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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Use herbicide to control problematic plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Introduce an organism to control problematic plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Clean waste water before it enters the environment Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Slow down input water to allow more time for pollutants to be removed Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Remove pollutants from waste gases before they enter the environment Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Add lime to reduce acidity and/or increase fertility Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Pay landowners to protect peatlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Increase ‘on-the-ground’ protection (e.g. rangers) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Reprofile/relandscape peatland (without planting) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Stabilize peatland surface to help plants colonize Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Build artificial bird perches to encourage seed dispersal Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Irrigate peatland (before/after planting) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Add fresh peat to peatland (before planting) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Remove vegetation that could compete with planted peatland vegetation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Raise awareness amongst the public (general) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Exclude wild herbivores using physical barriers Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Remove residential or commercial development from peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Retain/create habitat corridors in developed areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Implement ‘mosaic management’ of agriculture Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Change type of livestock Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Change season/timing of livestock grazing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Retain/create habitat corridors in areas of energy production or mining Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Backfill trenches dug for pipelines Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use barriers to keep livestock off ungrazed peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Retain/create habitat corridors across service corridors Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Peatland Conservation - Published 2018
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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.