IFC Sustainability Webinar - Preventing Bird Electrocution on Distribution Lines: From Risk to Good Practice

Preventing Bird Electrocution on Distribution Lines: From Risk to Good Practice.

Objectives of this webinar

• Introduce IFC – EBRD’s Tipsheet on Preventing Bird Electrocution on Distribution Lines​
• Raise awareness of the risks and impacts of bird electrocution associated with power infrastructure​
• Highlight why this issue matters for biodiversity conservation and project risk management​
• Provide a high-level overview of good-practice prevention and mitigation measures​
• Encourage early consideration of bird-safe design and management approaches in projects

About the Presenters:

M. Estella Nucci

Biodiversity Specialist
E&S Risk Dept​ World Bank Group

Iván Ramírez

Head of the Avian Species Unit
UN Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)

Lori Anna Conzo

Founder
The Nature Collective

Janusz Sielicki

International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey​
European Foundation for Falconry and Conservation

Alvaro Camina Cardenal​

Biodiversity Specialist​
Global Support Team World Bank Group

Rick Harness​

Certified Wildlife Biologist
EDM International, Inc

Umberto Gallo-Orsi

Programme Management Officer​
Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MOU)

Robert Adamczyk​

Senior ESG Adviser​
Head of Energy Team, Environment and Sustainability Department​ EBRD

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