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 traditional breeds of livestock Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 |
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Use scaring devices (eg. gas guns) and other deterrents to reduce persecution of native species Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 1 |
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Use organic rather than mineral fertilizers Action Link |
Beneficial | 19 |
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Use new crop types to benefit wildlife (such as perennial cereal crops) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use mowing techniques to reduce mortality Action Link |
Beneficial | 8 |
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Use mixed stocking Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 1 |
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Use alerts to reduce grey partridge by-catch during shoots Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use 1% barley in wheat crops for corn buntings Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Undersow spring cereals, with clover for example Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 18 |
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Take field corners out of management Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 1 |
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Support or maintain low intensity agricultural systems Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Sow rare or declining arable weeds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Restrict certain pesticides Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Restore/create species-rich, semi-natural grassland Action Link |
Beneficial | 71 |
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Restore or maintain dry stone walls Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restore or create wood pasture Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Restore or create upland heath/moorland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Restore or create traditional water meadows Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 22 |
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Restore or create traditional orchards Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Remove flood defence banks to allow inundation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Remove coarse fish Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce tillage Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 46 |
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Reduce management intensity on permanent grasslands (several interventions at once) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 38 |
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Reduce grazing intensity on grassland (including seasonal removal of livestock) Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 30 |
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Reduce field size (or maintain small fields) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Farmland Conservation - Published 2013
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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.