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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Modify bats roosts to reduce negative impacts of one bat species on another Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Modify turbine placement to reduce bat fatalities Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Paint turbines to reduce insect attraction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant field margins with a diverse mix of plant species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant in-field trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant new hedges Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant riparian buffer strips Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Prevent culling of bats around fruit orchards Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Prevent pollution from agricultural land or forestry from entering watercourses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Prevent pollution from sewage treatment facilities from entering watercourses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Prevent turbine blades from turning at low wind speeds to reduce bat fatalities Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Promote careful bat-related eco-tourism to improve behaviour towards bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Protect bats within roosts from disturbance or predation by native species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Protect brownfield or ex-industrial sites Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Protect greenfield sites or undeveloped land in urban areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Protect roost trees during forest operations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide artificial subterranean bat roosts to replace roosts in disturbed caves Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide artificial subterranean bat roosts to replace roosts in reclaimed mines Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide bat boxes for roosting bats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 42 |
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Provide or retain set-aside areas in farmland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide suitable bat foraging and roosting habitat at expanding range fronts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide training to conservationists, land managers, and the building and development sector on bat ecology and conservation to reduce bat roost disturbance Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce field size (or maintain small fields) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Reduce or prevent the use of septic systems near caves Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce pesticide, herbicide or fertiliser use Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Bat Conservation - Published 2020
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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.