ACAP-RERI Overview

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels - Renewables Environmental Research Initiative (ACAP-RERI)

The Renewables Environmental Research Initiative (RERI) is an Australian Government programme to support a more efficient transition to onshore and offshore renewable energy while protecting biodiversity. As part of this initiative, the Australian Government (through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water) is partnering with the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) to better understand the potential long-term impacts of offshore renewable energy developments like wind farms on albatrosses and petrels.

The Agreement on the
Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

ACAP is a multilateral agreement which seeks to conserve listed albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters by coordinating international activity to mitigate known threats to their populations.

About ACAP

ACAP Secretariat

119 Macquarie St
Hobart TAS 7000
Australia

Email: secretariat@acap.aq
Tel: +61 3 6165 6674