Court orders wind farm to be torn down after golden eagle death
Wind farm that was subject of lengthy legal battle would reportedly be first in France to be demolished on court order
18 December 2023 8:21 GMT UPDATED 18 December 2023 8:21 GMT
A French wind farm that was found to have killed over 1,000 birds, including a golden eagle, will be torn down on court order.
The Nîmes Court of Appeal ruled that the wind farm – based in the town of Lunas in the south of France – must be demolished and the land returned to its original state.
The court found that the turbines had been built on a site they should not have been following a defective impact assessment.
