SafeLines4Birds

👏 A big thank you to all the participants, speakers, and organisers of #Wingspan2024! Your presence contributed to the success of this inaugural edition! We were thrilled to welcome 320 in-person and online attendees from 32 countries 🌍 Here are some of the key takeaways from the insightful two-day conference👇 ➡ The LIFE Programme is a major driver for a #NatureSafe energy transition in Europe. It is supporting crucial projects that unite key stakeholders in making this vision a reality.   ➡ Nature🌳 and energy ⚡️ legislation should be implemented in synergy in every Member State 📑 The EU has provided frameworks and guidelines for nature protection, restoration and speeding up the deployment of renewable energy. Now, it’s up to Member States to transpose these laws efficiently into their regulations so that renewable deployment and nature conservation can advance hand in hand 🤝 ➡ Risk mapping 🗺️ is essential in the planning phase of renewable projects. It helps identify areas suitable for development and some that should be left untouched. Following the mitigation hierarchy isn’t just environmentally sound—it can also be cost-effective in the long run.   ➡ Data 📊 We need robust data across all levels of collaboration. With the EU now identifying acceleration areas for new energy infrastructure 👷♀️⚒️💨☀️⚡️, data-driven decisions are more critical than ever. Want to know more about the conference? 👉🏻 Our press release: https://lnkd.in/ev6xfUyi 👉🏻 Pictures, abstract booklet & more! https://lnkd.in/efTfrNHJ   Stay tuned, more is coming soon! 📸 ©️ Weyrichfoto

That's a wrap on #Wingspan2024! 🎉 Thank you to all participants, speakers & organisers 🙏 Materials will be available online soon - now watch this space for #Wingspan2026!   For now, we're off into the field for our excursion with Elia Group 👩🔧 🇧🇪 Photo © Weyrichfoto

🌍 We need global solutions for global challenges! 🦅 In the final session of #Wingspan2024, experts from Africa, Asia & Latin America are sharing their solutions to protecting bird mortality around power infrastructure! ⚡️ Speakers: Andre Botha, Endangered Wildlife Trust – Bird protection measures on power lines and wind farms in Africa Vidhi Modi, PhD student at M. K. Bhavnagar University, India – Impact of overhead power lines on avifauna in India Dr Ivan Maggini, Scientific Coordinator of the Austrian Ornithological Centre – EUFLYNET COST Action in Europe, Africa and Asia Dr Larissa Biasotto, Science Officer - Birds & Energy BirdLife International ­– Mapping priority areas for reducing bird electrocution with scarce data in Brasil: a case study of the Lear's Macaw   Endangered Wildlife Trust Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar,India BirdLife International Larissa Donida Biasotto, Andre Botha, Vidhi Modi, Renewables Grid Initiative

💚 Everyone is talking about #NaturePositive - but what does this mean for the acceleration of the #EnergyTransition? ⚡️ This panel #Wingspan2024 invites experts to discuss pathways to success for nature & energy   Follow online here: https://lnkd.in/eahMtAa2 UNEP-WCMC Elia Group LPO France Renewables Grid Initiative BE Bioinsight & Ecoa Miguel R T Mascarenhas, Lukas Zantopp Sebastian Dunnett Liam Innis SafeLines4Birds Speakers: Miguel Mascarenhas, Biologist and Environmental Specialist – BE Bioinsight & Ecoa Lukas Zantopp, Head of environmental planning and nature protection, Amprion Sebastian Dunnett, Senior Program Officer on Nature Economy, UNEP-WCMC Zuzana Guziová, Executive Director, Raptor Protection Slovakia Liam Innis – Renewables Grid Initiative

🇵🇹 How can white storks safely nest on pylons? 🌍 What is the role of sensitivity maps for better planning of wind and grid infrastructure? 🇦🇹 How does the grid and wind influence bird habitat? 🇪🇺 How do red kites interact with power lines and wind farms? Expert presentations ongoing at #Wingspan2024!   Follow online here: https://lnkd.in/emhQA6tN BIOPOLIS-CIBIO LPO France BirdLife International University of Brighton Joana Bernardino Ingrid Marchand Connor Panter AFHEA Rainer Raab Bruna Arbo-Meneses Rainer Raab Renewables Grid Initiative LIFE Programme

„It is impossible to separate avian wildlife from energy infrastructure.“ „98% of all wildlife electrocution risks can be resolved using barriers and deterrents.“ said Brian J McGowan from Scientias Ireland Limited 👉Join the #Wingspan2024 online here: https://lnkd.in/emhQA6tN Renewables Grid Initiative SafeLines4Birds LPO France LIFE Programme

💡 1st panel of #Wingspan2024: What key strategies exist to ensure bird-friendly infrastructure? What challenges & opportunities do we face? “The LIFE Programme supports us over the years to mitigate impact and protect endangered species, but we are only scratching the surface. The only way out is to scale up the new norm of best practice through regulatory legislative change. We need to go the way of Spain which passed laws to oblige countries to internalise change into their processes.” says Jose Tavares, Vulture Conservation Foundation “Risk mapping is important to identify the problem. In France we are working with researchers for the mapping of the white stork. More mapping will be done in the context of the SafeLines4Birds project, as well as research into the effectiveness of wire markers to prevent collision.” says Lisa Garnier-Durand, RTE Follow online here: https://lnkd.in/emhQA6tN LPO France LIFE Programme SafeLines4Birds Renewables Grid Initiative

🇪🇺 #Wingspan2024 kicks off with keynotes from DG ENER & ENV🦉 Andrea Vettori & Paula Rey share priorities from their perspectives in Europe's policymaking hubs 💪 Challenges lay ahead, but so do many opportunities for #NatureRestoration & #RenewableEnergy. Follow online here: https://lnkd.in/emhQA6tN LIFE Programme Renewables Grid Initiative SafeLines4Birds

🪶#Wingspan2024 is underway!🤩 Over the next 3 days, RGI, TB Raab GmbH, SafeLines4Birds & Elia Group are gathering industry, civil society & academia to discuss how a collaborative pathway to a bird-friendly #energytransition looks! Follow online here 👉 https://lnkd.in/emhQA6tN

🗣️#Wingspan2024 is just 6️⃣ days away! 🦅 We are excited to welcome all participants joining in person and online!  🖥️ Over the two full days, participants will have access to fruitful panel discussions and presentations. We can’t wait to see you there! 🦢 If you haven't registered for online participation, do so below! 👇 🔗 Day 1: https://lnkd.in/emhQA6tN 🔗 Day 2: https://lnkd.in/eahMtAa2