File | 2021
Biodiversity impacts associated to offshore wind power projects
The available scientific literature agrees on the key impacts of offshore wind: i) risk of collision mortality; ii) displacement due to disturbance (including noise impacts); iii) barrier effects (also including noise impacts); iv habitat loss; and v) indirect ecosystem-level effects. There is…
File | 2021
Biodiversity impacts associated to onshore wind power projects
Studies on biodiversity impacts of onshore wind have focused mainly on birds, bats and natural habitats, with limited understanding of impacts to other taxa, including non-flying mammals. Wind energy developments can affect birds and bats through direct mortality and through loss and degradation…
File | 2021
Biodiversity impacts associated to solar power projects
Solar plants have been shown to create positive biodiversity impacts when compared to other types of intensive land use. For example, solar plants in the UK previously used for agriculture were found to have a greater diversity of flora and birds when managed through grazing.
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Grey literature | 2021
Industry guidance for early screening of biodiversity risk for offshore wind energy development
This document provides brief practical guidance on early risk screening for offshore wind projects. It outlines how to identify and avoid areas of high biodiversity sensitivity, based on the IUCN/TBC Guidelines for Mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy development…
Grey literature | 2021
Industry guidance for early screening of biodiversity risk for solar energy development
This document provides brief practical guidance on early risk screening for solar projects. It outlines how to identify and avoid areas of high biodiversity sensitivity, based on the IUCN/TBC Guidelines for Mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy development. It is…
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species. Open to all, it is used by governmental bodies, non-profit organisations, businesses and individuals.
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Contributions for Nature Platform
The Contributions for Nature platform allows IUCN Members to document where they are undertaking (or planning to undertake) conservation and restoration actions. It overlays data for biodiversity and for nature-based solutions to climate change.
Story | 06 Apr, 2022
Proposing conservation measures in Phu My Habitat and Species Conservation area
On 16 March 2022, as a part of its partnership with cement company INSEE, IUCN and Can Tho University (CTU) organised a conservation capacity building workshop in collaboration with the 1,000-hectare Phu My Habitat and Species Conservation Area.
Publication | 2022
Aquaculture and Nature-based Solutions
Aquaculture production has very significantly increased in tonnage and value over the last decades. It is seen as a potential solution to replace the declining wild fishery stocks. This publication is a first attempt to examine aquaculture systems within the recent framework of the IUCN Global…
Story | 21 Jan, 2022
In the framework of the European LIFE Wetlands4Climate project, IUCN member Fundación Global Nature (Spain) is working in 10 different wetlands across the Iberian Peninsula. The main goal is to identify the most suitable restoration and conservation measures in each case that allow to improve…