5 Environmentworkshop, the planting of native plant species in the room’s garden, a falcon exhibition and the test-driving of electric ve-hicles. For its part, the Madrid-Barajas

Environment 5 Aena, in order to reconcile the provision of air transport services with environmental conservation, is conducting a wide range of en-vironmental actions throughout the planning, implementation and operation of airport infrastructure and air navigation facilities, in line with the commitments and principles of its Environmental and Energy Policy.

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• Environmental protection as one of our objectives

• Environmental expenses and investments

• Environmental management systems

• Noise impact mitigation

> We adopt a balanced approach to noise management

> Land planning and use management: noise easements

> Noise and flight path monitoring systems

• Our carbon footprint

> Energy efficiency improvement as one of Aena’s environmental principles

> Framework

> We produce energy from renewable sources

> Energy consumption

> Airport initiatives

> Air navigation facilities initiatives

• We control our emissions

> Regulatory framework: emissions trading

> Voluntary initiatives: measurement and management of carbon footprint at airports

> We work with our stakeholders to minimise our emissions

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• Tracking and monitoring of air quality

• Waste

> Recycling and recovery among the principal measures for non-hazardous waste management

> Sustainable hazardous waste management as an Aena objective

> Waste reduction and recovery initiatives

> Minimising on-site paper consumption

• Water management

> Water consumption optimisation initiatives

• Our airports care for their surroundings

> We assess the environmental consequences of our activities in a strategic way

> We preserve biodiversity and the natural environment

> Wildlife management service at airports

> We focus on heritage conservation

> Soil characterisation and management

• Aena partners with other organisations to protect the environment

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EnvironmentEnvironmental protection as one of our objectives

Crucial to the airline industry’s present and future are sustainability improvements such as: the reconciliation of air operations and airport infrastructure development with local environments, greenhouse gas emission reductions, the minimisation of noise impact, and everything related to the promotion of strategies and action plans to in-crease energy efficiency and the use of renewable energies.

Thus, in line with its strategic objectives and environmental and energy policy, Aena promotes a wide range of environmental actions throughout the planning, implemen-tation and operation of airport infrastructure and air navigation facilities in order to reconcile environmental conservation with the development of air transport services.

View our Environmental and Energy Principles at: www.aena.es

Environmental protection as one of our objectives

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Environmental investments* made by Aena in 2011 amounted to a total of 27,633 mil-lion euros, while environmental expenses reached 11,109 million euros. Investments have decreased compared to 2010, due primarily to a significant portion consisting in sound insulation, which by 2011 was in large part already invested.

The total figure for expenditures on the natural environment is broken down as follows:

• Reparations and conservation: € 7.001 million• Independent professional services: € 2.396 million• Other external services: € 1.712 million

Environmental expenses and investments

Environmental expenses and investments

Indicator YEAR 2009 YEAR 2010 YEAR 2011

Environmental investments* (in thousands of euros) 81,424 155,529 27,633

Environmental expenses (in thousands of euros) 15,174 14,790 11,109

* Environmental Investment figures correspond to fixed environmental assets as indi-cated on Aena’s financial statements

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SUSTAInABLE COnSTRUCTIOn: nEW TERMInALS

Alicante Airport

Commitment to environmental sustainability has at all times been present during the development of the Alicante airport’s new infra-structure. Highlights of the construction process include the reuse of land and transplant of palms and ficus for subsequent reloca-tion, and in architecture, the use of sunscreens and double glaz-ing in glass to improve energy efficiency, in addition to managing comprehensive facilities through centralized control, thus reducing energy costs.

La Palma Airport

The new terminal is innovative in its design and mindful of its en-vironmental surroundings. Its terraced shape blends with its island landscape environment, integrating into the sea and mountains surrounding it through the use of glass and basalt pavers for floor-ing.

A boardwalk will be built to connect the pool area directly to the terminal. Access channels respect the coast’s natural formations through the construction of aerial viaducts.

Santiago Airport

The new airport is premised on energy saving and landscape inte-gration in order to minimize environmental impact. Thus, its assem-bly is adapted to integrate the terminal area with the surrounding topography, while minimising land movement during construction. The public areas and aircraft-parking platform were designed with the objective of minimising passenger paths, as the variable that most influences cost adjustments to attain desired energy savings. The great cover minimises sun exposure during the summer months. The materials and their colour that compose the cover’s outer layer enable a favourable rate of heat absorption.

The structure also takes advantage of natural lighting, even at low-er altitudes, as double height spaces reduce the need for artificial lighting, depending on the needs and available daylight. Hot water production is a priority, heated through solar collectors and with water from groundwater extraction wells for landscape irrigation.

The plant-based cover of the parking lot has a rainwater storage and post-irrigation application system. With respect to air condi-tioning, a central control and management system allows energy to be spent exclusively in occupied areas. Different operating hours independently determine fluid distribution according to demand, resulting in energy savings.

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Aena‘s integrated environmental management systems, in carrying out activities and providing services, are implemented at each of its centres in accordance with Standard UNE-EN-ISO 14001:2004, which allows for the establishment of environmental objec-tives and targets to monitor, systematic compliance evaluation, guarantee of continual improvement and pollution prevention.

Having passed the corresponding audit process to ensure that its environmental proc-esses and procedures meet the international standard, 100% of Aena’s passenger traf-fic is subject to UNE-EN ISO 14001:2004.

This unwavering commitment to the pursuit of continuous improvement in environ-mental performance was established at the International Tourism Fair, where the Ali-cante and Valencia airports were awarded for continuously renewing their certifications for their environmental management systems according to UNE-EN ISO 14001:2004, thereby improving the processes and achieving greater professional involvement in their sustainable activities.

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AIRPORTS On WORLD EnVIROnMEnT DAY

On World Environment Day, Tenerife South Airport obtained AENOR’s validation of its 2010 Environmental Statement, fulfilling a fundamental requirement for its continued en-rolment in EMAS (Eco-Management Regulation and Audit Scheme), obtained in November 2003. Tenerife South is a pio-neer airport of the Aena network for having obtained the EMAS distinction, a result of its transparent and efficient en-vironmental system management, facilitating and promoting the sustainable development of its activities. Adherence to this type of management tool is voluntary and with it comes the evaluation of and continuous improvement in environ-mental matters.

The Lanzarote Airport took another year to commemorate this day with an Open Door fair held at the facility’s environ-mental room. Different activities were undertaken, includ-ing a children’s drawing contest and exhibition, a recycling workshop, the planting of native plant species in the room’s garden, a falcon exhibition and the test-driving of electric ve-hicles.

For its part, the Madrid-Barajas Airport organised an Environ-ment Week that included a number of environment-related activities open to all workers at the Airplane Exhibition and the Environmental Expo Room, which the airport regularly uses for demonstrating its operation. The Airport further highlighted its environmental policy to students from local educational institutions (high schools, universities, technical school, etc.).


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The minimisation of noise levels and quality of life protection for the populations of sur-rounding airport areas, have become priorities for Aena.

To this end, Aena works to implement various measures to mitigate the noise associated with the airport operations described below.

