{"id":31818,"date":"2022-12-15T08:23:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T16:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.endangered.org\/?p=31818"},"modified":"2023-01-04T16:43:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T21:43:29","slug":"destruction-of-endangered-macaw-habitat-must-be-stopped-say-brazilian-communities-and-biodiversity-conservation-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.endangered.org\/destruction-of-endangered-macaw-habitat-must-be-stopped-say-brazilian-communities-and-biodiversity-conservation-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Destruction of Endangered Macaw Habitat Must Be Stopped, Say Brazilian Communities and Biodiversity Conservation Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31818\" class=\"elementor elementor-31818\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ba8a410 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ba8a410\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8189a1e\" data-id=\"8189a1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7887f78a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7887f78a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"postie-post\"><div><table style=\"width: 800px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align: center;\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUbJjoGrTB8gCPymHe3fqizQQYNjTaT0ca3wHI3eV90AKIJCSuHBncYhp-2F9FFXNaOgT7LjiiBBynWsJyqIOiC2o4-3DNeEp_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxSkYivpg6iV81vq9TsVoOegRctczrDBMOU7Pq-2FmgR63koV-2F54qUh05-2BA8gFpufGKJQZ3rw8yaszMrr-2BSJ3OevxW0sBsa9mZTJjMysMp6seW-2F2N8mogvMH036pWjKqA9xDdLqEfVy6-2BQkpbjg59ROsFM-3D\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><strong>Destruction of Endangered Macaw Habitat Must Be Stopped, Say Brazilian Communities and Biodiversity Conservation Groups<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><em><strong>A unique bird species and traditional livelihoods are threatened by a French company\u2019s wind energy project; communities ask the United Nations to intervene.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table style=\"width: 800px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align: center; width: 50px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/us.vocuspr.com\/Publish\/3609462\/vcsPRAsset_3609462_81517_e465b81e-3ae6-4175-b682-1d1ab3c04e5c_0.jpg\" alt=\"American Bird Conservancy.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"83\" \/><\/td><td><strong>Media Contact: <\/strong>Jordan Rutter,\u00a0<em>Director of Public Relations |\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:jerutter@abcbirds.org\">jerutter@abcbirds.org<\/a>\u00a0|<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUbfc5qvPH-2Bt2YQPIeL1g4BFdTUIj1FJ0wvVQ7oz0MOnk2EZU_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxdNIsR8ZrVyPgfX96HWclx09I-2BtDpfWHhZZf9DSnCzo-2BoUhe72cRPuusSNuxrUn5WE9fZh3R32Mua-2FjemOnuNJjchu2R9FOjwOwvBrtdxaj3PJB6LUKCZPYeBZQREao3K-2BXqA-2FiamtRTVKGDc0qY45k-3D\">@JERutter<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table style=\"width: 800px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\"><tbody><tr><td><table style=\"width: 200px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\" align=\"left\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 50px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/us.vocuspr.com\/Publish\/3609462\/vcsPRAsset_3609462_251952_fdcb3182-2b4b-4c82-8435-9ddb6eb24b3e_0.png\" alt=\"Lear's Macaw by Bennett Hennessy_600 \u00d7 300 px.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Lear&#8217;s Macaw was rescued from the brink of extinction through years of conservation action, but wind energy development has emerged as a new and potentially deadly threat within the species&#8217; small range. Photo by Bennett Hennessey.\u00a0Additional photos of wind project site available in story on ABC&#8217;s website.