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The relationship between wind energy and biodiversity is established through research examining their interaction, specifically how wind energy's impact on biodiversity is perceived by practitioners compared to other land-use drivers [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5].
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Practitioners' perceived risks to biodiversity from renewable energy ... nature.com 5 facts
claimPractitioners in the Midwest, Southwest, and Mountain regions perceived a greater relative impact on biodiversity from industrial agriculture and farming than from wind energy.
referenceThe paper 'Biodiversity and wind energy in Kenya: Revealing landscape and wind turbine perceptions in the world’s wildlife capital' by E. Nordman and J. Mutinda (2016) examines perceptions of wind energy and biodiversity in Kenya.
measurementOn average, practitioners across all regions except the Mountain region report that wind energy has less impact on all biodiversity categories than other land-use and land-cover change (LULCC) drivers, with scores ranging from -1 to -0.33.
measurementPractitioners in all regions except the Pacific Coast foresee future urban growth having a greater impact on biodiversity than wind energy, with 86–94% of respondents holding this view.
claimPractitioner responses regarding the impacts of solar and wind energy on biodiversity are unevenly distributed across different geographic regions.