Renewable Energy School · Course 6
Nature, Heritage and Landscape
72 minutes · 4 modules of 18 minutes · Free
What this course is about
Wind and solar projects change landscapes, affect wildlife and can touch heritage. This course shows communities how environmental approval works, how to raise concerns about everyday impacts, and how to make their knowledge of nature and heritage count.
Who it is for
Community members near planned or operating projects, landowners, heritage custodians, local environmental groups and project community liaison staff.
What you will be able to do
- Explain how environmental approval works for energy projects and where the public can take part.
- Describe common everyday impacts and how to raise concerns about them.
- Identify how birds, bats and biodiversity are considered and how local knowledge can help.
- Explain how heritage and graves are protected and how to report concerns.
Preview: the first two minutes
Module 1 · Introduction · 2 min
Animated scene (fictional, Moya): a notice appears at the spaza shop about a "basic assessment report". Nobody knows what it means or when comments close.
Modules
Module 1 · 18 min
How environmental approval works
Explain how environmental approval works for energy projects and where the public can take part.
Module 2 · 18 min
Everyday impacts
Describe common everyday impacts and how to raise concerns about them.
Module 3 · 18 min
Birds, bats and biodiversity
Identify how birds, bats and biodiversity are considered and how local knowledge can help.
Module 4 · 18 min
Heritage and graves
Explain how heritage and graves are protected and how to report concerns.
Go deeper
- How to write a comment on an environmental assessment report: Renewable Energy School Course 2, Having a Say, Module 1.
- Mining School Course 4, Understanding NEMA, Module 5 (Air, water and land), for dust, water and land.
- IFC Performance Standards 6 and 8.