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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Distribute poison bait for predator control using dispensers Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | ![]() | |
Legally protect habitats Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 6 | ![]() | |
Use repellents on baits for predator control Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | ![]() | |
Ensure connectivity between habitat patches Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | ![]() | |
Provide or retain un-harvested buffer strips Action Link | Trade-off between benefit and harms | 8 | ![]() | |
Raise awareness amongst the general public through campaigns and public information Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 1 | ![]() | |
Provide bird feeding materials to families with young children Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | ![]() | |
Enhance bird taxonomy skills through higher education and training Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Provide training to conservationists and land managers on bird ecology and conservation Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Angle windows to reduce collisions by birds Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | ![]() | |
Mark or tint windows to reduce collision mortality Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | ![]() | |
Support or maintain low-intensity agricultural systems Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Practice integrated farm management Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Food labelling schemes relating to biodiversity-friendly farming Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Increase the proportion of natural/semi-natural vegetation in the farmed landscape Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 5 | ![]() | |
Pay farmers to cover the costs of bird conservation measures Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 30 | ![]() | |
Cross compliance standards for all subsidy payments Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Reduce field size (or maintain small fields) Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Provide or retain set-aside areas in farmland Action Link | Beneficial | 22 | ![]() | |
Manage hedges to benefit birds Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 | ![]() | |
Plant new hedges Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | ![]() | |
Manage stone-faced hedge banks to benefit birds Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Manage ditches to benefit wildlife Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 4 | ![]() | |
Use coloured baits to reduce accidental mortality during predator control Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | ![]() | |
Physically protect nests from predators using non-electric fencing Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 4 | ![]() |
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Bird Conservation - Published 2013
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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.