Environmental Initiatives: Fraport AG Will Reforest 310 Hectares of Land in Hesse as Green Offset for Expanding Frankfurt Airport

Frankfurt, Germany 8. 7. 2003 (PROTEXT/ots) - In conjunctionwith its planned expansion of Frankfurt Airport, Fraport AG(FSE: FRA)Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide will reforest atotal of 310 hectares of land at several locations in the stateof Hesse, Germany. Overall, Fraport AG will invest some EUR 100million in reforestation and nature conservation projects asgreen offsets for FRA's expansion. A working group of theDarmstadt administrative district - comprising representativesfrom the responsible authorities, forestry and agricultureindustries, environmental conservation groups, and Fraport AG -has already identified 500 hectares in Hesse suitable for thereforestation initiative. As a next step, Fraport will becontacting the respective landowners in these areas to determinetheir interest in selling or providing land for reforestation.

"We intend to create ecologically valuable areas in theFrankfurt/Rhine-Main region of Hesse where we can develop thesecompensatory reforestation projects," said Dr. Wilhelm Bender,Fraport AG's executive board chairman. Furthermore, Fraport willhave forests in the direct airport vicinity reclassified at ahigher protection level, thus eliminating lumbering in thesewoodlands.

Embedded in Fraport AG's "Vision 2000Plus" guidingprinciples, environmental protection is considered strategicallyvital for the company and its home base Frankfurt Airport. Alongwith being committed to sustainable development, Fraport hasbecome a recognized leader in a wide range of airport-relatedenvironmental technologies and concepts. Implemented in 1999,Fraport's environmental management system (EMS) is based on theEuropean Union's Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and iscertified in accordance with the DIN EN ISO 14001 environmentalstandard.

ots Original Text Service: Fraport AG Internet:http://www.presseportal.de

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