Vogelbescherming NederlandVogelbescherming NederlandDutch Partner in BirdLife InternationalDutch Partner in BirdLife International

Together for birds and peopleTogether for birds and people

• Priorities:

1. Legal protection

2. Species and Habitats

3. Important Bird Areas (IBA’s)

Involvement with wind energy projects:

1. Conservation of IBA’s

2. Share knowledge, inform public

3. Promote research

4. Contribute to Policy development

Adverse effects of wind power generation on birds

• Collision mortality

• Barrier-effect

• Habitat-loss

1. Wind turbines are industrial installations and should by preference be placed on industrial estates.

2. Common knowledge on adverse effects requires precaution and carefulness, especialy in IBA’s

• IBA’s: enviromental impact assessment required

• SPA’s: strict application of article 6 EU-Habitatdirective:–Appropriate assessment–Alternative solutions–Imperative reasons of overriding

public interest.

Conclusions with regard to participation and decision making processes

• The application of art. 6 HD in SPA’s guarantees sufficient posibilities to ensure carefulness and the apply of the precautionary principle

• Elsewhere, the regular use of Enviromental Impact Assessments do need more juridical quarantees for the position of the enviromental aspects - including the precautionary principle - in the final decision making.