We adopt a balanced approach to noise management

In order to decrease noise emissions from the main sources, the take-off and landing operations, Aena has gradually implemented in all of its infrastructure the “balanced approach” criteria promoted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This framework identifies noise-related problems at an airport and analyses available measures for its reduction through four main elements:

• Noise reduction at the source.

• Operational procedures for noise abatement.

• Territorial management and planning.

• The introduction of operating restrictions.

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Land planning and use management: noise easements

In implementing Law 5/2010 in 2011 the plan to delimit noise easements as well as the Action Plan associated with the Alicante, Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca, Seville and Tenerife North airports was released to the public. This was to ensure the transport infra-structure’s operation and development compatibility with regards to land use, activities, facilities and buildings already implemented and those to be implemented in the area affected by the noise originating from these infrastructures.

After the reporting period and public hearing, any received filings are considered and where appropriate incorporated into the proposal. This proposal is discussed in the Com-mittee for Noise Easements and Action Plans of each airport, which inform in advance noise easement and associated action plan requirements, ensuring their compliance.

These committees are made up of a representative of the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (in 2012 the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environ-ment), and three representatives appointed by the regional governments, of which at least one shall represent the affected municipalities. In 2011, committees were consti-tuted for the Málaga-Costa del Sol, Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza airports.


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Noise and flight path monitoring systems

In the early 1980s, Aena, motivated by a concern for excessive noise around airports, began to install strategic areas noise monitoring system devices capable of detecting, measuring and associating the noise generated by in-flight aircraft. The main objectives were to obtain complete, reliable and permanent in-formation on operational procedure compliance at the airport, gain a better understanding of the trajectories of aircraft noise and to implement noise and disturbance minimisation measures in surrounding villages. These early systems were further en-hanced in 1995 with the inclusion of radar data.

At present, these systems are installed at the Madrid-Barajas (SIRMA), Barcelona- El Prat (SIRBCN), Palma de Mallorca (SIRPA) and Valencia (SIRVAL) airports. The Alicante and Málaga-Costa del Sol airports in 2011 continued their development and imple-mentation of the Comprehensive Noise and Flight Path Moni-toring System (SCMRS), while the Palma de Mallorca airport replaced and improved its Noise Monitoring System (SIRPA), hav-ing installed 24 sound level meters.

As well, Valencia Airport made available an ‘Interactive Noise Map’ called WebTrak. This tool provides noise information to the public in a clear and transparent way, building on the Noise Monitoring System installed at the airport in 2010. WebTrak is now operational at the Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona-El Prat airports, and will be soon available at the Alicante, Malaga-Cos-ta del Sol and Palma de Mallorca airports.

Access the “Interactive Noise Map” and airport noise reports at: www.aena-aeropuertos.es

Information on Noise Mitigation Plans is available in the “Our communities” section.


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Our carbon footprint

Energy efficiency improvement as one of Aena’s environmental principles

Aena aims to reduce its CO2 emissions, in line with the commitments reflected in our Environmental and Energy Principles (www.aena.es).

To help achieve this goal, Aena has implemented energy management systems (EMS) at the Lanzarote and Zaragoza airports, certified in accordance with UNE-EN ISO 16001, and the Automated Baggage Handling System (SATE) at Madrid-Barajas in accordance with UNE-EN ISO 50001.

Framework

Following the 2010 conclusion of the “Energy Efficiency Activation Plan (PAEE)”, which builds on the “Plan for Energy Efficiency and Savings of the General State Adminis-tration’s Buildings (PAEE-AGE)”, and as a tool for supporting the Energy Directorate, tasked with the efficient operation of facilities. Aena has developed an Airport Energy Manager Technical Training, intended to guide and promote the development of func-tions entrusted to the directorate, to serve as a reference for future frameworks.


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Additionally, the efficient use of energy is a fundamental aspect of Law 2/2011 of March 4. In order to comply with a Sustainable Economy, Aena has implemented several initia-tives, which include those enumerated below.

We produce energy from renewable sources

In the field of renewable energy, the Sustainable Economy Act establishes as a national target a requirement of at least 20% of overall energy consumption. Aena airports and control centres are located on optimal sites for renewable energy production, creating at least a partial supply for its energy needs, and ensuring compliance with the highest international safety standards. Aena currently has a number of renewable energy in-stallations in operation, implementation or under consideration. Photovoltaic systems for the La Palma and Madrid-Cuatro Vientos airports, as well as the Lanzarote Airport’s solar cooling pilot system; these are examples of such initiatives carried out in 2011.

In 2011, Aena implemented Energy Management systems at the Lanzarote and Zaragoza airports, and the

Automated Baggage Processing System (SATE) at Madrid-Barajas.

In the Lanzarote Airport’s Environment Area, a newly installed solar cooling pi-lot system will allow the analysis of the feasibility of this type of facility at other airports

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Equivalent CO2 savings through Aena initiatives*

Installation kWh generated CO2 equiv. avoided

Cogeneration plant at Madrid-Barajas 204,356,377 68,459.39

Cogeneration plant at Bilbao Airport 1,039,800 348.33

Wind Turbines at La Palma Airport 2,157,724 722.84

Wind Turbine at ACC Canarias 3,839,017 1,286.07

Photovoltaic modules at Menorca Airport 44,099 14.77

Photovoltaic modules at Ibiza Airport 29,661 9.94

Solar collectors at Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport 12,494 4.19

TOTAL 211,479,172 70,845.52

(*) The CO2 calculation obtained from the relationship between the power generated by the listed facilities and the CO2 emission factor contained in the UNESA website (0.335 kg CO2 / kWh).

NOTE: Palma de Mallorca airport’s solar collector installation was out of service in 2011.

Energy consumption

At airports and air navigation facilities, as happens in other public service buildings, energy consumption varies with weather conditions, activity levels and the number and type of operational buildings. Despite a recorded increase in electricity consumption in 2011, natural gas consumption decreased considerably along with the use of boiler heating, probably due to the heavy winter and because of the adjustment measures taken in air conditioning temperatures (see sections below).

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Power Consumption (GJ)

Indicator 2009* 2010** 2011***

Power consumption from Network 2,646,792 2,545,596 3,024,324

(*) The data for 2009 includes 96% of airports and 100% of air navigation facilities. (**) Data for 2010 corresponds to 98% of airports and 100% of air navigation facilities. (***) Data for 2011 refers to 100% of airports (except for Madrid-Torrejón) and Ceuta Heliport, and 100% of air

navigation facilities.

Direct energy consumption at Aena by primary source (GJ)

Indicator 2009* 2010** 2011***

Petrol 6,479 6,289 8,005

Diesel 153,069 191,539 185,839

Gas 192 208 217

(*) The data for 2009 includes 70% of airports for gasoline, 91% of airports for diesel and 21% of airports for natural gas. The three data sets include 100% of air navigation facilities.

(**) The data for 2010 corresponds to 98% of airports and 100% of air navigation facilities. (***) The data for 2011 includes 100% of airports (except for Madrid-Torrejón) and Ceuta Heliport, and 100% of air

navigation facilities.

By regulating the temperature in public spaces, the Barcelona-El Prat airport has reduced natural gas consumption by 18% for the year and saved 2% on electricity consumption, despite having registered a 17% passenger increase.

