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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Directly plant trees/shrubs: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link | Beneficial | 47 | ![]() | |
Directly plant non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link | Beneficial | 30 | ![]() | |
Raise water level to restore/create freshwater marshes from other land uses Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 26 | ![]() | |
Restore/create freshwater marshes or swamps (specific action unclear) Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 25 | ![]() | |
Directly plant non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link | Beneficial | 24 | ![]() | |
Cut/mow herbaceous plants to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater marshes Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 20 | ![]() | |
Introduce tree/shrub seeds or propagules: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 19 | ![]() | |
Use herbicide to control problematic plants: freshwater marshes Action Link | Trade-off between benefit and harms | 17 | ![]() | |
Restore/create freshwater marshes or swamps (multiple actions) Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 17 | ![]() | |
Directly plant trees/shrubs: freshwater wetlands Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 17 | ![]() | |
Exclude or remove livestock from historically grazed brackish/salt marshes Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 15 | ![]() | |
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater marshes Action Link | Trade-off between benefit and harms | 15 | ![]() | |
Facilitate tidal exchange to restore/create brackish/salt marshes from other land uses Action Link | Beneficial | 14 | ![]() | |
Reprofile/relandscape: freshwater marshes Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 13 | ![]() | |
Introduce seeds of non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 13 | ![]() | |
Exclude wild vertebrates: freshwater marshes Action Link | Beneficial | 12 | ![]() | |
Exclude or remove livestock from historically grazed freshwater marshes Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 10 | ![]() | |
Actively manage water level: freshwater marshes Action Link | Beneficial | 10 | ![]() | |
Actively manage water level: brackish/salt marshes Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 10 | ![]() | |
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/salt marshes Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 10 | ![]() | |
Transplant or replace wetland soil: freshwater marshes Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 10 | ![]() | |
Reduce intensity of livestock grazing: brackish/salt marshes Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 9 | ![]() | |
Reprofile/relandscape: brackish/salt marshes Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 9 | ![]() | |
Require mitigation of impacts to marshes or swamps Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 9 | ![]() | |
Use cutting/mowing to control problematic herbaceous plants: freshwater marshes Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 8 | ![]() |
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Marsh and Swamp 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.