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 | |
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Plant trees following clearfelling Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | ||
Allow forest to regenerate naturally following logging Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | ||
Retain dead trees after uprooting Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | ||
Use thinning of forest instead of clearcutting Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | ||
Retain understorey vegetation within plantations Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | ||
Leave standing deadwood/snags in forests Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | ||
Protect mammals close to development areas (e.g. by fencing) Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Set minimum distances for approaching mammals Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Set maximum number of people/vehicles approaching mammals Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Keep dogs indoors or in outside enclosures to reduce threats to wild mammals Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Keep domestic cats and dogs well-fed to reduce predation of wild mammals Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Provide paths to limit extent of disturbance to mammals Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Use voluntary agreements with locals to reduce disturbance Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Temporarily hold females and offspring in fenced area to increase survival of young Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Maintain/restore/create habitat connectivity on farmland Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Manage hedgerows to benefit wildlife on farmland Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Provide refuges during crop harvesting or mowing Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Restrict use of rodent poisons on farmland with high secondary poisoning risk Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Increase crop diversity for mammals Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Change mowing regime (e.g. timing, frequency, height) Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Leave areas of uncut ryegrass in silage field Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Provide shelter structures after fire Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Use pheromones to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Use tree nets to deter wild mammals from fruit crops to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Use watchmen to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Terrestrial Mammal Conservation - Published 2020
Terrestrial Mammal Conservation
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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.