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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Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures (as in agri-environment schemes or conservation incentives) Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 32 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant grass buffer strips/margins around arable or pasture fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 26 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage hedgerows to benefit wildlife (e.g. no spray, gap-filling and laying) Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 17 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase or maintain the proportion of natural or semi‐natural habitat in the farmed landscape Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide or retain set‐aside areas in farmland Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant new hedges Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce field size (or maintain small fields) Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect in-field trees Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage ditches to benefit butterflies and moths Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant in-field trees (e.g. copses) 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.