BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://www.windenergyireland.com///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260308T142202UTC-3613vuu03k@https://www.windenergyireland.com/ DTSTAMP:20260308T142202Z DESCRIPTION:RE-HARRIER is a research project funded by SEAI and aims at pro viding a comprehensive evidence-base upon which to improve the guidance ar ound wind-energy based ecological impact assessment for hen harrier in Ire land. Guidance for ecological impact assessments of wind energy developmen ts in Ireland often rely on research conducted in other countries. While t his approach provides a baseline of best available knowledge\, there is st rong evidence that such information is not always directly applicable in I reland.\nThis 4-year project will aim to optimise the conservation managem ent of hen harrier in Ireland through research work packages targeted at i mproving understanding of: habitat requirements\, nest site fidelity\, hom e range habitat requirements\, flight height estimation\, efficacy of comp ensatory habitat and collision mortality detection and avoidance. In suppo rt of the RE-HARRIER project\, consultation with stakeholders and steering committee will be carried out for the full duration of the project.\nTo c omplete some of these work packages\, the project is compiling existing pr oject-level assessment and management data in a centralised accessible dat abase. A considerable quantity of ornithological data is gathered by the w ind energy industry and stored in an inaccessible format in published Envi ronmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIARs). However\, such data\, if pool ed\, filtered and standardised has the potential to facilitate highly usef ul analysis to better understand the impact of wind energy development on hen harrier in Ireland. Such work is already being undertaken in-house at MKO whereby ornithological assessment data is collected\, standardised\, d igitised and uploaded to an in-house repository. To scale up this data-sta ndardisation to a national level for a hen harrier-based data\, we would l ike to collate additional data that exists in the public domain by obtaini ng it directly from contacts in the Irish wind energy industry with the as sistance of our partners at Wind Energy Ireland (WEI) to facilitate the in clusion of data from wind energy developments across Ireland.\nWEI as the lead dissemination partner for the project\, is facilitating an Informatio n Session on the 31st of January 2024 to communicate the progress the proj ect has achieved to date. We will be introducing our hen harrier database to increase awareness of the database and showcase how data might be contr ibuted from interested participants. We are also looking for participants to provide feedback on the database as potential contributors and end-user s.\nThere will be a main presentation from MKO on the RE-HARRIER project\, approximately 20 minutes in length\, followed by additional time for Q&am p\;A. The remainder of the time will be used to introduce the hen harrier database with a demonstration of the database in its current form. Audienc e participants can ask further questions on the database. The discussion w ill then be directed towards specific themes the project team would like f eedback for such as data inclusion and accessibility\, but additional them es and suggestions are welcome from participants.\nLocation: Meeting Room 6 \, Clayton Hotel\, Burlington Road \;\nRefreshments will be provided . \;\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\nPlease click below to regis ter for this event.\n\n \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; &nb sp\;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;   \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;\n\n https://www.w indenergyireland.com/events/previous-events/event/54-re-harrier-workshop DTSTART:20240131T143000Z DTEND:20240131T170000Z LOCATION:Clayton Burlington Hotel\, Dublin 4 (Clayton Burlington Hotel\, Du blin 4) SUMMARY:RE:HARRIER Workshop URL:https://www.windenergyireland.com/events/previous-events/event/54-re-ha rrier-workshop END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR