Assessment of mortality in wild animals connected with human projects and impacts

Project title: Criteria for the assessment of mortality in wild animals connected with human projects and impacts

Focus

In particular, it is explained how the developed Index of Sensitivity to Mortality (MGI) methodology can be used to operationalise the assessment of a significantly increased risk of mortality under species protection law.

Contact

Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN)
Dipl. Ing. Dirk Bernotat
Head of FG II 4.2 Impact Assessment Instruments for Nature Conservation and Infrastructure Projects
Alte Messe 6
D-04103 Leipzig
dirk.bernotat@  avoid-unrequested-mailsbfn.de

Funding

A project of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN)

The Index of Sensitivity to Mortality MGI is a tool for assessing the mortality of wild animals in the context of projects and activities.

project aims

The MGI has been developed and consulted over many years. It enables to distinguish mortality risks relevant to nature conservation from less significant or negligible individual losses in terms of nature conservation and planning for the interpretation and implementation of legal norms. With the update and expansion that has now taken place, the contents have also been prepared in a more user-friendly manner for practical use. The complete publication now comprises Part I with the overarching legal, technical and planning methodological principles of the MGI methodology, Part II with eight application-related guidelines for specific project types and species groups, and Part III with the scientific data summarised in extensive appendices.

Results

MGI-Arbeitshilfe Freileitungen Kollision

Teil II.1: Arbeitshilfe zur Bewertung der Kollisionsgefährdung von Vögeln an Freileitungen (2021)

MGI-Arbeitshilfe Straßen

Teil II.2: Arbeitshilfe zur Bewertung der Kollisionsgefährdung von Vögeln an Straßen (2021)

MGI-Arbeitshilfe WEA

Teil II.3: Arbeitshilfe zur Bewertung der Kollisionsgefährdung von Vögeln an Windenergieanlagen (an Land) (2021)

MGI-Arbeitshilfe Offshore Windparks

Teil II.4: Arbeitshilfe zur Bewertung der Kollisionsgefährdung von Vögeln an Offshore-Windparks (2021)

MGI-Arbeitshilfe Freileitungen Strom

Teil II.5: Arbeitshilfe zur Bewertung der Mortalitätsgefährdung von Vögeln an Freileitungen durch Stromtod (2021)

MGI-Arbeitshilfe Brutausfälle bei Vögeln

Teil II.6: Arbeitshilfe zur Bewertung störungsbedingter Brutausfälle bei Vögeln am Beispiel baubedingter Störwirkungen (2021)

MGI-Arbeitshilfe Fledermäuse und Straßen

Teil II.7: Arbeitshilfe zur Bewertung der Kollisionsgefährdung von Fledermäusen an Straßen (2021)

MGI-Arbeitshilfe Fledermäuse und WEA

Teil II.8: Arbeitshilfe zur Bewertung der Kollisionsgefährdung von Fledermäusen an Windenergieanlagen (2021)

MGI Anhänge

Teil III: Anhänge zum Grundlagenteil (2021)

Project management

Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN)
Dipl. Ing. Dirk Bernotat
Head of FG II 4.2 Impact Assessment Instruments for Nature Conservation and Infrastructure Projects
Alte Messe 6
D-04103 Leipzig
dirk.bernotat@  avoid-unrequested-mailsbfn.de

Project partner

Dipl. Biol. Dr. Volker Dierschke
Gavia EcoResearch
Tönnhäuser Dorfstr. 20
D-21423 Winsen (Luhe)
volker.dierschke@  avoid-unrequested-mailsgmx.de

http://www.gavia-ecoresearch.de/

Topics

Nature conservation in planning and permitting procedures   

Keywords

Fauna Landscape Recreation Cultural Landscape Climate Wind Power Solar Power Biomass Hydro Power Expansion of the Transmission Grid Conservation Areas Landscape Planning Multilevel Case Studies Modelling Survey Synopsis Literature Reviews and Analysis Policy Recommendations Expansion of Impact Knowledge Expert Recommendations Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation Completed Results published 

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