Conference Protect the biotope of your windmill 22-02-24

February 22, 2024

The topic of this conference was the windmill biotope. The link to the recording of the conference is: Online Conference 22 February 2024 on ‘Protect the biotope of your windmill’

Program

The program was:

What is a wind biotope and what are the risks?
An explanation of the Wind Biotope Model (developed by De Hollandsche Molen) and models used in other countries
A 2023 Study to validate and update the Wind Biotope Model from the UK
Group discussion to understand the issues affecting Mill Wind Biotopes in different countries and how millers are addressing these
Group discussion to explore how to use the Wind Biotope Model – the process to build a report as part of an objection to a planning proposal

Speakers (3)

Speaker

Agnes de Boer

biotope advisor

Speaker

Stephen Temple

biotope advisor

Moderator

Nicole Bakker

Director Dutch Mill Society

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