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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Regulate the use, dosage and disposal of agrichemicals Action Link |
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Treat wastewater from intensive livestock holdings Action Link |
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Establish aquaculture to extract the nutrients from run-offs Action Link |
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Create artificial wetlands to reduce the amount of pollutants reaching the sea Action Link |
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Limit, cease or prohibit discharge of solid waste overboard from vessels Action Link |
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Install stormwater traps or grids Action Link |
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Remove litter from the marine environment Action Link |
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Use biodegradable panels in fishing pots Action Link |
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Recover lost fishing gear Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Bury electricity cables to reduce electromagnetic fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit, cease or prohibit industrial and urban lighting at night Action Link |
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Reduce underwater noise (other than sonar) Action Link |
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Limit, cease or prohibit the use of sonars Action Link |
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Limit, cease or prohibit the discharge of cooling effluents from power stations Action Link |
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Limit, cease or prohibit the discharge of waste effluents overboard from vessels Action Link |
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Use non-toxic antifouling coatings on surfaces Action Link |
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Restore habitats and/or habitat-forming (biogenic) species following extreme events Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage climate-driven range extensions of problematic species Action Link |
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Transplant/release climate change-resistant captive-bred or hatchery-reared individuals to re-establish or boost native populations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Transplant captive-bred or hatchery-reared individuals of habitat-forming (biogenic) species that are resistant to climate change Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit, cease or prohibit the degradation and/or removal of carbon sequestering species and/or habitats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Promote natural carbon sequestration species and/or habitats Action Link |
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Create a Marine Protected Area or set levels of legal protection where natural climate refugia occur to further promote the persistence and recovery of species facing climate change Action Link |
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Designate a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) to regulate impactful maritime activities Action Link |
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Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit static fishing gear 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.