KIA bags Green Airports Recognition-2024 award
The Hindu
The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has bagged the silver category award in the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific & Middle East Green Airports Recognition (GAR) 2024.
The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has bagged the silver award in the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific & Middle East Green Airports Recognition (GAR) 2024.
The KIA bagged the silver award in the category of airports handling between 15 million and 35 million passengers a year.
ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East has announced the results of GAR 2024, recognising 12 airports in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East for their outstanding accomplishments in sustainability projects.
The theme for the Green Airports Recognition 2024 is ‘Biodiversity and nature-based solutions’.
According to ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East, airports were encouraged to submit their best practices in preserving biodiversity and utilising nature-based solutions on their premises, ranging from plantation for carbon reduction and social benefits, marine life conservation by airports, wetland/ecological rejuvenation, in-house airport horticulture and nursery, and wildlife management for safe operations through nature-based solutions.
The recognised airports have been awarded in three categories – platinum, gold, and silver – based on various airport size categories and set criteria.
The airports are bracketed into four categories: over 35 million passengers a year, between 15 million and 35 million passengers, between 8 million and 15 million passengers, and less than 8 million passengers a year.
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