leaving infrastructure with ecological community#
Sector: Offshore renewable energy - Decommissioning
Classification: MPA - Socio-ecosystem
Description#
It should be considered leaving some windfarm infrastructure in place during decommissioning if it has led to the development of a significant ecological community on the hard substrata
Notes
Pegorelli et al. (2024). Guideline for the strategic and spatial measures for the nature inclusive operation of blue economy sectors – ESE 3 (Deliverable – D4.2., under the WP4 of MSP4BIO project (GA n° 101060707)).
External sources#
Mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy: https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2021-004-En.pdf