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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Reduce bycatch by employing seasonal or area closures Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce chemical inputs in permanent grassland management Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Reduce competition between species by providing nest boxes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Reduce conflict by deterring birds from taking crops using bird scarers Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Reduce conflict by deterring birds from taking crops using repellents Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Reduce electrocutions by using plastic, not aluminium, leg rings to mark birds Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Reduce field size (or maintain small fields) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce gillnet deployment time to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce grazing intensity Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 |
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Reduce incidental mortality from birds being attracted to artificial lights Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce inter-specific competition for food by removing or controlling competitor species Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Reduce inter-specific competition for nest sites by modifying habitats to exclude competitor species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Reduce inter-specific competition for nest sites of ground nesting seabirds by removing competitor species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 |
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Reduce inter-specific competition for nest sites of songbirds by removing competitor species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Reduce inter-specific competition for nest sites of woodpeckers by removing competitor species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Reduce management intensity on permanent grasslands for birds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Reduce nest ectoparasites by providing beneficial nesting material Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Reduce nest predation by excluding predators from nests or nesting areas Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Reduce pesticide or herbicide use generally Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 |
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Reduce predation by translocating nest boxes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Reduce predation by translocating predators Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Reduce seabird bycatch by releasing offal overboard when setting longlines Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Reduce the intensity of lighthouse beams Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce tillage Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 10 |
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Reduce visitor group size Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Bird Conservation - Published 2013
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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.