Evaluation and assessment of the potential ecological and social impacts of offshore wind farms in areas of high Biodiversity and high Landscape value: the example of Cap de Creus/Golf de Roses(BIOPAIS)

BIOPAIS

Evaluation of the potential ecological and social impacts of offshore wind farms in areas of high biodiversity and great landscape value of the Spanish Mediterranean, taking as a case study the wind farm proposed in the area of Cap de Creus/Gulf of Roses, to contribute to avoid or minimize the impacts of offshore wind on marine biodiversity and the landscape.

Biodiversity Foundation Project. Autonomous Consortium (Catalonia), 3 institutions.

General Objective
Evaluation of the potential ecological and social impacts of offshore wind farms in areas of high biodiversity and great landscape value of the Spanish Mediterranean, taking as a case study the wind farm proposed in the area of Cap de Creus/Gulf of Roses, to contribute to avoid or minimize the impacts of offshore wind on marine biodiversity and the landscape.

General project information

Development period

Start

2023

End

2026

Department

Marine ecology

Research group

Social-ecological systems in coastal and marine environments

Research areas and themes

Conservation and restoration

Responsible researcher

Rafael Sardá Borroy

Scientific Researcher

CEAB Night 2025 focuses on ecology and complex systems

Other researchers and involved staff

Rafael Sardá Borroy

Funding entities

Institutions/collaborators

Social networks of the project

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Evaluation and assessment of the potential ecological and social impacts of offshore wind farms in areas of high Biodiversity and high Landscape value: the example of Cap de Creus/Golf de Roses(BIOPAIS)

BIOPAIS

General project information

Responsible researcher

Other researchers and involved staff

Rafael Sardá Borroy

Funding entities

Institutions/collaborators

Social networks of the project

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