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>As world leaders\u00a0gather in Montreal for the United Nations&#8217; (UN) COP15 biodiversity conference, and UN environment chief Inger Andersen warns that \u201cwe are at war with nature,\u201d the future for the Endangered\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTFw6DKwTipxhkSPvwM2-2F1kwj-2FCxtQ5GBXJt7fQKjo-2FTivvG_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxRMo55lv4C2wbdRyV9EWD4SemXNdXuRUwlEAb3Wy73-2F3F3ayQTm8YBfh660WKOPTsg9B6XCNaeFm3vhR5S-2FbHd4ez-2FEbnXodRUzsDnhRCz-2FYcFe5nlp9TcQcDCr6CmMbDOzK01c1544asiSLh5cOIl0-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Lear&#8217;s Macaw<\/a>\u00a0hangs in the balance in Bahia, Brazil. So does the way of life for 600 families whose communal lands are increasingly being declared off-limits by French energy company Voltalia. For nearly two years, the company has denied all\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTYI85IOv6owBjhgPFQztr0o8Y-2Fy4XybWFVH3ovg6hdIrpKLeivum8reTbOTqULsDiWc7omut924dB4dSHKkxbw1C3lzZlMKeYKpybXXhmg3RS-2BtqyO65Qh-2F2Rd-2BTZ-2Fu2-2F2LEMRYQFcIPbq3pqxIYi2B6JMHhcW29ZsLYakz3sYLClRS_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxaQs-2BEJUEwYfObJITy74WsrUIzz3MVtyKN-2B6nQjB9a4Rw-2FNNn4HTpXka4lm-2Fq2QkWr2F13JaA-2F5UiNLkV8XaUG-2BMqsDX-2BKfkXGyVXi5SYpptBf7KGns08ryhuXl0kTAIo9mih3xGGiSMlbm-2FgfJuHyo-3D\">requests<\/a>\u00a0from biodiversity conservation groups and affected communities to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUbJjoGrTB8gCPymHe3fqizTNvEUuHmd08BPEtQKBgcN7NN1WvQ6pJ1umAKJH6DeFsLp70DgepJtSZkFezrzCpysAPtFD06CACsGvwgKu41AaIvmI6oJ0E4a51ibxe1Hoaw-3D-3Dj7A0_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxV01ZOTjmpTHU9tHf9JZ5CDyBRIgEREmCqbMx9bF914lnls38tsLo5Ht4iG9OmjG2cQNwddOaRY67uOWAfnEBFHGKRo6P63MzjuRtSO-2BJgdEgx7w0dC6xpkFlgt5r9V4gSQIRSO2k64Plbe9tC-2F2Uag-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">relocate its wind energy project<\/a>\u00a0away from the habitat of the rare bird. Now, a group comprising 70 organizations and community associations, and supported by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), WWF, and Re:wild, has appealed for help with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUfEwh6DdTgXtbP-2FeL2sUi-2FoIXxPgGhO6khr0UAZ-2F1o3WhBJf4KH04WBwN5GzDdcamtjTnCZzNIreDH7H61r2tzGFD0O7OiS3d7cJPMr4CEXmU9rgZNHaMNhG4G16a3uwGVslolfhdjVA3Bkq4rzckbU-3DT6_E_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxR55wyhHiw2nNnGsAXVDbBtsyr-2BFSjDqNr-2BSBO-2Fu78odgKdZiCW1E-2BhX9NTGo0Mz4eT84YZf2lCcYvwBMBcXtwC4s2om2OR0lAnvRHGlxlA0f8iyDRL39peBK3NmcXJZVqvRtq7Xga-2BVyAfKdIOUJcE-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">formal complaint<\/a>\u00a0to the United Nations.<\/p><p>In the complaint to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 70 local organizations and community associations in the Canudos region of northeastern Brazil state that French company Voltalia began installation of 28 wind turbines \u2014 being constructed on 136 acres (55 hectares) of land vital for people and wildlife \u2014 before the company conducted the required environmental impact studies and public hearings. The complaint calls for Voltalia to suspend the project and move it out of Lear&#8217;s Macaw habitat, and follows up on a public letter requesting the same that was released in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUbJjoGrTB8gCPymHe3fqizRasnHMhcx-2BaLjFSPHYe3KRfKfpg-2FsN00GHi-2B9u5uekVBe2pe1KnpXuLXk6pAQWJsI-3D6E3c_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxdKWNOjSvOglxW13i8IG2AHS0p8j4aoWFdzsaKHPSAT06KbgIsUeUQ2DitB3uSVcQTq2rytMt5IE8Xf01JbDpQ-2Fn7rBQWK1tQb03maP4YbvOyiUe-2FRhdUhgZoNcRY4LjPzmXnMtuQM6Y989TmDE5OV8-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">August of 2021<\/a>.<\/p><p>\u201cThe Lear&#8217;s Macaw has come back from the edge of extinction through intensive conservation efforts over the past 35 years, and now faces the risk of deadly collisions with turbines and associated powerlines,\u201d said Amy Upgren, Director of Alliance for Zero Extinction and Key Biodiversity Area Programs at ABC.<\/p><p>\u201cRenewable energy is vital in the fight against climate change, and so is conserving our planet&#8217;s increasingly endangered wildlife,\u201d added Lewis Grove, Director of Wind and Energy Policy at ABC. \u201cResearchers at COP15 project that one million species are facing extinction. Will the Lear&#8217;s Macaw be one of them? We&#8217;re advocating that this project be relocated where it will do less harm.