NID4BirdLIFE
European kittiwakes (photo Lars Soerink - Vildaphoto)
Details
The European kittiwake (R. tridactyla) population is rapidly declining due to food shortages at breeding sites and was selected as a priority species for LIFE. R. tridactyla is known to use offshore clean energy infrastructure for breeding, but the lack of data driven strategy is hampering optimal coexistence of the breeding R. tridactyla and the human activities in these sites. The NID4BirdLIFE project is a pioneering project that aims to counter the disastrous R. tridactyla population decline by establishing a new longlasting breeding stronghold on the Princess Elisabeth Energy Island through integration of NID elements in the island wave walls. These NID elements will create an unprecedented breeding capacity of >5000 breeding pairs, with an expected colonization of 1000 breeding pairs by the end of the project. The project will implement an innovative multi-faceted monitoring strategy (combination of radar- and camera monitoring, and citizen science elements) to help fill the existing knowledge gaps related to NID for birds at offshore clean energy infrastructure, and this data will be actively shared through several platforms to ensure exploitation of the project results. An extensive stakeholder engagement and communication plan is included to catalyze the implementation of NID for birds in future offshore projects. The project can build on the extensive multi-disciplinary expertise of its consortium and the support of a broad range of stakeholders including NGO’s, TSO’s, members or the academic community, public authorities and National and European networks. The NID4BirdLIFE initiative will set a new industry standard as it is the first time that a TSO goes beyond mitigating the negative impacts of their energy infrastructure from the design phase onwards by integrating measures that will create and stimulate positive effects on biodiversity. This project is the first step in the development of an NID ecosystem at the Princess Elisabeth Energy Island.
| Status | Running |
|---|---|
| Actual start/end date | 01/10/2024 - 31/12/2030 |
Teams
INBO Research theme(s)
- Protected nature
Tags
- bird
- evinbo
- monitoring
- natura2000
- monitoring
- natura2000
