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 organic pest control instead of synthetic pesticides Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use organic rather than mineral fertilisers Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use organic rather than mineral fertilizers Action Link |
Beneficial | 19 |
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Use other bioremediation methods in aquaculture Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use partial retention harvesting instead of clearcutting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Use passive listening devices to detect mammals and prompt fishing vessels to move away Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use patch retention harvesting instead of clear-cutting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use patch retention harvesting instead of clearcutting Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Use patch retention harvesting instead of clearcutting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use patch retention harvesting instead of clearcutting Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use patch retention harvesting instead of clearcutting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use patch retention instead of clearcutting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use perch-deterrents to stop raptors perching on pylons Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Use perches to increase foraging success Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Use pesticides only when pests or crop damage reach threshold levels Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 14 |
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Use pheromones to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use pheromones to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use pioneer plants or crops as nurse plants Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use predator scent to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use prescribed burning Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 15 |
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Use prescribed burning Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 37 |
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Use prescribed burning in combination with grazing Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 |
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Use prescribed burning in combination with herbicide application Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 |
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Use prescribed burning in combination with vegetation cutting Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 10 |
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Use prescribed burning on Australian sclerophyll forest Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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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.