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Many airports are taking measures to increase renewable energy production through cogeneration, thus reducing consumption. These measures include the installation of renewable energy systems and thermal and electrical energy consumption regulation systems. Both thermal and electrical lighting are used for illumination.

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Indirect energy consumption by primary source (GJ)

2009

*

INDIRECT ENERGY CONSUMPTION 8,038,329

Coal Natural GasOil Deriva-

tivesOil Biomass Solar Wind Geothermal Hydro Nuclear

3,430,156 121,977 721,615 0 61,146 0 50,320 0 402,914 3,250,201

2010

**

INDIRECT ENERGY CONSUMPTION 7,730,996



3,299,009 117,313 694,025 0 58,808 0 48,396 0 387,510 3,125,934

2011

*** INDIRECT ENERGY CONSUMPTION 9,184,897



3,919,425 139,375 824,545 0 69,868 0 57,497 0 460,385 3,713,802

Data calculated from the electricity consumption information grid in the Energy Protocol Balance Sheet. (*) The data for 2009 includes 96% of airports and 100% of air navigation facilities. (**) The Data for 2010 corresponds to 98% of airports and 100% of air navigation facilities. (***) The data for 2011 refers to 100% of airports (except for Madrid-Torrejón) and Ceuta Heliport, and 100% of air navigation facilities.

Further, numerous studies and energy assessments are being car-ried out to improve our knowledge of energy efficiency as applied to our facilities and to satisfy those “best practices” in order to re-

duce energy consumption. These include the “Global analysis of energy efficiency at Aena airport terminals” and “Guidelines for the implementation of interior and road lighting LED fixtures”.

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REnEWABLE EnERGY InSTALLATIOnS

• Awarding of project to install wind turbines at the Gran Canaria airport.

• Solar photovoltaic installation at La Palma Airport.

• Solar cooling pilot system in the Environmental Facility of the Lanzarote Airport.

• Photovoltaic modules at the Madrid-Cuatro Vientos airport.

• Solar collectors installations in specific buildings (SSEI, signal devices, CELA, etc.) at the Madrid-Barajas Airport.

• Installation of solar energy remote runway lights at the Cordoba and Lanzarote airports.

MEASURES RELATED TO EnERGY MAnAGEMEnT SYSTEMS AnD/OR EnERGY ASSESSMEnT IMPLEMEnTATIOn

• Energy Management Systems (SGE) certification at the Lanzarote airport’s Terminal 1 and the Zaragoza airport terminal.

• Energy assessment at Zaragoza to expand SGE throughout the airport.

• Implementation of a SGE at the Valladolid Airport.

• Energy assessments of Vitoria’s terminal and technical block, the Menorca and Cor-doba terminals building, and Alicante’s new terminal.

• Energy assessment and improvement of installations and SSEI facility at the Grana-da-Jaen FGL airport.

• Identification of major electricity consumers and consumption reduction measures at the Salamanca airport.


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IMPROVED COnTROL OF ELECTRIC EnERGY COnSUMPTIOn

• Carrying out of annual comparative energy consumption study at the Menorca Airport.

• Installation of sector-based meters at the Vitoria, Madrid- Cuatro Vientos, Lanzarote and Son Bonet airports.

• Control and monitoring of energy data generated by solar collectors and consumed by decorative lighting; data analysis and feasibility study for use of unconsumed lighting energy consumed at other facilities at Son Bonet Airport.

• Replacement and sectioning of the power lines at the Son Bonet airport’s Aena facilities.

EFFICIEnCY MEASURES IMPLEMEnTED In InDOOR InSTALLATIOnS

• Scheduled lighting at the El Hierro, Melilla, Badajoz airports, in pre-gates at nocturnal period and boarding areas at Bar-celona-El Prat, access terminals at Badajoz, Murcia-San Javier, and concessions and stores at Asturias.

• Use of SCADA program for improving facility and equipment efficiency at the Menorca and Reus airports and Leon’s new terminal.

• Replacement fixtures at Girona-Costa Brava, Pamplona, Reus, San Sebastian, Valencia and the Madrid-Barajas airports.

• LED fixture installations in bathrooms and common areas at the Ibiza airport.

• Movement detectors at the Pamplona, Reus and Madrid-Barajas airports.

• Light-intensity detectors in new Pamplona airport terminal.• Improved lighting in residential areas at Lanzarote airport.• Energy saving equipment system at the Granada-Jaen FGL’s

HVAC technical block.• Optimisation of pumps and air conditioners at the Valencia

airport terminal.• Frequency pump installation at the Gran Canaria Airport’s

HVAC system.• Enhancing the performance of HVAC systems at Lanzarote

airport terminal, as well as equipment renewal and the instal-lation of new batteries in chillers.

• Programmed maintenance generation start made to coincide with peak energy at La Palma Airport.

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EFFICIEnCY MEASURES IMPLEMEnTED In OUTDOOR InSTALLATIOnS

• Scheduled lighting: mega towers at the Asturias and Badajoz airports, parking at the Palma, Vigo, Pamplona and Melilla airports.

• Lighting replacement in the Bilbao and Pamplona airport parking lots, in Menorca mega towers, on Zaragoza’s service platform and Valencia’s outdoor lit garden and parking areas.

• Implementation of SCADA system to program lighting system times and intensities at Pamplona airport.

TEMPERATURE REGULATIOn AT THE PASSEnGER TERMInALS AnD OFFICES

• All airports have adopted measures to control temperatures and installed calibrated temperature probes.

• Sun protection film installation on windows of the El Hierro airport terminal.

• Air curtain installation at fingers entrance and P10 parking lot at Barcelona-El Prat airport.

FUEL COnSUMPTIOn REDUCTIOn

• Awareness and training campaigns on efficient driving at Sabadell, Vitoria, El Hierro and Barcelona-El Prat airports.

• At the Albacete airport, probes installed in the terminal 7 electricity meters in air conditioning circuit, 2 fuel consump-tion meters in boilers and 3 thermal energy meters; to reduce boilers fuel consumption.

• Increased monitoring of vehicle fuel consumption at the Se-ville airport.

• Replacement of SEI trucks for light vehicles for runway modi-fications at the El Hierro airport.

Air navigation facility initiatives

The Eastern Region Administration has implemented initiatives such as the following:

• Adjusting the temperatures of air conditioning systems for the well-being of people, per the provisions of the Regulation of Thermal Installations in Buildings (RITE).

• Commissioning a new and more efficient air-conditioning management system.

• Improved management of cooling tower purges.

With these measures, we have achieved a reduction in electricity consumption by 5.53% in 2010.

The Southern Region Administration has taken initiatives such as the following:

• The progressive reduction in vehicle fuel consumption, in fa-vour of diesel. The region’s tendency is to acquire new vehi-cles equipped with diesel engines with better fuel efficiency.

As a consequence, in 2011 vehicle fuel consumption was reduced by 5.25% from 2009.

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nOTEWORTHY AIR nAVIGATIOn InITIATIVES

• CDA (Continuous Descent Approaches). These are opera-tions that allow the aircraft to fly in more efficient pro-files by incorporating continuous descent procedures at airports of low-medium traffic density. These manoeuvres have reduced CO2 emissions and noise in surrounding air-port areas.

