The presentation session of the LIFE Powerlines4Birds project, "Reducing the impact of power lines to improve the conservation of endangered birds in the Iberian Peninsula" took place in the Auditorium of the Monsanto Interpretation Center, in Lisbon, on May 26, 2023, marking the official public launch event of the project.
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.
Scheduled to last until April 2027 and funded with more than 4 million euros by the EU, this project is led by the Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN), and brings together as partners the Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves (SPEA), QUERCUS, the Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO) and E-REDES -Distribuição de Eletricidade SA. It also has the collaboration of ICNF - Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas.
Jorge Palmeirim, President of LPN opened the session, giving the floor to the project partners, João Brito Martins from E-REDES, Joaquim Teodósio from SPEA, Sílvia Moutinho from QUERCUS and Ana Carricondo from SEO/Birdlife Spain.
Rita Alcazar, coordinator of the LPN delegation in Castro Verde, contextualized the project by sharing that LIFE Powerlines4birds foresees actions in 23 cross-border Special Protection Areas in Portugal and Spain with the aim of improving the interaction of birds with power lines, ensuring safe areas for seven priority species: Egyptian vulture, Cinereous vulture, Spanish Imperial Eagle, Montagu’s Harrier, Great bustard, Little bustard and European Roller.
This Project aims to be a step forward in mitigating the impact of the electrical grid on birds for both countries (Portugal and Spain), updating the knowledge of stakeholders to improve the sustainability of the grid and for the management of the Natura 2000 network.
The session was attended by more than 60 participants, representing various entities such as ICNF, GNR/SEPNA, universities, environmental NGOs, research and recovery centers for wildlife, service providers, among others.
The significant number of attendees and the diversity of the entities represented attested to the high level of interest and expectations from this project.
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