Nature and landscape protection is a traditional part of environmental law. Landscape protection is provided through a range of general and special instruments. At European level, the landscape is protected in particular by the European Landscape Convention. The Czech Act No. 114/1992 Coll., on Nature and Landscape Protection also defines a landscape character. The aim of the landscape character protection is to preserve the values and characteristics of the landscape from the historical, aesthetical and cultural point of view. It aims to protect the inner values of nature, but also the value created by the mankind. The following paper deals with the way the landscape conservation is being carried out. The main question, however, is how landscape protection is compared with new technical features in the landscape, such as wind power plants as renewable energy sources. The question is whether the priority will be given to the preserving the “virgin” landscape, or to the promotion of renewable energy sources installations as a modern element becoming an integral part of the countryside. Both ways realized under the principle of sustainability.