\u201d <\/p><p>Project construction is already negatively impacting roughly 600 families from local traditional communities, according to the complaint by the Regional Coordination of Traditional Pastoral Communities in Canudos, Uau\u00e1 and Cura\u00e7\u00e1. The project is restricting families from using the communal lands they have used for generations to graze goats and cattle, leading to overgrazing on the areas that remain for livestock. The communities assert that Voltalia is increasingly fencing off\u00a0 these communal lands and constructing roads and gates, further blocking access to the land.<\/p><p>Luiz Carlos de Andrade Santos, a member of the Regional Coordination of Traditional Pastoral Communities in Canudos, Uau\u00e1 and Cura\u00e7\u00e1, stated: \u201cThe Traditional Communities from Fundo de Pasto de Canudos, Uau\u00e1, and Cura\u00e7\u00e1 in the State of Bahia denounce all violations of territorial rights, disrespect for the way of life of families and failure to present the real impacts of a wind farm project, as well as failure to carry out Free Prior and Informed Consultation for the impacted communities and to comply with environmental legislation. <\/p><p>\u201cWe expect and demand due reparations for the damage caused and that the project be suspended,\u201d Andrade Santos said.<\/p><p>\u201cSince discussion of this project began several years ago, we have advocated for it to be moved out of the habitat of the Endangered Lear&#8217;s Macaw,\u201d said ABC&#8217;s Amy Upgren. \u201cOur biodiversity conservation partners\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUQ-2F-2B11EZVdqoH6fTnP413afJLEycSKG94q4hMg6Y3BOGRfTi_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxcsAHfschx5KG2aOmwcR3uJ8fHQAkKzEhrfBCSwFVwqQNyNPNj6raVi3gYY-2FGQixrMgsw8gCHn8SQwur93HFUtiKTY-2FckS0rlrvNxRhqyYbRruqmN0mRNMI0LvukqUFhG41UeVYLIP95z-2FUJpi2OzUw-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Projeto Jardins da Arara de Lear<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUZ6E3dsV8PC-2F5ojOiRjro268po7ZpaY5NfmAML9-2FmUWuyZ3Y_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxZKLg94Vw3kuNg5BeRqrMyQo9NuMbiFGm89Y3ETtElCaO3XGE5XRr1n-2FWR60H5uNLfqt1aezFDN0m-2Fz4ZPj3tSrcuRt34SGRnAzfwHUBvAqwAftgEtdtoWcZiEyB0KsPc80oD78W2UCzc5tcI1-2FmTes-3D\">Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Biodiversitas<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUeO3-2F2-2F01UuVcbLYD2-2FDc5hVOUdZ1blKrCsYVP7V2UiguEOD_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxTeJsPr8NWQyJtSyLcXoXmhw3E11Qv0RGfp3Coa5kUIoOevPpqEio34JYKPCGNUCASCdA6vlXRBdTVUTQ3B7K3y189sLI9AfmsX-2F1nDrk-2Bss3ny3YaK0XmXOcFOltNzXK2cN8PBhXvR6k-2B2NTlm7RWY-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">SAVE Brasil<\/a> have done the same, and Voltalia has not budged. We hope that the local communities&#8217; request to the UN will bring about a change of heart.\u201d <\/p><p>The Lear&#8217;s Macaw is an iconic species that is a source of pride in the region and attracts tourists from all over the world. The project is located in the species&#8217; only habitat, which has been globally recognized as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATURIKswfZ3n11vY5CgdeI-2BO1EPKpY4qcTmGTedPjRvKeeTRj0wT2MI6Ek3me845rJskEQucmrohvFuFpdA1GXPbE-3DPyU8_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxdvvFI2Lx4xW-2FLEAgVw8gGPCKpkeQhSM3E8Mk5VZ3WwvX64iFJiI6cOXJQfRCf-2BPPwHLSujDcCibZReAzbKKuHjAOg-2BpuF3RlwTX59Ruo1JN2x4UVULaSD51O-2BYabfgVovFZHn-2BIi1uKMtCBwiMNyTU-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Key Biodiversity Area<\/a>\u00a0(KBA) \u2014 a site of global importance to the planet&#8217;s overall health and the persistence of biodiversity. It is also an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUeM1RbPUvxGAklYkI2o3qZyV0Z40DecK7i9-2FQsSbm-2FzrYOoK_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxUrxMpZFxZuQ6V4-2BU1tnDMLW-2FcO9-2FVcr8TKn5QFmEvj-2FIXrW2kxm5cHQVBcjFf85C7oVqpgb50Gla4muHpUiWeGFLq4oZk-2F2mnq9NjzGqrwF7BXiwJYs3vFw0wxN-2BC54oHcPSC-2FZfomM6UlCEe36smo-3D\">Alliance