Renewable energy
with nature in mind
Specialist biodiversity advice to help developers, operators and financiers assess risks, manage impacts and protect wildlife.
How I can help
Clear advice for complex
biodiversity challenges
From early risk screening to operational monitoring, I help translate ecological data into practical project decisions.
01 / UNDERSTAND
Assess biodiversity risks
Identify sensitive biodiversity, evaluate project impacts and understand gaps against lender requirements.
DUE DILIGENCE · CRITICAL HABITAT
RISK SCREENING · TECHNICAL REVIEW
02 / PLAN
Develop practical mitigation
Turn assessment findings into management plans and measures suited to the project and its ecological context.
BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT · ACTION PLANS
MITIGATION STRATEGIES · ADVISORY
03/ ACT
Monitor and improve
Design robust bird and bat monitoring, analyse results and use the evidence to guide operational management.
SURVEY DESIGN · FATALITY ESTIMATION
DATA ANALYSIS · TRAINING
About meSpecialist expertise
A personal approach
I'm an independent biodiversity consultant specialising in renewable energy and its effects on wildlife.
Over 15 years, I've worked with developers, consultancies, researchers and international lenders across Africa, Asia and Europe. My work connects scientific evidence with the decisions projects need to make.
I also contribute to industry guidance and independent research, and advise the International Finance Corporation and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on biodiversity issues in the wind sector.
Jonathan Aronson
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Advice grounded
in real projects
My work spans biodiversity assessment, monitoring and management for renewable energy projects across Africa, Asia and Europe. These examples show how I help developers, operators and financiers understand and address biodiversity risks.
ROMANIA / MONITORING
Vifor Wind Farm
Design and implementation of the post-construction bird and bat monitoring programme for a major onshore wind development.
VIETNAM / CAPACITY BUILDING
Phu Lac 2 & Loi Hai 2
Training and ongoing technical support for a local consultancy, covering fatality monitoring design, biodiversity management and fatality estimation.
BULGARIA / BIODIVERSITY ADVISORY
Solar Vramis / Radomir PV Project
Undertook a critical habitat assessment to identify priority biodiversity features and developed a biodiversity management plan to guide mitigation and management for the project.
RESEARCH & INSIGHTS
Better evidence
Better decisions
Applied research and practical guidance to help bridge the gap between wind energy development and wildlife conservation.
INDUSTRY BRIEFING
Managing wind energy impacts on bats ↗
A practical introduction to approaches for managing bat impacts at operating wind projects.
POPULATION MODELLING
Fatality thresholds for fruit bats ↗
Exploring how wind turbine fatalities affect bat populations and how thresholds can inform mitigation.
Start a conversation
Let's talk about your project
Whether you're assessing a new development or managing an operating project, I'd welcome a conversation about your biodiversity challenges.
Based in the Netherlands · Working Internationally