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Enhance biodiversity with your idea - Nature will be the biggest winner!

The Quarry Life Award is a scientific and education competition, takes place every three years and runs simultaneously at national and international levels. Its aim is to raise the awareness of the ecological value of extraction sites and sharing new best practices.  

Currently, biodiversity projects are carried out in our quarries around the world.

We awarded international prizes up to € 30,000 in 2022. The 6th edition will start in 2024.

70 Quarries
19 Countries
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Latest news from Quarry Life Award

News overview
the International winners by Stijn Vanderdeelen19 Oct 2022

The international winners have been announced

Heidelberg Materials and more than 100 guests celebrated the seven winning teams of the fifth edition of the Quarry Life Award in Brussels. Building on the award, Heidelberg Materials develops best practices for quarry management which are then applied on a global scale, amongst others supporting the company’s contribution to the EU restoration agenda.

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23 Sep 2022

THE INTERNATIONAL JURY HAS DECIDED!

After reading more than 50 Final Reports, the Jurors met virtually today (23 September) to discuss the results.

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HeidelbergCement becomes Heidelberg Materials22 Sep 2022

HeidelbergCement becomes Heidelberg Materials

Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete. In more than 600 active quarries worldwide Heidelberg Materials and its subsidiaries are committed to protecting and enhancing nature during and after extraction and promoting a high diversity of local flora and fauna. The company established the Quarry Life Award in 2012.

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Project updates

Significance of herpetofauna conservation in preserving biodiversity of Nowogród Bobrzański quarryPoland

October

With the advent of fall, activity of animals has significantly decreased.

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12Oct
Significance of herpetofauna conservation in preserving biodiversity of Nowogród Bobrzański quarryPoland

Październik

Wraz z nastaniem jesieni, aktywność zwierząt wyraźnie się obniżyła.

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11Oct
Stezka Moravské droby Czech Republic

Trasa Stezky moravské droby schválena!

Ve středu 21. září 2022 schválila Komise značení Jihomoravské oblasti Klubu českých turistů návrh značených cest, které zpřístupní staré lomy v okolí Olšan. Vyznačení bude provedeno v termínu říjen 2022 až květen 2023. Nyní představíme pouze severní část trasy Stezky moravské droby, neboť lom Koprovka je až do ukončení rekultivačních prací přístupný výhradně po předchozí domluvě. Protože stezka zatím není v terénu vyznačena, připojujeme její mapku a popis:

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30Sep
Study of Soil Seedbanks, Species Regeneration and Aboveground Vegetation in the Wazo Hill QuarryTanzania

Soil refilling

Soil should be refilled in layers depending on the depth with maximum seedbanks

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29Sep
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About the Quarry Life Award

The Quarry Life Award is a scientific and education contest proposed by Heidelberg Materials and its subsidiaries. The contest aims at raising the awareness of the biodiversity value of quarrying sites and sharing new best practices with the scientific community, NGOs, authorities and Heidelberg Materials‘ operating units. The Quarry Life Award aims at increasing the scientific understanding of the interaction between nature and quarries as well as contributing to global nature conservation goals in raising the awareness of the importance of biodiversity and bringing people closer to nature.

The contest is conducted every three years. However, the Covid-19 pandemic caused us to reschedule the launch of the 5th edition to May 2021.

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