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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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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Reduce frequency of harvest (of wild biological resources) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use low impact harvesting techniques (for wild biological resources) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use low impact vehicles for harvesting (wild biological resources) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Implement ‘mosaic management’ when harvesting wild biological resources Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide new technologies to reduce pressure on wild biological resources Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restrict vehicle use on peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restrict pedestrian access to peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Physically exclude pedestrians from peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Install boardwalks/paths to prevent trampling Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Wear snowshoes to prevent trampling Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Adopt ecotourism principles/create an ecotourism site Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce water level of flooded peatlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restore natural water level fluctuations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Thin vegetation to prevent wild fires Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Rewet peat to prevent wild fires Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Build fire breaks Action Link |
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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.