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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Thin trees within forests Action Link | Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 9 | ![]() | |
Translocate amphibians Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 4 | ![]() | |
Translocate frogs Action Link | Trade-off between benefit and harms | 20 | ![]() | |
Translocate great crested newts Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 9 | ![]() | |
Translocate natterjack toads Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 5 | ![]() | |
Translocate salamanders (including newts) Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 6 | ![]() | |
Translocate toads Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 9 | ![]() | |
Translocate wood frogs Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ![]() | |
Treat amphibians with chytridiomycosis in the wild or pre-release Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | ![]() | |
Use amphibians sustainably Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Use antibacterial treatment to reduce chytridiomycosis infection Action Link | Unlikely to be beneficial | 3 | ![]() | |
Use antifungal skin bacteria or peptides to reduce chytridiomycosis infection Action Link | Unlikely to be beneficial | 5 | ![]() | |
Use antifungal treatment to reduce chytridiomycosis infection Action Link | Trade-off between benefit and harms | 18 | ![]() | |
Use artificial fertilization in captive breeding Action Link | Trade-off between benefit and harms | 4 | ![]() | |
Use gloves to handle amphibians Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | ![]() | |
Use herbicides to control mid-storey or ground vegetation Action Link | Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 5 | ![]() | |
Use hormone treatment to induce sperm and egg release during captive breeding Action Link | Trade-off between benefit and harms | 17 | ![]() | |
Use humans to assist migrating amphibians across roads Action Link | Unlikely to be beneficial | 6 | ![]() | |
Use irrigation systems for amphibian sites Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Use leave-tree harvesting instead of clearcutting Action Link | Unlikely to be beneficial | 3 | ![]() | |
Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | ![]() | |
Use patch retention instead of clearcutting Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | ![]() | |
Use prescribed fire or modifications to burning regime in forests Action Link | Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 18 | ![]() | |
Use prescribed fire or modifications to burning regime in grassland Action Link | Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 3 | ![]() | |
Use shelterwood harvesting instead of clearcutting Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 5 | ![]() |
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Amphibian Conservation - Published 2014
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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.