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LIFE Elia – Crea-ng green corridors
24/10/2014, Hannover Gérard JADOUL and Simon de VOGHEL
1. The LIFE Elia project
Combine electrical safety and biodiversity
using a mul2‐partner approach
7 dynamic people # 1 general coordinator
# 1 scien-fic coordinator
# 1 field coordinator
# 3 field workers
# 1 communica-on‐networking
Dura2on 5 years (9/2011 – 8/2016)
1. The LIFE Elia project
Project type
LIFE+ Biodiversity
Total budget : 3.000.000 € # European commission (38 %)
# Walloon Region (27 %)
# ELIA (21 %)
# RTE (13 %)
part from private sector : ini0al 22% grew to 34 %
1. The LIFE Elia project
35 sites in forest areas
# 28 sites in Belgium # 7 sites in France
1. The LIFE Elia project : working areas
155 km of forest corridors (213 km of HT lines)
1. The LIFE Elia project : working areas
Connec2vity with nature projects
0 50 10025 Kilometers
Legend
siten2000_life
SOURCETHM
Arnica.shp
Camps_militaire.
Croix_scaille.sh
Haute_Fagnes.shp
Haute_meuse.shp
Haute_semois.shp
Hélianthème.shp
Lesse_lomme.shp
Loutre.shp
Moule perliere.s
PLTN2.shp
Papillon.shp
Sthubert.shp
Vallée de la hai
1. The LIFE Elia project : working areas
Let’s zoom out…on 300.000 km of HT lines!
1. The LIFE Elia project : working areas
2. A toolbox of 7 ac-ons
we are implemen-ng 7 different ac2ons
depending on local condi2ons and opportuni2es
# from a U‐shape to a V‐shape
2. A toolbox of 7 ac-ons : edges
2. A toolbox of 7 ac-ons : edges
# choice of secondary species (less economic, more adrac-ve for
biodiversity)
# seed harves-ng for local origin
# set up of 3 nurseries
# planta-on on sites
2. A toolbox of 7 ac-ons : edges Plan2ng 60 km
Restoring 80 km
# conserva-on of local indigenous varie-es
* apple tree, pear tree and medlar tree
# fruit harvest for seed produc-on
# planta-on
‐> crea-on of gene-c local tanks
2. A toolbox of 7 ac-ons : conservatory orchards
20 ha
# restora-on of :
* peats
(stoppers and dykes)
* heath
(soil removing)
* flowering meadows
(seed harves-ng and sowing)
2. A toolbox of 7 ac-ons : habitats restora2on 20 ha
Boloria aquilonaris
Sympetrum nigra
2. A toolbox of 7 ac-ons : habitats restora2on
Source : Département d’Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole (DEMNA)
2. A toolbox of 7 ac-ons : habitats restora2on
Boloria selene
and for other species…
Dac0lorhiza sphagnicola
Drosera sp.
Ciconia nigra
Falco
2. A toolbox of 7 ac-ons : habitats restora2on
# digging ponds
# springboard area for biodiversity
* amphibians
* dragonflies
* birds
2. A toolbox of 7 ac-ons : ponds 100 ponds
# invasive species control
# ac-ons :
* surface soil removing
* plant removal
* canvas covering
* innova-ve techniques
2. A toolbox of 7 ac-ons : invasive species 25 ha
# fencing (pasturage)
# contrac-ng with local partners
# pasturage with local breeds or mowing
‐> biodiversity orientated vegeta-on management
‐> value added for educa-on and tourism
2. A toolbox of 7 ac-ons : pasturing and mowing 20 ha
# wild seed harves-ng
# sowing
# contrac-ng with local farmers and beekeepers
‐> biodiversity orientated vegeta-on management
2. A toolbox of 7 ac-ons : flowering meadows 20 ha
# vegeta-on mapping ‐> restora2on plans
# mee-ng with owners/stakeholders ‐> agreements
# specifica-ons, call for operator ‐> on site work
# wri-ng of post‐work management
3. Working methodology
3. Working methodology : mapping
Advantages of local partnerships
# site vicinity
# beder knowledge of the area
# beder local acceptance
# ac-ons follow‐up
3. Working methodology : partnerships
measuring each year biological indicators response
* birds
* buTerflies and dragonflies
* bats
* plants
4. Monitoring the effects : on biodiversity
cost/benefit analysis (ready in 2015)
* collabora-on LIFE Elia and Elia
* comparing management costs
* presenta-on to TSO in 2015
4. Monitoring the effects : on economy
# European vade‐mecum for best prac2ces
* good example of vegeta-on management
* we are looking for partners (TSO) to feed it
* interes-ng document for the EU
# Cost/benefits analysis
# 10 brochures
* sharing our experience on 10 subjects
* first on Vegeta0on mapping
5. Communica-on : publica-ons
# more than 60 news
# working sites with :
* progress
* maps
# publica-ons
# newsleder
5. Communica-on : website (www.life‐elia.eu/en/)
# videos (VIMEO)
# leaflets
# didac-c panels
# observa-on towers
5. Communica-on : raising awareness
# training sessions for TSO
* legisla-on
* natural habitat management and species
* plant recogni-on
* building local partnerships
5. Communica-on : raising awareness
for the TSO
# strengthen the social responsibility (in and out)
# posi-ve point for new permits
# savings on managing costs
for municipali2es
# beder landscape
# touris-c asset
For administra2on
# areas of regula-on applica-on (Natura 2000, forest cer-fica-on)
6. LIFE Elia benefits
for biodiversity
# posi-ve ac-ons for fauna and flora
# network for biodiversity
for forest corridor users
# good impacts on game (hunters)
# new areas for grazing/mowing (farmers)
6. LIFE Elia benefits
‐‐‐> because :
# European commission requirement
# know‐how and experience exchange
# inputs for wri-ng vade‐mecum of best prac-ces
# towards a large network for biodiversity
7. Partnerships with european TSO
7. Partnerships with european TSO
partnership 1
# contribu-on to vade‐mecum wri-ng
# availability of LIFE Elia for conferences
partnership 2
# lauching pilot sites
7. Partnerships with european TSO
High tension lines in forest
can be
an opportunity for biodiversity