Creation of a wooded area

The planting of the wooded area north of the airport, which began in 2023, will be completed by 2025. It is a green lung of around 40 hectares, the size of 56 football pitches, whose main function is to absorb carbon dioxide and integrate the airport into the landscape.

This area will then be certified as a “sustainable forest”, so it can no longer be built on.

The wooded area is one of the projects included in the Decarbonisation Plan with which the Airport aims to eliminate its direct and indirect emissions by 2030.

The benefit in terms of carbon dioxide absorption is estimated at 500 tonnes/year during the entire life cycle of the woodland. In Italy, one person produces 5 tonnes of CO2 every year on average, so 33 trees are needed to offset the emissions of a single person. The type of plant also affects the amount of carbon dioxide captured, as does the age, size, climate and soil in which they are planted.

The plants in the wooded area have been carefully selected to ensure maximum absorption of CO2 while also minimising the risk of attracting birdlife.