Case studies

Real projects. Real outcomes.

Projects from across the EcoSymbia group: the challenge, the method and the result.

Wildflower meadow between rows of solar panels
Renewable Energy Biodiversity Net Gain
Biodiversity Action Plan for a solar park A large-scale photovoltaic project that aims to leave the area in a better ecological state than before construction. Two years in, soil organic matter and biodiversity are rising. Algarve, Portugal · Bioinsight & Ecoa · 2023 - ongoing Read the case study →
Common kestrel released near a wind turbine
Renewable Energy Monitoring
21 years of adaptive management for the common kestrel Reducing collision mortality at a wind power plant while keeping it running, measure by measure. Candeeiros, Portugal · Bioinsight & Ecoa · 2005 - ongoing Read the case study →
Lear's macaw
Renewable Energy Risk & Permitting
Protecting the Lear's macaw at Canudos Wind Power Plant Collision risk for a critically endangered macaw reduced to nearly zero through active mitigation. Bahia, Brazil · Bioinsight & Ecoa · Construction phase Read the case study →
Illustration of an offshore wind farm with seabirds above the water and fish and reefs below
Renewable Energy Nature-inclusive design
Main ecology contractor for the Ecowende offshore wind farm Waardenburg Ecology helped Shell and Eneco win the Ecowende tender with its ecology plan, and now leads the ecology programme for 23 years. North Sea, Netherlands · Waardenburg Ecology · 2022 - 2045 Read the case study →
A bridled tern carrying a GPS logger in flight over surf
Land & Natural Resources Research & tracking
Tracking Aruba's terns Solar-powered GPS loggers reveal where Aruba's breeding terns forage, as far as some 60 km towards Venezuela. Aruba · Waardenburg Ecology · 2026 - ongoing Read the case study →
Three wind turbines on a dry karst ridge under a cloudy sky
Renewable Energy Monitoring
Birds and bats at Wind Farm Jelinak, from baseline to operation Impact assessment and bird and bat monitoring at a Croatian wind farm, from the 2006 baseline to bat campaigns in 2023. Croatia · Oikon · 2006 - 2024 Read the case study →
Colour coded habitat map of Croatian islands and the seabed around them
Land & Natural Resources Mapping & GIS
Mapping Croatia's coastal and benthic marine habitats A national database covering 51% of Croatia's marine area, built from satellite, camera and acoustic data. Croatia · Oikon · 2021 - 2023 Read the case study →
Satellite land cover map of Croatia and the countries around it
Land & Natural Resources Remote sensing
Land cover mapping for Europe's Copernicus CLC+ Backbone Classification and validation of Europe's CLC+ Backbone land cover products for seven countries in South-East Europe. South-East Europe · Oikon · 2020 - 2022 Read the case study →
Pine covered hillside above the beach and valley at Cirali on the Turkish coast
Land & Natural Resources Policy & capacity building
Preparing Turkey's Natura 2000 network Technical assistance that helped Turkey prepare to designate and manage Natura 2000 sites. Turkey · Oikon · 2015 - 2018 Read the case study →

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