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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Create or restore waterways Action Link | Awaiting assessment | 2 | ![]() | |
Create or restore wetlands Action Link | Awaiting assessment | 7 | ![]() | |
Create suitable habitats to offset habitat lost within development footprint Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Create uncultivated margins around arable or pasture fields Action Link | Awaiting assessment | 2 | ![]() | |
Create walls or barriers to exclude pollutants Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Deploy fishing gear at different depths Action Link | Awaiting assessment | 3 | ![]() | |
Develop/implement species recovery plans Action Link | Awaiting assessment | 1 | ![]() | |
Dispose of waste from pet reptile enclosures carefully to prevent spread of disease Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Disturb soil/sediment surface Action Link | Awaiting assessment | 2 | ![]() | |
Diversify ground vegetation and canopy structure in the habitat around woody crops Action Link | Awaiting assessment | 2 | ![]() | |
Enforce compliance to lighting regulations Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Enforce regulations to prevent trafficking and trade of reptiles Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Engage landowners and volunteers to manage land for reptiles Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Engage local communities in conservation activities Action Link | Awaiting assessment | 6 | ![]() | |
Engage policy makers to make policy changes beneficial to reptiles Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Erect fencing to exclude reptiles from construction zones Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Establish aquaculture facilities to extract the nutrients from agricultural run-off Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Establish emergency plans for oil spills Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Establish handling and release procedures for accidentally captured or entangled (‘bycatch’) reptiles Action Link | Awaiting assessment | 1 | ![]() | |
Establish protocols to reduce collisions Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Establish temporary fishery closures Action Link | Awaiting assessment | 3 | ![]() | |
Fence cliff edges to prevent individuals from falling Action Link | Awaiting assessment | 1 | ![]() | |
Finance low interest loans to convert to fishing gear that reduces unwanted catch of reptiles Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Freeze sperm or eggs for future use Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Harvest groups of trees instead of clearcutting Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() |
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Reptile Conservation - Published 2021
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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.