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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Raise water level to restore/create freshwater marshes from other land uses Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 26 | Synopsis Link | |
Facilitate tidal exchange to restore/create brackish/salt marshes from other land uses Action Link |
Beneficial | 14 | Synopsis Link | |
Reprofile/relandscape: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Reprofile/relandscape: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Excavate freshwater pools Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove surface soil/sediment: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Reprofile/relandscape: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Add sediment: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Deposit soil/sediment to form physical structure of brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Raise water level to restore/create brackish/salt marshes from other land uses Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Lower water level to restore/create freshwater marshes from other land uses Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Raise water level to restore/create freshwater swamps from other land uses Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Facilitate tidal exchange to restore/create brackish/saline swamps from other land uses Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Reprofile/relandscape: freshwater swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Disturb soil/sediment surface: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Deposit soil/sediment to form physical structure of freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Create mounds or hollows: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove surface soil/sediment: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Disturb soil/sediment surface: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add sediment: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add inorganic fertilizer: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add inorganic fertilizer: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add below-ground organic matter: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add surface mulch: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Introduce nurse plants: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | 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.