TY - RPRT
TI - Mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy development: guidelines for project developers
AU - Bennun, L
AU - van Bochove, J
AU - Ng, C
AU - Fletcher, C
AU - Wilson, D
AU - Phair, N
AU - Carbone, G
AB - Achieving a climate-resilient future requires rapid, sustained and far-reaching transformations in energy, land-use, infrastructure and industrial systems. Large-scale expansion of renewable energy can play a critical role in meeting the world’s growing energy demands and in the fight against climate change. However, even ‘clean’ energy sources can have significant unintended impacts on the environment. The guidelines aim to provide practical support for solar and wind energy developments by effectively managing risks and improving overall outcomes related to biodiversity and ecosystem services. They are industry-focused and can be applied across the whole project development life cycle, from early planning through to decommissioning and repowering, using the mitigation hierarchy as a clear framework for planning and implementation. The mitigation hierarchy is applied to direct, indirect and cumulative impacts. The catalogue of resources relevant to mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy development (Annex 1 of the publication) is available as a separate, downloadable, spreadsheet.
DA - 2021/01//
PY - 2021
SP - 230
PB - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
UR - https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/49283
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Land-Based Wind
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - Avoidance
KW - Changes in Flow
KW - Collision
KW - Displacement
KW - Habitat Change
KW - Noise
KW - Bats
KW - Birds
KW - Marine Mammals
ER -