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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Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations Action Link |
Beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce pesticide or herbicide use generally Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Regularly and continuously provide supplementary food to primates Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove/treat external/internal parasites to increase reproductive success/survival Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage hedges to benefit birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for hummingbirds to increase adult survival Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect habitats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Create beetle banks Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Use education programmes and local engagement to help reduce persecution or exploitation of species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for gulls, terns and skuas to increase reproductive success Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for gamebirds to increase adult survival Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for nectar-feeding songbirds to increase adult survival Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of songbirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Create artificial burrows Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Control mammalian predators on islands for songbirds Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Control predators not on islands for gamebirds Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Control or remove habitat-altering mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Artificially incubate and hand-rear seabirds in captivity Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of vultures Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of wildfowl Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Permanent presence of staff/manager Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce inter-specific competition for food by removing or controlling competitor species Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for rails and coots to increase reproductive success Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for vultures to increase reproductive success Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food through the establishment of food populations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | 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.