Grass management at airports - Executive summary

Airport operators are responsible for the maintenance of their grassed areas, with the primary objective of ensuring operational safety. Given the global decline in biodiversity, everyone's commitment is essential, and airport grasslands have great potential for improvement. Therefore, in the context of the maintenance of green areas, which is carried out by mowing them more or less regularly, it is possible to implement some best practices to improve biodiversity while maintaining the level of safety at the airport.

This document is an executive summary of the technical guide "Grass management at airports - From wildlife risk management to biodiversity enhancement". The complete version is available on the STAC website.