• FUA (Flexible Use of Airspace). Phase 2 of the FUA project was concluded in 2011, permitting both civil and military use of airspace in real time. The military areas of the south-ern region were redrawn, having implemented new SID and STAR procedures at the Seville, Jerez and Almeria air-ports, creating new airway paths and granting the con-ditional use of others. These actions aim to reduce the number of miles flown and fuel consumption, and there-fore, CO2 emissions.

As for the Canary Islands, in the ACC of Canarias there is a wind turbine, which generated 3,839,017 kWh in 2011, increasing its aggregate energy production since installation to 15,627,691 kWh.

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Regulatory framework: emissions trading

The existing cogeneration plant at Madrid-Barajas Airport and boilers at T1 of Barce-lona-El Prat are subject to the EU emissions allowances (CDE), regulated by Law 1/2005 (Directive 2003/87/EC). This is because both facilities exceed the 20 MW threshold es-tablished by the system. The CDE is a system based on market instruments, through which the EU seeks to efficiently reduce its GHG emissions and fulfil the commitments made by the States (including Spain) under the Kyoto Protocol.

According to the Council of Ministers Agreement of 30 December 2010, the Airport Barcelona-El Prat was assigned 19,308 tonnes of emission rights for 2008-2012. The Madrid-Barajas cogeneration plant, according to Order PRE/3420/2007, was allocated 552,680 tons for the same period (110,536 tons per year). Its contribution to energy ef-ficiency and emission reduction in 2011 was 204.4 GWh generated and 68,460 tonnes of prevented CO2 emissions (see previous sections).

We control our emissions

We control our emissions

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Voluntary initiatives: measurement and management of carbon footprint at airports

The carbon footprint accounts for direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: covering emissions related to organizational activities under our control, as well as those generated by sources not controlled by our organization.

Opportunities for managing our carbon footprint include the following:

• Improve society’s perceived image, demonstrating that our strategic decisions take into account climate change and CO2 emissions.

• Promote proactive management of CO2 emission sources, as well as energy and operational efficiency. • Reduce CO2 emissions and identify cost-saving opportunities. • Evaluate the potential for establishing programs for mitigating and compensating for the impact of CO2 emissions that affect

third parties, such as service providers and clients.• Obtain direct economic and environmental benefits through energy efficiency and saving. • Facilitate collaboration with interested parties (airline companies, handling agents, etc.) in energy consumption management

activities at airports.

According to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, authored by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sus-tainable Development (WBCSD), greenhouse gas emissions are categorised according to three scopes. This systematic classification is a tool for identifying sources of emissions, and with it, the responsibility to manage them.

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Scope 1, covers all emissions from installations and activities of which the airport is responsible or directly controls. Emissions belonging to this scope are mobile (vehicles) and stationary (e.g. generators, boilers and fire fighting practices) combus-tion sources.

Scope 2, includes emissions asso-ciated with energy consumption (electric or thermal, in the case of cogeneration) for the airport’s ex-clusive use.

Scope 3, covers emissions from in-stallations and activities located in the airport, but over which the air-port can only exert an indirect in-fluence rather than direct control. For example, scope 3 would include the vehicles of any handling agents, airline company aircraft operating during take-off, landing, and taxi (LTO cycle), concessionaires and service providers, including waste managements when performed by third parties, property access, etc.

Source Description

Scope 1. Sources owned or controlled by the airport

Emergency energy generation Generator and continuity consumption.

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Boiler Fuel consumption for heating and hot water.

Firefighting practices (SEI) Fuel consumption for firefighting practices.

Airport vehiclesFuel consumption by vehicles owned or leased by the airport and from maintenance vehicles and machinery that operate solely for the airport, both on air and land.

Scope 2. Generation of electricity from outside the airport

Electricity generation (and heating or cooling);

Consumption of electrical or thermal energy acquired for airport’s exclusive use and outside the airport’s operational limits.

Scope 3. Other activities and airport-related sources

Sources potentially under the airport’s influence

Aircraft engine running Fuel consumption during the platform before take-off or after landing. In

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Auxiliary power units (APU)Fuel consumption attributable to the use of auxiliary power units for aircraft during boarding or disembarking.

Platform support vehicles (GSE) Fuel consumption by”handling” vehicles owned by a third-party.

Ground access vehicles (GAV)Fuel consumption of other vehicles operating on airport property not owned airport operator.

Sources guided by the Airport

Aircraft engines during the LTO cycle (ap-proach, descent and take-off), except the taxi phase

Aircraft in-flight emissions during the cruise phase to or from the airport.

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In particular, applicable to the airport:

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Many organisations verify their carbon footprints. Verification is an objective check of the accuracy and integrity of the carbon footprint and compliance with previously established account-ing principles and reports. For Aena, the main objective of verifi-cation is to provide assurance that the information contained in the carbon footprint and associated documentation constitute a reliable and representative estimate of the CO2 emissions from the airport.

In 2011, Aena calculated the carbon footprints of the Lanzarote, Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona-El Prat airports and proceeded to have these calculations verified externally, in accordance with the requirements of UNE ISO 14064, in order to obtain the Air-port Carbon Accreditation certification.

Access the ACA website: www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org

Airport Carbon Accreditation“Airport Carbon Accreditation” is an accreditation program specifically tailored for airports, created in June 2009 by ACI Europa, which creates a reference point for airports in the way they manage their CO2 emissions and enables public recogni-tion for such efforts.

It is of a voluntary character and for each of the four levels of accreditation, the airports must present evidence of certain ini-tiatives, which are then audited and verified. ACA has received official support from the European Conference of Civil Avia-tion, the European Organisation for Air Navigation Safety, and the International Civil Aviation Organization. An independent committee composed of representatives of the aforementioned organisations, as well as the United Nations Environment Pro-gramme further supervises the ACA’s operation.

In 2011, Aena assessed the carbon foot-prints of the Barcelona-El Prat, Lanzar-ote and Madrid-Barajas airports, per the methodology of the GHG protocol, and proceeded to verify the results with an independent body, pursuant to UNE-ISO 14064.

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Electricity 93.9 %

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T CO2 e (2010)-(2009) 20,493.77 T CO2e17.90% (reduction

from 2009)

Energy consumed (2010)-(2009)

16,315,228.16 kWh5.33% (reduction

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We work with our stakeholders to minimise our emissions

In order to meet our emission reduction commitments, we have launched several initiatives to reduce the carbon footprints of our key partners and stakeholders.

MICROALGAE TECHnOLOGICAL EXPERIMEnT PLATFORM

Thanks to a partnership between Aena Airports, Iberia, and AlgaEn-ergy the Madrid-Barajas airport is profiting from an innovative project to obtain biofuel from microalgae.

The centre is dedicated to the re-search, experimentation and im-

provement of technology to capture CO2 originating from airport installations, with which microalgae can be cultivat-ed for biomass production for biofuel, at costs permitting its

commercialisation. Located on property donated by Aena Aeropuertos adjacent to the runways and T4, beside the co-generation plant and near the Authorities pavilion at the Madrid-Barajas airport, the entire facility occupies an area of 2,000 square meters. Of this space, 1,000 square meters is used by a greenhouse, which allows comparative assessments of crop behaviour and yield, at controlled temperatures and conditions. Scientists from the Biochemistry and Plant Photo-synthesis Council of Scientific Research and the Universities of Seville and Almeria, Iberdrola, and Repsol have contributed to the design of this facility. The technological platform is sup-plied partially by purified water from Iberia and will use CO2 from Aena and the Motor Test Bench at the airport, through which both entities will reduce their emissions.

