Legal Framework of Wildlife Protection on the Area of Natura 2000 (Emerald Network) on Wind Energy Site : Case of Ukraine

• Autorzy: Olha Sushyk

Warianty tytułu

Ramy prawne ochrony przyrody na obszarze Natura 2000 (sieć Emerald) na terenie elektrowni wiatrowych na przykładzie Ukrainy

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article provides a comprehensive overview of European law and Ukrainian national law in the field of wildlife protection on special conservation areas on wind farm siting. In the first part, the EU law on renewable energy and some national regulations of the EU countries was examined. The focus was on legal regulation of impact of wind farms special on nature in Natura 2000 sites. In addition, attention was paid to procedural steps that must be applied to plans and projects that are likely to have a significant effect on a Natura 2000 site. The second part of the paper discusses legal issues of wildlife protection on the area of Emerald Network (Natura 2000) on wind energy sites according to the Ukrainian national law. The author argues that Ukraine has various laws which regulate wind farm siting with requiring the environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment as a legal instrument of wildlife protection. Further, specific environmental wildlife protection laws in Ukraine were indicated, which prohibit economic activities in special protected areas. Wildlife protection in wind farm sites in Polonyna Borzhava (Emerald Network) was also discussed in more detail. (original abstract)

W artykule przedstawiono kompleksowy przegląd prawa europejskiego i ukraińskiego prawa krajowego w zakresie ochrony przyrody na specjalnych obszarach ochrony przyrody na terenie farm wiatrowych. W pierwszej części przeanalizowano prawo Unii Europejskiej dotyczące energii odnawialnej na tle przeciwdziałania zmianom klimatycznym oraz niektóre przepisy krajowe państw Unii. Skupiono się na prawnej regulacji oddziaływania farm wiatrowych na przyrodę na obszarach Natura 2000. Ponadto zwrócono uwagę na kroki proceduralne, które muszą być stosowane w przypadku planów i przedsięwzięć mogących znacząco oddziaływać na obszar Natura 2000. W drugiej części artykułu omówiono kwestie prawne ochrony przyrody zgodnie z ukraińskim prawem krajowym na obszarze sieci Emerald (Natura 2000) na terenach elektrowni wiatrowych. Autorka wskazuje, że Ukraina posiada różne ustawy regulujące lokalizację farm wiatrowych, które wymagają przeprowadzenia oceny oddziaływania na środowisko oraz strategicznej oceny oddziaływania na środowisko jako instrumentu prawnego ochrony dzikiej przyrody. Następnie wskazane zostały konkretne przepisy dotyczące ochrony przyrody na Ukrainie, które zabraniają prowadzenia działalności gospodarczej na specjalnych obszarach chronionych. Szerzej omówiono też ochronę przyrody na terenach farm wiatrowych na obszarze Połoniny Borżawskiej (sieć Emerald). (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Nature protection; Windfarms; Natura 2000 Networking Programme; Climate change; Renewable energy; Legal regulations

PL

Ochrona przyrody; Elektrownie wiatrowe; Program Natura 2000; Zmiany klimatyczne; Energia odnawialna; Regulacje prawne

• Czasopismo: Studia Iuridica Lublinensia
• Rocznik: 2021
• Numer: Vol. 30, nr 3 Legal Aspects of the Humanitarian Protection of Animals
• Strony: 207--225

Twórcy

autor

Olha Sushyk

• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17951/sil.2021.30.3.207-225