for Zero Extinction<\/a>\u00a0(AZE) site and has been designated as a Priority Area for the Conservation of Biodiversity in the Caatinga by the Brazilian Ministry of Environment. The Brazilian Energy Research Company, a federal public company created by the National Congress, includes Brazilian AZE sites as areas of importance in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUXHABwpMCiNNjjYqyQscWWCHJOKRSfRr9IDMpWRunImGM5eExzhvH2JYtmlQM5v-2FqbipAWNG5aQtygyZs-2BHGWhQjlG3re9lGbzicVz7BQ08kES27mvdZ-2Bte2WHEdcOrc8-2BWUKPTdiO6XGg5YJTR5-2FNEZSZ3hizspoe-2Ftmiy72Be3DTSY_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxan3EbrbCSLwrwz5Rx2PwgZwTRx9CjWYwqetHvjK9sBC6PVTBRpEnNGThklRZaUNVaEsbPtTCfZaWZQIythsAgwlqA7-2BcnJ8MzI1z74W0vyRnxMz-2Fm5llhpR2V6p8AgBBvQiE7Lg-2FM2P0y2d80t43JY-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">spatial planning tool<\/a>\u00a0developed to help energy projects limit their impact on biodiversity.<\/p><p>Due to the threat to the Lear&#8217;s Macaw, in 2021 the Public Prosecutor of the state of Bahia, Brazil recommended the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUeU0EqJuso-2FAs6cFl0ZzlllUqZ7ozr56wk-2BTU7YGLUqa5kkK_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxasVjRghokSs3POJpyf5zO1uup3SIlN-2Br7A5zxPEs9d1JySbcy9lTjg-2FDdGeYW-2FiCGIJXUkIiMMnZqXdFYoEp7KdIMMdwRf9JqLfcEqhwP0UoqsApijiGiMfK9WvQextDzFx5pGuyJdjWBoR-2Bm7rwLk-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">immediate suspension or cancellation<\/a> of the wind project due to noncompliance with federal legislation.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p><p>Voltalia also appears to be acting against the standards laid out in its own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUdW-2FzE2ZTcid-2B6BvQR9wCPow480lbeVmcxftQzPKz6aDDennSH88ca8lC4hJP0KZ1D5hXGVVNBIzZ-2Fol7kYTu31Fi1Oe8-2BdyWtuccKt620bfWwdL_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxZTtUMfu5thWzGL1Hze0aB8SxIczRcPgL3WIePn6fcLKPizOAMY6fWvj2pbQBcae24-2BEtKCjEBzWHbuMI4ZrDKrQMpYwndKAkFlAYAo9FLecJWcHLkyngtmNZBEulpqFh0qWMsD5xcTTPlwFOtSC8wo-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Sustainability Report<\/a>, which states that \u201cVoltalia works to meet IFC&#8217;s (International\u00a0Finance\u00a0Corporation) Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability.&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUSCRhU9tTSEZZXneX-2FJlsT5V1l2yYKFuzJk5Jpyle-2BABAwbRyiAeQxIbZ-2F09JIsl1r4Wc8kdOnGyL3Zd-2FKfvYYIV4ubGGoEXLcAbQhHXxhzqa-2FkoN3ERICwXoF4PsopGVIEgZ1RcqIPBmNz2KYwFi2djY6aSKY0yQKnTPGTwLzcrgy5Y_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxUsfkQ1AtoPcP6LsYH84pV6Ecv7vplTUB65cTvodbm1AGNfjPy2c9Ho1xiUM4-2F7Q8ggsFiblKh9hSSH-2F-2FdkACmtQJl1C4dPHXh7lhylrgj4UlZVM9JkDDgDnNhs6VH7X2itnx9lTsiUUhvrBEVAGffU-3D\">IFC&#8217;s performance standard<\/a>\u00a0clearly states that AZE sites \u201cwill not be acceptable for financing, with the possible exception of projects specifically designed to contribute to the conservation of the area.\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em>Despite\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUQwZbDLEPqvQNK9JXg5NgtSEeNlD0Ba-2BNDfeEe5KYsqUUG-2Byt6dw7QjWM8Vb2OAhYptpnMAytLUw37XOVXu87euLh1Ah9BAnn9gf-2Fw2vVzTsmmQn_mDMOoX-2FVNTR7uV62JEf4Z-2BJzXn2dlhhHjpxGzPpJwBuzwpSwL2Qvbyzady-2FWB-2F-2BLlHuLWh0GfjU-2BXdhszT6Ysc2vEPfeLipxH-2FMA3JrWbq-2Bx2JSiDXjbSN9gHtn2FTahL7oVPdANpt73DI8bXn90Oh4BSB1seKoIk2nbkH0qf8tCoTBSvYGy8ihzq7aS01o6LvQm2oih851InRTvWSoJxWqFCFScQNi8SDEx-2BPEOadbOXHoJIAFhh2jTEDBC4PznrnmSrMtVozf-2FPsBo4Ek6kP2kiEWnU73DChMpeRP3RbWlkNFQegxA3jqi1jLlJgogJnSO9sghNNxqAb78w33GPZbqkhDVmeZzcj2kO2yHWtA-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">appeals<\/a> from the public prosecutor, local communities, and a consortium of conservation organizations to relocate the project, and in contempt of Voltalia&#8217;s own stated commitment to environmental standards, the company has already put turbines on the landscape and is continuing to proceed with the project. 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