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ELECTRICITY-POWERED VEHICLES

Having made an unwavering com-mitment to en-vironmental sus-tainability, Aena acquired 33 elec-tricity-powered ve-hicles that will be used at the Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona-El Prat, Palma de Mallorca and Lan-

zarote airports. This is the largest fleet of electricity-powered vehicles in the European airport sector.

The use of this type of vehicle is included in the Savings, En-ergy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Plan of the Transport and Housing department of the Ministry of Development, and is aligned with the proposals of the Transport White Paper of the European Commission. The vehicles were used to service airport departments such as operations, environment and en-gineering. With this first fleet, Aena intends to analyse the fea-sibility of substituting all conventional vehicles used in airports (more than 1,200) with electricity-powered ones, and extend their use to third-party operators at airports, such as airline and handling companies.

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Aena’s environmental policy includes a commitment to prevent atmospheric contami-nation, in consideration of technical and economic resources, thus minimising chemi-cal emissions and establishing adequate mechanisms for control, supervision and rec-tification.

Aena has air quality supervision networks in the Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona-El Prat, Palma de Mallorca y Málaga-Costa del Sol airports.

Further, in numerous airports like Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria, regular air quality assessment campaigns have been undertaken.

View the facts on atmospheric contamination at airports: www.aena-aeropuertos.es

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Waste

The quantification of waste generated at airports allows us to gauge patterns in waste production and collection, allowing us to implement measures directed at the source of waste, as well as recycling and reuse.

To this end, the promotion of reuse, recycling, and management of waste generated at Aena facilities is one of our objections, as reflected by the environmental and energy principles and policies. To perform this task, Aena carries out numerous selection, re-duction and reuse initiatives for all types of waste in order to optimise its management.

With the objective of increasing selective waste collection at airports, Aena subscribes to a general agreement with ECOEMBES, as well as another for managing electronic apparatuses and electronics (RAEE), as well as batteries and generators, between Aena and ERP. These initiatives form part of the existing specific agreements with ECOVID-RIO, at airports like Barcelona-El Prat, Bilbao, Málaga-Costa del Sol, and the recycling program in restaurant and food establishments at different Aena facilities. As well, it worth highlighting that the Málaga-Costa del Sol airport’s working partnership with the Iberia Employee’s Association for Parents of Disabled Children (APMIB) is providing for the selective collection, transfer, storage and management of waste.

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Recycling and recovery among the principal measures for non-hazardous waste managementSome noteworthy waste recovery initiatives were the selective collection for recycling purposes (paper, glass, scrap metal, wood, plastic, etc.) and the use of vegetable waste to generate compost or sewage sludge as garden fertilizer. In the case of organic waste, a noteworthy case is that of the Madrid-Barajas airport, where organic waste is sorted through a process that produces compost as fertilizer and methane gas resulting from waste decomposition.

NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE (tonnes)

Waste type 2009 (1) 2010 (2) 2011(3)

Organic waste and other unsorted waste 32,749 28,006 31,061

Paper and paperboard 3,757 5,080 5,608

Sewage Sludge 894 935 818

Containers (cans, plastics, bricks, etc.) 678 1,884 2,585

Garden waste 1,959 1,889 1,243

Wood and pallets 344 346 398

Scrap 486 314 287

Glass 360 656 594

Plastic 63 85 94

Tire 19 16 21

Toner and ink cartridges 3 2 4

Construction and demolition waste (4) 614 985 3,293

TOTAL 41,926 40,198 46,006

(1) The data includes 93% of airports(2) The data includes 91% of airports(3) The data includes 100% of airports except Madrid-Torrejón and Ceuta Heliport(4) This version includes “construction and demolition waste”, which accounts for increases in the total waste from past years

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Sustainable hazardous waste management as an Aena objective

The maintenance of hydrocarbon separators on parking platforms has remained the largest source of all hazardous waste generated.

The initiatives developed by Aena in the area of hazardous waste are intended to prioritise assessment and the elimination or miti-gation of risk derived from handling and temporary storage of this type of waste.

HAZARDOUS WASTE (tons)

TYPE OF WASTE 2009 (5) 2010 (6) 2011 (7)

Sludge oil separators 42 145 133

Fluorescents and mercury lamps 18 18 18

Used batteries 79 50 30

Used oils 33 25 36

Used filters 6 3 2

Material containing hazardous substances 31 30 30

Empty containers that have contained hazardous substances 8 9 10

Electrical and electronic waste 148 66 81

TOTAL 365 346 340

(5) The data includes 89% of airports(6) The data includes 98% of airports(7) The 2011 data includes 100% of airports except Madrid-Torrejón and Ceuta Heliport

At Madrid-Barajas organic waste is recycled through biomethanisa-tion that produces compost for fertilizer and methane gas whose combustion produces energy.

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Waste reduction and recovery initiatives

1. Waste reduction

•Landwastereductionthroughspillcollection,throughgoodpracticesawarenessprogramsattheAsturiasandPalma de Mallorca airports.

•Replacementofabsorbentmaterialtoincreaseefficiency(vegetableabsorbentinsteadofsepiolite)attheSantander Airport.

2. Improvement in selective waste collection

•OrganicmattercompactorinstallationattheBarcelona-ElPratairport.

•CompostingplantinstallationattheBilbaoairport.

•TriageplantoptimisationattheMadrid-Barajasairport.

•RemodelingofthedepositareasofReus,ValenciaandMadrid-Barajasareas.

•ConstructionandcommissioninganewrecyclingcentreattheSantiagoairport.

•PosterplacementattheSantiagoairport’sRSUtoinformusersofthethreetypesofwasteandcontainersreadyforpickup.

•RaisingawarenessofglasssortingcompanyattheSevilleAirport.

•WorkerawarenesscampaignbytherecyclingattheTenerifeNorthAirport.

•Specificawarenesscampaignandtrainingonwastemanagement(recycling,reusage,etc.).Directedtoall Zaragoza Airport workers and third-parties involved in its operation.

•EstablishmentofthreeHydrocarbonSeparatorPlants(PSH)totreatrainwateratLogroñoairport.

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3. Environmental awareness

•Draftinganddisseminationofenvironmentalmanagementbrochuresandreports,andenvironmentalawarenessdays among airport employees, companies and users at most of the airports.

•ValenciaAirport:internaldiffusionofquarterlynewslettersonwastesegregationandmanagementperformance.Environmental awards day for companies located at the airport. Promotion of good practices in waste manage-ment.

•CoruñaAirport:publicationofinformationalbooklet"ALVEDROGREEN"2011,dedicatedtowaterconservation.

•AsturiasAirport:awarenessofgoodpracticesguideonpaperandtonerconsumption,andtheuseandconsump-tion of natural resources. Awareness campaigns (posters, talks, e-mail, etc..) to prevent platform spills.

