In the Verdon, in the heart of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region (PACA), the village of Rougon is traversed by very high voltage power lines that play a key role in transporting electricity across the area. The same landscape is also home to several vulture species, whose wide wingspan and flight behaviour make them particularly vulnerable to collisions with barely visible cables. As part of our project, our partners RTE and LPO PACA have worked together to reduce this ri

Whitin the framework of our project, our partner LPO France has developed a new set of sensitivity maps to help French transmission system operator RTE and distribution system operator Enedis plan and manage the electricity grid in ways that better respect biodiversity. With more than 800,000 km of overhead power lines spanning France, the grid can pose a significant risk to birds through both collisions and electrocution. Identifying the areas where sensitive species are m

In 2024 the workshop ‘Connecting Biodiversity 2.0’ brought together key stakeholders to jointly discuss and further the Seven key principles for a bird-friendly electricity grid in Europe endorsed in June 2024 by 24 civil society signatories across 18 countries. Over 50 participants attended the 2024’s workshop, representing civil society, transmission and distribution system operators (TSOs and DSOs), and European and national authorities from 17 countries. Discussions unde

@E-Redes Nesting on electricity pylons presents a significant risk to certain bird species, particularly large birds such as White Storks and Ospreys. Not only does it increase the likelihood of electrocution, but it can also lead to infrastructure damage and outages, posing operational challenges for electricity grid operators. Addressing this issue requires a balance between bird conservation and ensuring the safe functioning of energy networks. As part of our SafeLines4Bir

On the second day of the Wingspan conference in Brussels, 16 October 2024, our partner Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) held a workshop called ‘Connecting Biodiversity 2.0’. This event was a follow-up to a previous workshop held in November 2023 entitled ‘Connecting Biodiversity’, which convened environmental NGOs to discuss the status-quo of bird protection along the electricity grid, and which published 'Seven key principles for a bird-friendly electricity grid infrastructu