Boosting Biodiversity in Wind Energy

Topics: Energy Transition and Climate-Neutral Buildings Renewable Energy

Countries: Greece Latvia Poland

The Wind4Bio project good practice report on protecting biodiversity highlights 14 successful approaches to enhancing biodiversity protection in wind farm projects. These include new technologies such as monitoring systems and bird/bat collision avoidance mechanisms, as well as procedures like systematic impact monitoring, casualty assessment, and regulatory frameworks that mandate proactive biodiversity risk mitigation. These insights, along with practices to avoid, were introduced to 58 participants - including 31 public representatives and other stakeholders from the private sector, NGOs and civil society - during three workshops that took place in Greece, Latvia and Poland. The workshops concluded with valuable insights, such as the need for enhanced and more direct communication channels, particularly one-on-one discussions between experts and local citizens that could positively influence the perspectives of communities regarding wind farms.