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 different planting or seeding methods Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Control inter-specific competition for food through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use herbicide to control problematic plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Retain wetlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Modify bats roosts to reduce negative impacts of one bat species on another Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Remove topsoil that has had fertilizer added to mimic low nutrient soil Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use bindings to keep trawl nets closed until they have sunk below the water surface Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Add surface mulch before/after planting non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Remove derelict fishing gear from reptiles found entangled Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Implement multi-species management strategies Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for parrots Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 11 |
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Combine trap and repellent crops in a push-pull system Action Link |
Beneficial | 10 |
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Translocate bats Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 2 |
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Implement birth control to stabilize primate community/population size Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Introduce an organism to control problematic plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Retain native forest and woodland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage vegetation using livestock grazing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Use stiffened materials or increase tension of fishing gear Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Add surface mulch before/after planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Improve treatment standards of sewage and wastewater Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Implement multi-year or long-term management strategies Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Manage perennial bioenergy crops to benefit wildlife Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for songbirds Action Link |
Beneficial | 65 |
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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.