ADP CSR Report 2020

GROUPE ADP

OUR ACTIONS

Preserving and restoring biodiversity at our airports

Building and preserving biodiversity In 2020, the Group launched discussions to engage in a zero artificialisation trajectory. This involves reconsidering development methods, by optimising the use of its land and prioritising densification over construction in non-urbanised areas. FRANCE Avoiding, reducing, offsetting — A new logistics hub occupied by DHL will be opened at the end of 2021 at Paris- Charles de Gaulle. In order to preserve a wetland of 1,000 m 2 and the protected species identified following a fauna-flora analysis, we have changed the boundaries of this site covering 9 hectares of land. We have therefore made the choice of avoidance rather than compensation, which we also practise, by favouring local interest projects. For example, we are supporting forest planting or restocking projects carried out by the National Forestry Office in Île-de-France. Similarly, a reforestation plan was carried out at Santiago de Chile, in order to compensate for the extension work at this airport.

The Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris- Orly and Paris-Le Bourget airports have a blueprint for Landscape and biodiversity development. These blueprints must now be developed into an operational strategy (realised in 2020 for Paris-Charles de Gaulle), in order to enable each of the airports to reconcile their development objectives with the maintenance of biodiversity. They must also be deployed throughout the Group.

However, many actions are already being implemented everywhere. For example, the airport in Delhi has defined a landscape plan for the planting of local species adapted to the climate. We are also involved in local biodiversity preservation and restoration projects outside our airports: for example, in Amman we are supporting the project for the planting of thousands of trees led by the AIG Foundation.

MADAGASCAR Preserving the biodiversity of Nosy Be — A biodiversity preservation programme was developed throughout 2020 at Ravinala Airport. It will be implemented in 2021 and provides in particular for: • monitoring of species indicating the quality of natural areas: for example, the endemic Madagascan fish eagle is in critical danger of extinction; • the reforestation of 20 hectares of mangroves and ecological restoration of 70 hectares of degraded forests to offset the impacts of a development project; • sustainable management of natural resources through a local community.

(18) To learn more, visit aerobiodiversite.org

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