Guidance on energy transmission infrastructure and EU nature legislation

Index

• About this document
• A renewed energy infrastructure for europe
• Eu nature legislation
• Potential impacts of energy transmission facilities on natura 2000 and eu protected species
• Potential impacts of electric grid infrastructures on wild birds
• Potential mitigation measures for electric grid infrastructures affecting wild birds
• The importance of adopting a strategic approach to planning
• The permitting procedure under article 6 of the habitats directive
• Energy transmission infrastructure in the marine environment
• Annex 1: National and international initiatives
• Annex 2: A systematic prioritised list of impacts of bird/power line interactions (birdlife, 2013)
• Annex 3: A summary of evidence on the population-level impact of power lines on globally threatened (iucn, 2012) bird species
• Annex 4: Examples of impacts of power lines on metapopulations of species listed in annex I of birds directive
• Annex 5: A proposed list of priority species for prevention and mitigation of power line impact within the EU
• Annex 6: Comparison of procedures under appropriate assessment (AA), EIA and SEA