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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Introduce and enforce regulations to prevent the use of harmful deterrents on mammals at wild fisheries Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Bury surface soil/sediment (before planting) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Certify forest concessions and market their products as ‘primate friendly’ Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce or enforce legislation to prevent ponds and streams from being contaminated by toxins Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Facilitate tidal exchange to restore degraded freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Disturb soil/sediment surface before planting non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Set commercial catch quotas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide domestic meat to workers of the logging company to reduce hunting 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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Enforce legislation to prevent the trafficking and trade of marine and freshwater mammal products Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit beam trawl width Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Restore natural water level fluctuations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use organic pest control instead of synthetic pesticides Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restrict capture of marine and freshwater mammals for research or aquariums and zoos Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Disturb soil/sediment surface before planting trees/shrubs: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the number of fishing vessels or fishing days in an area Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit dredge width or number of dredges per vessel Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Build fences to keep humans out Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Prevent pollution from agricultural land or forestry from entering watercourses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce alternative treatments to reduce the use of marine and freshwater mammals in traditional medicine Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the length of fishing gear or density of traps in an area Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the number of traps or pots per vessel Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Maintain forest and woodland edges for foraging bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restrict the number of people that are allowed access to site Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant riparian buffer strips Action 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.