Environment and sustainable development: Libreville International Airport receives an award

Libreville, Thursday October 19, 2023 (Infos Gabon) – This distinction recognizes the efforts made by this infrastructure in reducing greenhouse gases. The ARISE Infrastructures Services press release.

“ARISE Infrastructures Services is proud to announce that Libreville Léon Mba International Airport was rewarded during the 70^e general assembly of the regional conference of the International Airports Association (ACI AFRICA) in Dakar. This distinction recognizes the airport’s exceptional performance in environmental management and sustainable development.

For many years, Libreville International Airport has been engaged in an environmental approach aimed at achieving several objectives, including compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements, reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, and optimizing of waste management. These efforts have led to the active participation of the Airport in the Airport Carbon Accreditation process, launched by the International Association of Airports (ACI), which aims to comply with the objectives of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and to intensify efforts to limit the overall increase in global temperature, as well as Gabon’s commitments.

Thanks to its efforts, Libreville Airport (ADL) is now the first airport in Central Africa and the second in Africa to be certified carbon neutral. The award won at the ACI AFRICA General Assembly in Dakar is a testament to ADL’s continued commitment to environmental protection and sustainable development. This prestigious recognition places the airport at the top of its category when it comes to environmental management.

ARISE Infrastructure Services would like to congratulate Libreville International Airport for this exceptional achievement and thank all stakeholders, including NGOs, who contributed to this achievement.”

FIN/INFOSGABON/SM/2023

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