{"id":1197,"date":"2026-02-17T13:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/annual2026\/?page_id=1197"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:26:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:26:03","slug":"strategic-compensation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/annual2026\/networking\/strategic-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic\u00a0Compensation:\u00a0Delivering at\u00a0Pace for\u00a0Nature and\u00a0Net\u00a0Zero\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"inner networking\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-24 col-md-8 m-b-2 a-center\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/annual2026\/images\/networking\/compensation.jpg\" alt=\"Strategic\u00a0Compensation:\u00a0Delivering at\u00a0Pace for\u00a0Nature and\u00a0Net\u00a0Zero\u00a0\" class=\"circle\"> <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-24 col-md-16\">\r\n      <h4><strong>When:<\/strong> Wednesday 22 April, 09:00-10:00<\/h4>\r\n      <h4> <strong>Where:<\/strong> N117+N118, Level 1 \u2013 Conference Area<\/h4>\r\n      <h4><strong>Open to:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/annual2026\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\">All registered participants<\/a><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <p>Compensation measures address residual impacts of developments following application of the earlier steps of the mitigation hierarchy. A strategic approach to compensation involves addressing the predicted impacts from long-term offshore wind expansion plans rather than project-by-project, enabling the delivery of ecologically meaningful measures for nature at scale, and facilitating faster permitting of new offshore wind projects.<\/p>\r\n\r\n      <p>With a focus on seabirds, this event explores the components necessary for a strategic approach to compensation to deliver for nature and net zero, and the role of national and sea-basin level coordination and frameworks in putting it into operation.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n     <hr>\r\n\r\n\r\n     <h4>In partnership with<\/h4>\r\n      <div class=\"logos\">\r\n\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdlife.org\/europe-and-central-asia\/?ref=annual2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Find out more\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/logos\/events\/birdlife.svg\" style=\"min-width:280%;\" alt=\"Bird life\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When: Wednesday 22 April, 09:00-10:00 Where: N117+N118, Level 1 \u2013 Conference Area Open to: All registered participants Compensation measures address residual impacts of developments following application of the earlier steps of the mitigation hierarchy. 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