Dzhankeldy Wind Power Project

Table 7-42 Significance of Edge Effect
R
ECEPTOR
 
V
ALUE
/
 
S
ENSITIVITY
 
M
AGNITUDE
 
S
IGNIFICANCE
 
Endangered Birds
Very High 
Minor 
Moderate to 
Major 
Threatened Birds
High 
Minor 
Minor to 
moderate 
Nationally Threatened Birds
Medium 
Minor 
Minor 
Non-threatened Birds
Medium 
Minor 
Negligible to 
minor 
Threatened Mammals 
High 
Minor 
Minor to 
moderate 
Nationally Threatened Mammals
Medium 
Minor 
Minor 
Non-threatened Mammals (Carnivores) 
Low / Lower 
Minor 
Negligible to 
minor 
Non-threatened Mammals (Non- 
Carnivores) 
Low / Lower 
Minor 
Negligible to 
minor 
Southern Even-fingered Gecko 
Very High 
Minor 
Moderate to 
Major 
Threatened Herptiles
High 
Minor 
Minor to 
moderate 
Nationally Important Herptiles 
Medium 
Minor 
Minor 
Non-threatened Herptiles & 
Invertebrates 
Low / Lower 
Minor 
Negligible to 
minor 
However, the following mitigation measures will be in place to minimize the magnitude of 
potential impact: 

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Minimize project footprint as much as possible.
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Restore habitat post-construction in unused land areas that are not required for 
O&M maintenance.
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Since Houbara Bustard are an extremely shy and cryptic species which may avoid 
the boundary of the wind farm. The wind farm infrastructure may cause an 
exaggerated habitat loss and displacement for this species in particular. A 
Compensation and Offset Plan is currently in development which shall provide the 
detailed calculations of habitat loss and include the proposed location of habitat 
offset land which will be protected and/or restored from degraded land to 
provide suitable alternative habitat for the Houbara Bustard in line with the No-Net 
Loss and Net-positive Gain requirements for this Critical Species. It is noted that 
consultations with the Emirates Centre for the Conservation of Houbara are 
currently on-going. 
The EPC contractor will commit to the post-construction restoration of all affected areas to 
natural habitat conditions. The exact scope and methodology will be detailed in a Restoration 
Action Plan. 
Further, a corresponding amount of Foothill and Stony slopes habitats that are lost will be 
compensated via protection and/or restoration of similar habitat in areas outside of the 
operational footprint. The exact locations will also be determined in the Restoration Action 
Plan.
With the above measures, the residual significance is presented in the following table.