1. Vogelbescherming Nederland Dutch Partner in BirdLife International Together for birds and people

2. Priorities: 1. Legal protection 2.Species and Habitats 3.Important Bird Areas (IBA’s)

3. Involvement with wind energy projects: 1.Conservation of IBA’s 2.Share knowledge, inform public 3.Promote research 4.Contribute to Policy development

4. Adverse effects of wind power generation on birds Collision mortality Barrier-effect Habitat-loss

5. 1.Wind turbines are industrial installations and should by preference be placed on industrial estates. 2. Common knowledge on adverse effects requires precaution and carefulness, especialy in IBA’s

6. IBA’s: enviromental impact assessment required SPA’s: strict application of article 6 EU-Habitatdirective: –Appropriate assessment –Alternative solutions –Imperative reasons of overriding public interest.

7. Conclusions with regard to participation and decision making processes The application of art. 6 HD in SPA’s guarantees sufficient posibilities to ensure carefulness and the apply of the precautionary principle Elsewhere, the regular use of Enviromental Impact Assessments do need more juridical quarantees for the position of the enviromental aspects - including the precautionary principle - in the final decision making.