Les oiseaux et les réseaux électriques en Afrique du Nord: guide pratique pour l’identification et la prévention des lignes électriques dangereuses

Martín, Justo Martín; Barrios, V.; Sousa, Helena Clavero; López, José Rafael Garrido

doi:10.2305/iucn.ch.2019.09.fr

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“…Protection measures at aquacultures facilities that help prevent accidental entanglement, such as overhead lines instead of nets laid over water surface, could be an effective measure for reducing Osprey mortality. Black Kites are strongly affected by electrocution: mitigation measures for electrocution such as a review of pylon design and the use of suspended insulators with elongated strings (following Guil et al, 2011 andMartín Martín et al, 2019) could improve the efficacy of mitigation measures and help minimize electrocution cases. Given that the number of human infrastructures is set to rise in the coming years, specific measures are urgently needed to mitigate the risks posed by these infrastructures (Hunt et al, 2017).…”

Section: Conclusion: Implications For Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Shift in proximate causes of mortality for six large migratory raptors over a century

Pascalis

Panuccio²,

Bacaro

et al. 2020

Biological Conservation

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Section: Conclusion: Implications For Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Shift in proximate causes of mortality for six large migratory raptors over a century

Pascalis

Panuccio²,

Bacaro

et al. 2020

Biological Conservation

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Pursuit of ‘sustainable’ development may contribute to the vulture crisis in East Africa

Oppel

Ruffo

Bakari

et al. 2021

Bird Conservation International

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Summary The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals aim to improve livelihoods and maintain functioning ecosystems, and include the provision of electricity and the prevention of desertification. We show that the pursuit of those two goals can lead to developments that put critical ecosystem functions at risk. Vultures are scavengers that provide sanitary ecosystem services, but their populations across Africa are declining due to poisoning, electrocution, and collision with power infrastructure. The extent to which the pursuit of sustainable development threatens vultures in Africa is unclear. We surveyed 227 km of powerlines in Ethiopia, which revealed bird mortality (0.15 vulture carcasses / km) at power infrastructure constructed under a National Electrification Programme to provide universal electricity access by 2025. We also interviewed 190 local pastoralists in 10 areas about livelihood challenges, which revealed that the bush Prosopis juliflora, which was originally introduced to prevent desertification but then invaded north-eastern Ethiopia, increased livestock predation and motivated the use of poison to control predators. Actions to increase universal access to electricity and to reduce desertification therefore have undesired side-effects that increase vulture mortality through electrocution and poisoning. To avoid negatively affecting local vulture populations and the services they provide, we urge governments to use infrastructure designs that minimise the risk of electrocution and assist pastoralists to protect their livestock and reduce the risk of poisoning to vultures and other wildlife.

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Wildlife and power lines: guidelines for preventing and mitigating wildlife mortality associated with electricity distribution networks

2022

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Given the vital role of power lines for social development, the rapid spread of such infrastructure worldwide and the fact that power lines can be one of the main causes of direct mortality for several species of birds and other wildlife, including mammals, it is essential to have suitable tools to ensure that these lines are built and maintained in accordance with environmentally friendly principles, and that priority is given to avoiding and reducing negative impacts. This manual is intended to be a technical guide for use by all stakeholders, from companies and businesses in the energy sector to authorities and government planners, investors and civil society. It contains recommendations and standard good practices for avoiding the adverse effects of new power lines and managing risks early in the process, so as to ensure that infrastructure expansion takes account of biodiversity in the spatial planning and early project implementation phases, when they will be most effective. It also contains case studies from around the globe.

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Les oiseaux et les réseaux électriques en Afrique du Nord: guide pratique pour l’identification et la prévention des lignes électriques dangereuses

Cited by 4 publications

References 58 publications

Shift in proximate causes of mortality for six large migratory raptors over a century

Shift in proximate causes of mortality for six large migratory raptors over a century

Pursuit of ‘sustainable’ development may contribute to the vulture crisis in East Africa

Wildlife and power lines: guidelines for preventing and mitigating wildlife mortality associated with electricity distribution networks

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