•GranCanariaAirport:e-mailmailboxtosendAenaemployeesmasscommunicationsonenvironmentalissues.

•JerezAirport:EnvironmentalTrainingdayfortheemployeesofthepowerplant,SSEI,CEOPSandStructure.

•Madrid-BarajasAirport:30talksonenvironmentalawarenesstocompanies.Conductingrecyclingworkshopsandpublication of environmental reports, quarterly newsletters, best practice manual and brochures.

•Malaga-CostadelSolAirport:conductingadayofwastesortingatrecyclingandcleaningbusinesses.

•MenorcaAirport:preparationofvariousenvironmentalarticlesinaninternalnewsletter.Emailspromotingactivi-ties, events, etc., organised by institutions and associations of the island.

•TenerifeNorthAirport:conductinganawarenesscampaignaimedatAenaworkersonpaperandwasterecovery.

•TenerifeSouthAirport:earlystagesofrecyclingawarenessprogram.Preparationanddistributionofenvironmen-tal newsletters to workers and airport companies.

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Minimising on-site paper consumption

The various paper consumption practices implemented by Aena range from environ-mental awareness campaigns such as those at the Cordoba, Girona-Costa Brava, El Hi-erro, Vigo or Madrid-Barajas airports, the conversion of paper reports and invoices to digital format, or the imposition of restrictions on office supplies and the use of FSC and TCF labelled paper.

In 2011, paper consumption in the Aena airport network decreased to 75.17 tons* and by 12% from the previous year. Ecological or recycled paper account for 44% of all paper consumption.

* This accounts for 89% of all airports, since the others do not calculate this indicator or do not measure it in annual terms. However, these airports have established that this information will be included in their environmental data for next year, and that each has improved from last year on the indicator.

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Water management

Water consumption is linked primarily to human consumption, green area irrigation, cleaning activities, fire service and ongoing projects.

Broken down by source, the volume of water drawn from wells in 2011 has increased from previous years. It is noteworthy that during this year, there have been improve-ments in accounting for this type of data, which permits more precise detection the quantities consumed.

In 2011, there was a slight increase in water consumption from the previous year, though the figure approximates 2009. With regard to air navigation facilities, water consumption was reduced by 22.4% from 2010, due to new initiatives.

The volume of treated water used at Aena facilities is at 490 m3, mainly used for green zone irrigation and roads.

Water management

Purified reused water accounts for 8.8% of total

water consumption

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At the Barcelona-El Prat airport, paper consumption was reduced by 64% and water consumption by 10% from the previous year.

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* The provided statistics account for 96% of airports in 2009 and 2010, and 100% of air-ports excluding Madrid-Torrejón and Ceuta Heliport in 2011. 100% of Air Navigation cen-tres were accounted for from 2009-2011.

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Water consumption optimisation initiatives

Along with the previously described initiatives already implemented at Aena, the following initiatives currently implemented in 2011 in various airports and air navigation installations are noteworthy.

AIRPORT InITIATIVES:

• Assessment of leaks and prevention/correction measures at the Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Pamplona, Reus, Zarago-za, Melilla airports.

• Installation of SSEI test wall at the Santander airport.

• Waterproofing an initial drinking water tank at the A Coruña Airport.

• Changes to SSEI practice protocol.

• Technical feasibility study for the transport of reused wa-ter from the Alicante Airport irrigation field.

• Purchase of purified water for irrigation at the Gran Ca-naria airport.

• Installation of a rainwater collection and storage system in the E3 parking lot at the Ibiza airport.

• Installation of a water treatment irrigation channel to de-crease the extraction well volume at the Zaragoza airport.

• Increased underground irrigation system and use of regen-erated water Palma de Mallorca Airport.

• Installation and connection of a rain sensor in the irriga-tion zone of the access road next to the Logroño-Agoncillo airport.

• Enhancement of consumption control meters at the Pam-plona, Reus, Son Bonet, Madrid-Cuatro Vientos, La Palma, Barcelona-El Prat airports.

• Implementation of telemetry for monitoring water con-sumption in the irrigation reservoir of the Tenerife South airport.

• Installation of smart water meters to obtain more reliable water consumption data at the Murcia-San Javier airport.

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AIR nAVIGATIOn InSTALLATIOn InITIATIVES:

• Garden area reform, and modification of the irrigation legs and leak detection and revision in the direction of the Southern Region.

• In the East Region, the following measures have been taken:

> Adjustment of air conditioning system temperatures to accommodate individuals under the Thermal Installa-tions Guidelines (RITE).

> Commissioning of a new and more efficient HVAC man-agement system

> Improved management of cooling tower purges

In the South Region in 2011 actions were taken at Seville ACC to achieve well water consumption by 40% with respect to 2010.

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Our airports care for their surroundings

We assess the environmental consequences of our activities in a strategic way

The need to reconcile air transport development with natural conservation and qual-ity of life in the airport’s surroundings requires a practical model based on equilibrium among economic, social and environmental factors, allowing us to approximate the ideal of sustainable development.

Since the entry into force of the Law on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), Aena simultaneously drafted a proposed revision of its master plans and environmental assessment procedures. This has allowed us to include the environmental variable in the decision-making process, achieving a synergy that allows us to anticipate possible limitations and/or conditions that may arise in developing the Master Plan and the projects based upon it.

Along with the Environmental Assessment of Projects (EIA) and the Strategic Environ-mental Assessment (SEA), the environmental variable is included in decision-making processes during the implementation of Master Plan projects, placing due value on the environmental consequences possibly imposed by the projects on surrounding areas. In

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View Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Report Plans, as well meas-ures implemented in order to comply with them: www.aena-aeropuertos.es

We preserve biodiversity and the natural environment

Many natural habitats found within the airport grounds have been subject to preserva-tion efforts in the face of urban and infrastructural developments taking place around these natural areas.

Given the large number of Aena network airports and their different locations, the diversity and types of ecosystems vary by zone.

One example is the Madrid-Barajas airport, which is comprised of different habitats that have been preserved and maintained over time and provide the necessary ecologi-cal niches for accommodating a variety of animal species. This airport alone includes the following areas: pine forests, wetlands, building and hangar areas, fruit areas and grass areas.

Some natural spaces present within the airport service areas are legally protected to an extent. The area of Protected Natural Areas (ENP) within the General Airport System (SGA) remains the same as the previous edition given that there was no expansion in these airport service areas in 2011, which affect these protected areas.

As can be seen, the Menorca Airport has two groups of wild olives (Olea europaea) included in the Catalog of Unique Trees of the Autonomous Com-munity of the Balearic Islands, which are of great importance for their size and age.

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2011(1)

EnP - Natural Spaces Protected by a state or regional authority 213.20

ZEPA - Special Protection Area for Birds Directive 79/409CEE as of 2 April 167.62

LIC - Site of Community Importance according to Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 318,63

HIC - Important Community Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC as of 21 May 1992 737.81(2)

IBA - Important Bird Area declared by Birdlife / SEO 1,567.65

Biosphere Reserve 1,059.46

RAMSAR - Wetlands of International Importance, especially Waterfowl Habitat 5.75

ZEPIM - Specially Protected Areas of Importance for the Mediterranean 2.96

NOTE: Number of airports with a protection authority within the SGA: 25

(1) Information on the November 2010 ZEPA proposal and October 2010 LIC proposal was taken from the website of the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs.(2) The area of Habitats of Priority Community Interest is 117.78 hectares.(3) The document containing a detailed break-down of the protected areas at each Aena network airport may be requested from the contacts listed in this Report (4) The Madrid-Torrejón airport is not included.


