A new observatory created to measure the impact of wind turbines and solar panels on nature. The French Biodiversity Office (OFB) and the Ecological Transition Agency (Ademe) are responsible for “synthesizing the knowledge available through existing studies and data on the impacts of terrestrial renewable energies on biodiversity, soils and landscapes” The observatory may “carry out or request the carrying out, in an ad hoc and targeted manner, of specific studies and expertise on subjects of interest”