Key expert in biodiversity and biosafety, TACTUS

Biography

Aleksandra Szurlej-Kielańska, CEO of Association of Bird Friendly Initiatives, Member of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, Member of the Standing Legislative Committee of the PLGBC. Expert-wind farm impact assessments on avifauna. Over 15 years of experience in planning ornithological research and monitoring for investment purposes, as well as research and studies for the renewable energy sector for EIA. Over 12 years of experience in team management and coordination of work for commissioned projects. Independent consultant on activities related to the protection of birds against collisions on wind farms for entities from the wind industry and NGOs in Poland and abroad. Auditor of numerous studies for EIA purposes. Author of speeches at international scientific and wind industry conferences. Author of scientific and popular science publications devoted to bird protection. Co-author of the Guide to protecting birds against collisions with wind turbines and Bird monitoring at onshore wind farms methodological guide.