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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Provide woody debris in ski run area Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Hand-rear orphaned or abandoned young in captivity Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 6 |
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Establish wild flower areas on farmland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Place orphaned or abandoned wild young with captive foster parents Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields Action Link |
Beneficial | 9 |
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Provide supplementary food to increase reproduction/survival Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 24 |
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Provide or retain set-aside areas on farmland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Maintain/restore/create habitat connectivity on farmland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage hedgerows to benefit wildlife on farmland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant new or maintain existing hedgerows on farmland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use conditioned taste aversion to reduce human-wildlife conflict in non-residential sites Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Use non-lethal methods to deter carnivores from attacking humans Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 |
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Plant trees on farmland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use prescribed burning Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 37 |
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Provide refuges during crop harvesting or mowing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use repellent on slug pellets to reduce non-target poisoning Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Restrict use of rodent poisons on farmland with high secondary poisoning risk Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Increase crop diversity for mammals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Create beetle banks on farmland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant crops to provide supplementary food for mammals Action Link |
Beneficial | 4 |
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Encourage community-based participation in land management Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Provide supplementary water to increase reproduction/survival Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Translocate to re-establish or boost populations in native range Action Link |
Beneficial | 64 |
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Graze herbivores on pasture, instead of sustaining with artificial foods Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Terrestrial Mammal Conservation - Published 2020
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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.