Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

3689 Actions found

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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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Actively manage water level: freshwater marshes Action Link	Beneficial	10	Synopsis Link
Actively manage water level: brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	10	Synopsis Link
Actively manage water level: brackish/saline swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Actively manage water level before/after planting trees/shrubs: freshwater wetlands Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Actively manage water level before/after planting trees/shrubs: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Actively manage water level before/after planting non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Actively manage water level before/after planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Abandon plantations: allow marshes or swamps to recover without active intervention Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Abandon mined land: allow freshwater marshes or swamps to recover without active intervention Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Abandon mined land: allow brackish/saline marshes or swamps to recover without active intervention Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Abandon cropland: allow freshwater marshes or swamps to recover without active intervention Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	4	Synopsis Link
Abandon cropland: allow brackish/saline marshes or swamps to recover without active intervention Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Abandon aquaculture facilities: allow freshwater marshes or swamps to recover without active intervention Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Abandon aquaculture facilities: allow brackish/saline marshes or swamps to recover without active intervention Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link

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