Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

18 Actions found

Actions to conserve biodiversity

We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.

Review the evidence from the studies

About actions Sources of evidence

18 Actions found

Refine

Hide

Refine

Keywords

Threat

Action type

Land/water management

Country

18 Actions found

Order results by:

Sort by:

Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Actively manage water level: brackish/saline swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Actively manage water level: brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	10	Synopsis Link
Actively manage water level: freshwater marshes Action Link	Beneficial	10	Synopsis Link
Actively manage water level: freshwater swamps Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	2	Synopsis Link
Divert/block/stop freshwater inputs Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Divert/block/stop saltwater inputs Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Facilitate tidal exchange to restore degraded brackish/saline swamps Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	4	Synopsis Link
Facilitate tidal exchange to restore degraded brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Facilitate tidal exchange to restore degraded freshwater marshes Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Facilitate tidal exchange to restore degraded freshwater swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Lower water level to restore degraded brackish/saline swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Lower water level to restore degraded brackish/salt marshes Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Lower water level to restore degraded freshwater marshes Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Lower water level to restore degraded freshwater swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Raise water level to restore degraded brackish/saline swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Raise water level to restore degraded brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	2	Synopsis Link
Raise water level to restore degraded freshwater marshes Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	5	Synopsis Link
Raise water level to restore degraded freshwater swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link

What Works in Conservation

What Works in Conservation provides expert assessments of the effectiveness of actions, based on summarised evidence, in synopses. Subjects covered so far include amphibians, birds, mammals, forests, peatland and control of freshwater invasive species. More are in progress.

More about What Works in Conservation

Download free PDF or purchase

The Conservation Evidence Journal

An online, free to publish in, open-access journal publishing results from research and projects that test the effectiveness of conservation actions.

Read the latest volume: Volume 21

Go to the CE Journal

Discover more on our blog

Our blog contains the latest news and updates from the Conservation Evidence team, the Conservation Evidence Journal, and our global partners in evidence-based conservation.