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CR Report 20115Main initiatives to protect and conserve the biodiversity in its natural environment following airport expansion

and air navigation initiatives (Year 2011):

A Coruña Transplant of 2 palm (Phoenix canariensis) units and 1 cassava, with a prepared report on the transplant with the inventory of the specimens affected by the work, the proposal of units to be transplanted and the intended location for each.

Bilbao Construction of two nesting platforms, approximately 1,600 m2 each, for plover (Charadrius dubius).

Fuerteventura Transplant of 8 Phoenix canarienses palms and 27 robust Washingtonia palms due to the 3rd phase of platform expansion.

Gran Canaria 32 Canarian palm (Phoenix canariensis), 13 Washingtonia palm, 29 Dactilífera palm and 6 Drago palm trans-plants. Further, in partnership with the Wildlife Management at the airport, measures were adopted specifically to protect the Canarian Lizard (Gallotia sthelinni) by attracting, capturing, and transferring it to safer areas.

Málaga-Costa del Sol The“Expansionofdrinkingwatersupply"projecthasinvolvedacomprehensivesupervisionofworksneartheCiriano creek to minimise the impact to existing wildlife: birds (ducks, herons, waders, passerines) and terrapin (Mauremys leprosa). To this end, the pipeline for the creek’s crossing was made in the summertime and with prior intensive inspection.

Menorca To minimise the effects of air field works and preserve the plant cover, several plant specimens were extracted: several holm oaks (Quercus ilex) and twenty wild olive trees (Olea europaea silvestris). All of the extracted specimens have thrived in their new locations.

Reus Conservation and maintenance of the following transplants: 45 olive trees, 22 tree trunks, 15 holm oaks (Quer-cus ilex) and 7 cork oaks (Quercus suber). 33 new holm oaks (Quercus ilex) were planted.


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CR Report 20115Wildlife management service at airports

Knowing the wildlife population that occupies the airport and its surroundings is fun-damental to an airport’s operation, since the presence of certain birds (depending on composition, habits and seasons of activity) may pose a risk to air navigation opera-tions. In consideration of this element, Aena classifies the different initiatives, which ensure the highest levels of safety into two groups.

In the first group, the bird population’s presence is incidental and unpredictable, and there is no real identified risk. In this case the airport acts preventively, such as by treat-ing and monitoring the plant cover, and in the case of any bird concentration, qualified airport staff then employ methods to disperse the birds.

When these measures do not suffice, such as in the case of the second group, wildlife control contractors are employed along with mechanical means. This is applied con-tinuously during daylight hours and assumes, during operating hours, the functions initially assigned to the supervising airport staff within the wildlife management pro-gram. Once implemented, the service is maintained as necessary to control the habitual presence of the birds.

At present, Aena’s wildlife control service is carried out in 37 airports, 27 of which employ it permanently, 4 sporadically, 2 in partnership with the Army (Torrejón and Murcia-San Javier) and 4 contracting the Air Force (Zaragoza, Badajoz, Salamanca y Albacete), who contribute a total de 44 falconers and 446 birds.


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CR Report 20115FALCOnRY, PRACTICED AT 35 AEnA AIRPORTS, DECLARED InTAnGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

For over forty years, falconry has been utilised at Spanish air-ports to prevent and correct the risks that birds may pose for air traffic. UNESCO’s recognition in November 2011 affirms that this practice maintained, promoted and spread. Falconry is a traditional activity for raising and training falcons to cap-ture prey in its natural habitat and also the most efficient method for avoiding possible accidents with birds at airports and their surroundings.

The role of the falcons at airports began in 1968 at Torrejon de Ardoz, where a bird control program was implemented in order to eliminate problems caused by concentrations of the

sisón, a bird the size of a duck. Naturalist Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente applied his method there for the first time, and af-ter four months of training the falcons flew for the first time over the air base. Two years later, Madrid-Barajas became the first civilian airport to open their runways to the falcons. Vigo Airport, which launched the practice in 1989, was the venue to train falcons to catch seagulls, which during those years posed serious problems for aviation operations.

Following the positive experience, other coastal airports adopted similar practice, including Malaga, Tenerife South, Ibiza, Menorca and Gran Canaria. Later, a patrol of falcons worked “on demand” at airports that did not otherwise have their own falconry service.


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CR Report 20115AEnA FInAnCES TWO AnIMAL RECOVERY CEnTRES AT MADRID-BARAjAS AnD AT BARCELOnA-EL PRAT

Among the compensatory measures derived from the expan-sions of Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona-El Prat, Aena has fi-nanced the construction of two recovery centres for the wild-life and marine animals, in the Community if Madrid and El Prat (Barcelona), respectively.

The Centre of Recovery of Wildlife Fauna of Madrid, in which Aena has invested 4,800,000 euros, is located in the mount Soto de Viñuelas, within the limits of the Regional Park of Cueca Alta del Manzanares in the municipality of Tres Cantos in Madrid, and has been developed along with the Commu-nity of Madrid as a reference point in the recovery of wildlife, which once treated, could go back to their natural habitat. In this centre of the Community of Madrid, exotic animals and autochthonous species are also taken in, cared for and assisted with the purpose of preventing their release into the environment and to those problems that this causes for eco-systems.

Moreover, the Centre for the Recovery of Marine Animals (CRMA) on the road to El Prat beach, has required an invest-ment of 6 million Euros, financed by the Ministry of Environ-ment and Aena. Aena has ceded free of charge, for a duration of 20 years with the option of extension, the use of 18,200 m2 situated in the Parc Litoral for conservation, research, ed-ucation, and environmental awareness, especially for marine animals. These are the first facili-ties in Europe designed especially for the treatment of cetaceans, turtles, and seabirds. Also, the new centre has a great capacity to react against environmental impacts that the marine environ-ment might suffer, like epidemics, oil spills or other toxic means, be-coming the starting point towards the development of projects and protocols of action to deal with environmental contingencies that might threaten the marine fauna.


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CR Report 20115We care for the preservation of our heritage

The airport overlaps a territory using its own resources, among which are located its own historical heritage, whereby as detailed in previous editions in the CR Report, in the Aena airports can be found diverse elements that form part of the Cultural Herit-age.

In the following table all elements of the Cultural Heritage found within the service area of Aena are detailed.

Aena participates economically in the centre for the recovery of wildlife fauna that is located in mount Soto de Viñuelas, and along with the Ministry of Environment, collaborates with the Cen-tre for the Recovery of Marine Animals (CRMA)

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List of elements of Cultural Heritage present in the Aena network airports

Airport Cultural Heritage Elements

Menorca 32 elements of Cultural Heritage

Ibiza 9 heritage assets

Madrid-Barajas 27 archaeological sites and 17 paleontological sites

Málaga-Costa del Sol 7 archaeological sites

Santander 1 site with various occupancy levels

Reus 3 sites: 1 neolithic, 1 roman, 1 iberian

Sabadell 1 Neolithic site

Valencia6 sites with roman findings, and 10 constructions related to the civil war (bunkers, machinegun nests)

Fuerteventura 2 structures related to World War II. 2 wall structures. 2 ethnographic remains.

