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An innovative solution has been implemented to combat one of the main causes of unnatural mortality in birdlife: collisions and electrocutions on medium-voltage power lines.
03 Dec 2025
SPEA held a workshop on the interaction between power lines and birdlife and presented the new bird incident reporting module in the E-REDES application.
20 Oct 2025
The cameras are already rolling in the project's intervention areas.
24 Sep 2025
After identifying several cases of mortality due to electrocution in Castelo Branco, measures were taken to correct the power lines.
18 Aug 2025
As part of the Powerlines4Birds project, a webinar will be held to present the new functionality of the E-REDES application on September 29, at 2:00 p.m.
08 Aug 2025
LIFE PowerLines4Birds partners travel kilometers of power lines from north to south Portugal.
06 Aug 2025
E-REDES has added a new module to its Balcão Digital app that allows the recording of bird mortality on power lines.
09 Jul 2025
The LIFE PowerLines4Birds project encourages anyone to report birdlife incidents involving power lines.
01 Jul 2025
Sometimes inspiration strikes in unexpected places, and this time it was under a power line.
17 Jun 2025
On European Natura 2000 Day, an open day was held to raise awareness of the LIFE PowerLines4Birds project and the conservation actions being implemented.
29 May 2025
By raising awareness, it was possible to inform the community of all the work carried out in the project.
26 May 2025
As part of the project, more than 7 km of overhead power lines are to be buried.
23 May 2025
The installation of nest boxes is a crucial strategy to support the reproduction of european roller in Portugal.
16 May 2025
On March 1, another edition of the Entrudanças Festival was held in Entradas, and the LIFE PowerLines4Birds project was there to organize a walk to observe birds and power lines.
08 Apr 2025
On December 10 and 11, the LIFE PowerLines4Birds project team welcomed monitors from the European Executive Agency for Climate, Infrastructure and the Environment (CINEA) and ELMEN-EEIG.
16 Dec 2024
In the current scenario where biodiversity conservation is becoming increasingly urgent, initiatives such as the LIFE PowerLines4Birds project are emerging as fundamental pillars in the protection of birdlife.
24 Sep 2024
In addition to presenting the objectives, actions and expected results of the project, this session allowed the exchange of ideas and the clarification of questions between the participants and the fundamental entities in the conservation of the project's target species.
30 May 2023