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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Breed marine and freshwater mammals in captivity Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Breed mammals in captivity Action Link |
Beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Breed for resistance traits Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Breed bats in captivity to supplement wild populations affected by white-nose syndrome Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Breed bats in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Bathe in freshwater Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Ban private ownership of hunted mammals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Ban exports of hunting trophies Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Backfill trenches dug for pipelines Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Backfill canals or trenches: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Backfill canals or trenches: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Backfill canals or trenches: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Backfill canals or trenches: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid/minimize logging of important food tree species for primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid use of lead shot Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid the use of antiparasitic drugs for livestock Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid slashing climbers/lianas, trees housing them, hemi-epiphytic figs, and ground vegetation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid planting fruit trees alongside roads/railways in areas with fruit bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid illumination of bat foraging, drinking and swarming sites Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid illumination of bat commuting routes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid illuminating key habitats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid contact between wild primates and human-raised primates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid carrying out construction work during sensitive periods Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid building roads in key habitat or migration routes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Automatically reduce turbine blade rotation when bat activity is high Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | 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.