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15 Oct 2024
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Wingspan 2024: Partnerships for a bird-friendly energy transition

Wingspan 2024, organised within the framework of the SafeLines4Birds, LIFE EUROKITE and LIFE Great Bustard projects, will focus on bird-friendly energy transition partnerships.

The three-day event will bring together conservationists, scientists, grid operators, renewable developers, and policymakers to share strategies for protecting biodiversity while expanding renewable energy topics include the impact of energy development on birds and international conservation efforts, with discussions rooted in LIFE-funded projects like SafeLines4Birds, LIFE EUROKITE, and LIFE Great Bustard. The event will feature expert presentations, networking opportunities, and optional activities like workshops and field the full agenda the LIFE projects:SafeLines4Birds aims to reduce bird mortality from power lines in France, Belgium, and Portugal, focusing on 13 vulnerable species. The initiative will retrofit dangerous poles, install beacons, and test new anti-collision systems to prevent collisions and electrocutions. Additionally, maintenance practices will be adjusted using drones and timing around breeding seasons to minimise ;LIFE EUROKITE aims to reduce red kite mortality in the EU, focusing on poisoning, electrocution, and collisions with human infrastructure. It will use telemetry to identify key threats and take action against illegal persecution and dangerous power ; LIFE Great Bustard aims to reduce great bustard collisions with power lines, continue habitat management, and decrease predation. It focuses on cross-border conservation efforts between Austria and Hungary, boosting public awareness through media, and emphasising an integrated conservation approach in Natura 2000 sites. The project also addresses remaining dangerous overhead power lines that threaten the ; 

When

15 Oct 2024 @ 09:00 am

17 Oct 2024 @ 06:00 pm

Duration: 2 days, 9 hours


Where

Belgium

Bruxelles


Language

English en


Source:

European Climate, Inf...

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