Beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Exclude livestock from semi-natural habitat (including woodland) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | 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.