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 supplementary water to increase reproduction/survival Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Reduce intensity of grazing by domestic livestock Action Link |
Beneficial | 13 |
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Install non-electric fencing to exclude predators or herbivores and reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Beneficial | 8 |
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Install electric fencing to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Beneficial | 11 |
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Use campaigns and public information to improve behaviour towards mammals and reduce threats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Translocate predators for ecosystem restoration Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Keep livestock in enclosures to reduce predation by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Use lights and sound to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Use loud noises to deter crop damage (e.g. banger sticks, drums, tins, iron sheets) by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 |
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Release translocated/captive-bred mammals to islands without invasive predators Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Place captive young with captive foster parents Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use artificial insemination Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Translocate crop raiders away from crops (e.g. elephants) to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 2 |
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Use chili to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Provide supplementary food after fire Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use fencing to exclude grazers or other problematic species Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use light/lasers to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use fire to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Use dogs to guard crops to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Drive wild animals away using domestic animals of the same species to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Install tunnels/culverts/underpass under railways Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Install ledges in culverts under roads/railways Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Install fences around existing culverts or underpasses under roads/railways Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Remove/control non-native plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Restore or create savannas Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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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.