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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Create beetle banks Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Create corn bunting plots Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Create skylark plots for bird conservation Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase crop diversity to benefit birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave overwinter stubbles Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 14 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave uncropped, cultivated margins or plots, including lapwing and stone curlew plots Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave unharvested cereal headlands within arable fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant cereals in wide-spaced rows Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant more than one crop per field (intercropping) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant nettle strips Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce tillage Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Revert arable land to permanent grassland Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Sow crops in spring rather than autumn Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Undersow spring cereals, with clover for example Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use ‘mosaic management’ Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use 1% barley in wheat crops for corn buntings Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | 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.