Development of a National Guideline: An Authorized Step Toward Coexistence Between Avian Populations and Power Companies in Iran

Q2 Social Sciences

Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI:10.1080/13880292.2022.2148912

M. Kolnegari, M. Hazrati, Ali Basiri, Etezad Moghimi, Bahram Mohammadi, Iraj Valizadeh, Reza Jafari, Javad Behaaein, H. Izadi, A. Qashqaei, Behrad Farkhondeh, Ebrahim Sharifipour

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Abstract The improvement of guidelines concerning national birds and power lines was identified as the most important duty of Iran's Birds and Power Lines Committee (IBPLC). The IBPLC experts, including members of power transmission and distribution companies as well as ornithologists, reviewed this document and modified it based on the latest research and with consideration of international guidelines, notably the regulations adopted by Spain. These new guidelines will be supported by Tavanir, the authorized part of Iran’s Ministry of Energy. The developers aimed to establish an appropriate legal framework to provide a win–win scenario in which both biodiversity conservation and power infrastructure development are integrated in a common strategy. In comparison with the previous version, the new guidelines are more detailed, descriptive, convincing, scientific, up-to-date, and more focused on environmental goals. Herein, we review notable parts of the new guidelines, which can be regarded as a pioneering regulatory initiative in the Middle East.

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制定国家指导方针:伊朗鸟类种群与电力公司共存的授权步骤

改进有关国家鸟类和电力线的指导方针被确定为伊朗鸟类和电力线委员会(IBPLC)的最重要职责。IBPLC的专家，包括输配电公司的成员以及鸟类学家，审查了这份文件，并根据最新的研究和考虑到国际准则，特别是西班牙采用的法规，对其进行了修改。这些新的指导方针将得到伊朗能源部授权机构塔瓦尼尔的支持。开发商的目标是建立一个适当的法律框架，以提供一个双赢的方案，将生物多样性保护和电力基础设施发展整合在一个共同的战略中。与以前的版本相比，新的指南更详细、更有描述性、更有说服力、更科学、更与时俱进，并且更注重环境目标。在此，我们回顾了新指导方针中值得注意的部分，这可以被视为中东地区开创性的监管举措。

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Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy Social Sciences-Law

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