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Avifauna:

• The first EDP protocol related to birds was established in 2003, focusing on medium and high voltage power lines. That same year, a manual of good practices for the construction of new lines was created and a correction plan for 647 km of lines was launched, to minimize electrocution and the clash of birds.
• In 2002, the last osprey in Portugal was seen for the last time. 9 years later, EDP joined CIBIO in a project to reintroduce the species, with several specimens being transported by plane from Sweden and Finland to the Alqueva dam area. Since 2015, every year, chicks are born and several birds return to Portugal after migrating to North Africa, which shows that the osprey is definitely back in Portuguese lands.
• In France, EDP Renováveis opted to raise the wind turbines of the Dieppe-Le Tréport offshore project by 15 meters, guaranteeing a free corridor for the birds that fly under the blades.
• In the United States, EDP Renováveis has supported several projects to monitor the golden and bald eagles', in the neighboring states of Oregon and Washington. These studies have shown that the population of these species is not declining.
• In Spain, another EDP Renováveis initiative focused on the Bonelli's eagle. The monitoring of a species' pair near a wind farm, concluded that its territory was smaller compared to other pairs of eagles. Improvements were made to the local vegetation to enhance the feeding areas and, a few years later, there was already proven reproduction. In a parallel project, also in Spain, the wind blades were slowed down in the late afternoon, to prevent clashes and mortality, both of birds that shelter themselves in their nests and bats that come out to feed.

Fish and aquatic animals:

• Associated with the Baixo Sabor dam, EDP created a fish nursery on the Vilariça stream, in the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo. The protected spawning of various local species, such as boga and barbel, not only ensures their sustainability in the dam area, but also allows local communities to continue fishing them and making them available in restaurants.
• In EDP's portfolio of Portugal dams, the smaller plants have ladders for fish, which facilitate circulation between the two sides of the 'wall'. The large hydroelectric plants of the Douro have the so-called Borland locks installed, with the same purpose. And in Minho, at the Touvedo dam, there are fish lifts.
• In Brazil, with the construction of the Peixe Angical dam, on the Tocantins River, the new reservoir changed the geography of the region. To eliminate the impact on the river's fauna, EDP launched a project to map, monitor and relocate turtles' nests, to protect them from both predators and flooding. River fish, porpoises and hyacinth macaws also became the target of analysis and conservation. Several environmental awareness initiatives were also launched in the region.

Forests:

• The Iberian wolf is the biggest predator in Portugal and used to dominate almost the entire territory. It is currently limited to 20% of the country and reduced to around 300 wolves, with two distinct populations separated by the Douro river. In 2006, EDP Renováveis joined other wind power companies operating in the wolves territories', in financing the Iberian Wolf Habitat Conservation Association, which also started to intervene directly in the design and construction phases of parks. So that the wolves continue to howl in Portugal.
• In Asturias, Spain, resists one of the last Iberian populations of European brown bears - despite one of them having been spotted in Portugal, in 2019. EDP has had a presence in the region for several decades and the EDP Foundation in Spain has collaborated with the Asturias Bear Foundation - which is dedicated to the preservation of the species - since 1992. It also supports the Migres Foundation, which is dedicated to investigating migratory birds.
• In Brazil, in order to lessen the deforestation of forests in the construction of new distribution lines, EDP started, in 2018, to utilizes drones for the extension of electricity conductor cables. An 85% reduction in the vegetation to be cut, and a 30% reduction in the time required for construction were achieved. Drones also started to be used for regular monitoring of lines and of the ecosystems themselves.
• Since 2014, EDP developed, in Portugal, a Fire Risk Reduction Plan, to be implemented in 2,000 hectares of priority habitats, which had an 80% reduction in the number of occurrences. But, as large fires continue to be a harsh reality in Portugal, EDP regularly promotes volunteer initiatives for reforestation. Solely in 2018, following the major fires of the previous year, 6,000 trees were planted by EDP employees in those same areas.