Good Practices
Good Practices

Webinar

Green Electricity Corridors A lifeline for people and nature

Webinar

Topic

Integrated vegetation management

Dimension

Energy & Nature
Calendar 29 April 2021
Clock 10:00 – 11:00 (CET)
Location Online

Organised by: RGI

Our best practice webinar takes a deep-dive into the practice of Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM), whereby the spaces beneath power lines can become biodiversity hubs with numerous benefits for local people.

‘Green Electricity Corridors’ refer to the space underneath overhead powerlines which, with proper management, can benefit local biodiversity and society. Such management, known as Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM), involves grid operators working within partnerships to create strategically-planned networks of natural and semi-natural areas, which protect vulnerable species and deliver important ecosystem services.

Aside from the habitats created, by working together with people on the ground, such as farmers, bee-keepers and hunters, local populations also have a stake in this technique. Furthermore, IVM has proven to be several times cheaper than conventional forms of vegetation management in the long term.

Green Electricity Corridors: A lifeline for people and nature

In this best practice webinar, RGI gave the stage to some of the actors at the forefront of IVM implementation in Europe:

The LIFE project received recognition under RGI’s ‘Good Practice of the Year’ award, winning first prize in 2015 in the category of Environmental Protection. Furthermore, in 2019, RGI and Ecofirst collaborated on a briefing paper, exploring the benefits of the practice, common roadblocks, tools to overcome these and ways in which IVM policies can be better developed and implemented.

Recording

contact

Manon Thiel

Manager – Energy and Nature

Manon Thiel

Manager – Energy and Nature

t: +49 30 2332 11034
Manon joined RGI in 2022. She is currently working as a Manager in the Energy and Nature team and is in charge of the SafeLines4Birds project. Prior to RGI, Manon worked as an ecologist in a consulting office in Berlin, engaged in the protection of bat populations in Europe in the context of onshore wind energy projects. She also worked on diverse projects in Africa, particularly in the protection and conservation of African mammals. Manon holds a Master’s degree in Biodiversity conservation from Université de Perpignan in France and completed her Master’s thesis in South Africa.

Manon Thiel

Manager – Energy and Nature

Manon Thiel

Manager – Energy and Nature

t: +49 30 2332 11034
Manon joined RGI in 2022. She is currently working as a Manager in the Energy and Nature team and is in charge of the SafeLines4Birds project. Prior to RGI, Manon worked as an ecologist in a consulting office in Berlin, engaged in the protection of bat populations in Europe in the context of onshore wind energy projects. She also worked on diverse projects in Africa, particularly in the protection and conservation of African mammals. Manon holds a Master’s degree in Biodiversity conservation from Université de Perpignan in France and completed her Master’s thesis in South Africa.