On Thursday morning, DOF BirdLife and BirdLife Europe invite you to a birdwatching trip at Kalvebod Fælled as part of this year's WindEurope conference in Bella Center Copenhagen. Among the participants is Dan Jørgensen, EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing. This is stated in a press release.
With telescopes in hand and the hope of spotting a white-tailed eagle, the participants – including the Danish EU Commissioner – will have the opportunity to experience birdlife just a few kilometers from Rådhuspladsen.
– We have telescopes with us, so there is a chance that Dan Jørgensen may see a white-tailed eagle. On the trip there will also be good chances of seeing kestrels, greylag geese, fish herons, grey-throated grebes and hearing a water grebe, says Stefan Stürup, vice-chairman of the main board of DOF BirdLife, who is a guide on the trip.
DOF BirdLife and BirdLife Europe are participating in the conference as biodiversity partners, which means that they have a seat at the negotiating table where decisions about the future of wind energy are made.
– DOF BirdLife is 100 percent in favor of wind energy and the green transition, but it is important to plan the locations of wind turbines and offshore wind farms so that they take the greatest possible care of bird life. The fact that BirdLife Europe has become a biodiversity partner, so that we now sit at the table in the company of politicians, technicians and private equity funds who are helping to set the course for the future of wind energy, is extremely important. In this way, the birds have been given a voice that can argue that the green transition must not have negative blue consequences. In other words: Offshore wind turbines must not be placed in a way that they conflict with large waterfowl populations, says Stefan Stürup.
The WindEurope conference brings together more than 15,000 participants with an interest in wind energy. The organization WindEurope, which is behind the conference, has its headquarters in Brussels and over 500 members in more than 50 countries. Bird organizations from 11 European countries are represented at the conference.
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