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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

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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
Research areas and themes

Responsible researcher

Research Scientist

Other researchers and involved staff

Funding entities

fundacion-biodiversidad

Institutions/collaborators

Social networks of the project

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