A Coruña 12 elements of Cultural Heritage


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CR Report 20115Thus, archaeology plays a relevant role in the execution of the infrastructure of the airports of the Aena network, in a way that all the actions are performed implement-ing all the protective measures that guarantee the conservation of Cultural Heritage.

In this regard, it is necessary to outline the activities in 2011:

Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport

In addition to monitoring the earthmoving with the use an archeologist during con-struction, the layout of 200m of potable water lines was remapped so as to not affect the remains found in 2008 in the area of the La Huertecilla Business Park from the roman-Iberian archeological find (“Pocopringue” site).

A Coruña Airport

Due to the runway expansion works at the airport, several archaeological projects have been carried out among which includes the transfer of various cultural elements. These jobs have included:

• Presentation and approval of the archeological control and monitoring project dur-ing construction, and archeological control and monitoring during the earthmoving phase.

• Presentation and approval of disassembly, transfer and assembly project for the Cru-ceiro de Santo Estevo, as well as its reconstruction at its new location.

• Presentation and approval of the draft probe boreholes in Castro de Cillobre.

• Presentation and approval of draft demolition/dismantling of traditional houses of O Curro, former children’s school and Quinta de Outeiro.

In the Airports of Aena there are more than 100

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tion and rehabilitation of Casa Grande dos Carunchos, Pazo de Culledero, Casa das Ferrer, and 3 granaries considered cul-tural interest assets (GCI) by the state legislation on the sub-ject.

Reus Airport

During the earthmoving works there were 19 prehistoric circular structures found seeming to be domestic dwellings, even though there is a high degree of deterioration and any definitive inter-pretation is difficult. The use of two these dwellings for funerals is documented. The preliminary analysis of the ceramic elements recovered have allowed the sited to be dated between the early Neolithic period and the Bronze age.

All the archaeological interventions have taken place under the approval of the Cultural Heritage Department of the Generalitat of Cataluña and are summarized in four phases:

• Archaeological control of the earthmoving works

• Excavation of the structures located

• Treatment of the archaeological sites

• Documentation of the stratigraphic profiles of the ravine of Boella.

The complete study of all the elements recovered in the set of the documented structures in this phase, will allow us to estab-lish more conclusions with respect to this.


Besides the works previously listed, in 2011, with the object of ac-complishing the corresponding paperwork of the Strategic Envi-ronmental Evaluations of the Master Plans, there have been con-ducted superficial archaeological surveys of the general system of the airports of Valencia, Fuerteventura and Girona-Costa Brava.

Characterization and management of soils

In the year 2009, Aena finalized the characterization of the sub-soil of all airports of the network. These actions aimed at the protection of the quality of the soils were carried out in order to know the real status of the soils on the airport premises in order to carry out the recovery of the land of the airports that require it. So far 12 out of 13 airports in which there were detected contaminated soils have been decontaminated, pending finali-zation of the activities started in the Palma de Mallorca Airport where there is still maintenance of the passive interception bar-rier installed.

So far, it has removed 95% of the subsurface hydrocarbon super-natant of the old airport CLH facilities, which are located in the current parking.

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CR Report 20115The recovery activities were carried out with the best available and economically viable techniques, opting for performances of bioremediation in situ versus landfill destination. With the completion of the characterization studies, Aena currently counts in each of its airports on a network of piezometers that allows for control and regular monitoring of its facilities in order to prevent future pollution.

Using its piezometers network, Aena regularly

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CR Report 20115During the year 2011 Aena has carried out, among others, the following conventions:

• Collaboration with the partnership Algaenergy S.A. for the development of a tech-nological platform of experimentation with microalgae. The Project will be devel-oped in the Madrid-Barajas Airport and in addition to the provision of property on which to situate the facilities, but will also provide CO2 emissions from its Cogenera-tion Plant. A more complete description of the Project can be consulted in the sec-tion of “Our energy footprint”.

• Agreement between the Centre of Reference, Research, Development, and Innova-tion ATM, Grouping of Economic Interest (CRDIG) for the implementation of ap-proximations in continuous descent (CDAS) in airports of medium intensity traffic.

• Renewal of the collaboration agreement between the Iberia Employee’s Associa-tion of Parents of Disabled Children (EAHIB) for providing the services of collection (complementary), transfer, storage and waste management in the Málaga-Costa del Sol airport.

• Collaboration agreement between the Community of Users of Aguas del Valle Bajo and Delta de Llobregat (CUADLL) and Aena Airports for the environmental follow up through the monitoring of the surface aquifer in the lagoon of Ricarda in the surroundings of the Barcelona-El Prat Airport.

• Collaboration agreement between the partnership of Engineering and Economics of Transportation (Ineco) and Aena Airports S.A. for the installation of solar cooling in the environmental classroom of the Lanzarote Airport.

TRAVEL IT PROJECT

This is an itinerant exposition in which, with interactive character, Arena’s envi-ronmental policy is disclosed. Through a large screen and four i-Pads, travellers can actively participate in the exposi-tion, knowing first-hand the measures adopted by Aena for the sustainable management of its airport network. It is also gives the opportunity for travellers to take a picture and post it on their Fa-cebook walls along with a post written by them about Aena’s environmental policy.

The Project Travel It! Started on Decem-ber 15 2011, in the T4 of the Madrid-Barajas Airport, having obtained great support form the public from the be-ginning. It is expected to take place in another 12 airports between 2012 and 2013

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CR Report 20115• Collaboration agreement between the CONAMA foundation and Aena for the re-

alization of CONAMA 11, Summit of sustainable development to be held in Madrid from 26 to November 30 2012.

• Cooperation between the Ibiza Airport Campaign “Speak up for the jungle” of the Spanish Jane Goodall Institute. The airport has collaborated with the campaign by collecting all obsolete mobile phones that were in the container that the public school Puig d’En Valls has intended for that purpose.

• In collaboration with the La Caixa Foundation, Trinijove Foundation and l’Agència de Residus of Catalunya in the Barcelona-El Prat Airport, has held the exhibition “Social, Cultural and Environmental Compromise” which consisted of explanatory panels of Corporate Social Responsibility, the “Diseny pel Reciclatge 2009” awards of the Catalan Agency of Residus, explanatory panels about the functional objectives of the Trinijove Foundation, and a presentation of sculptures made with recycled material from the artist Josep Puigmartí.

• Collaboration agreement between the Cabildo de Lanzerote and Aena to develop diverse activities directed to promote sustainable air transport. Among these actions include:

> A cyclist and pedestrian plan to access the airport.

> A study on the Promotion of Sustainable energy that analyses the best way to harness the energy potential in the territory where the airport is located.

> The explanatory panels “A Walk through time. From stardust to us” in which the biological evolution and history during 4,600 years of the planet is visually explained.

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5 Environmentworkshop, the planting of native plant species in the room’s garden, a falcon exhibition and the test-driving of electric ve-hicles. For its part, the Madrid-Barajas