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 will award international prizes up to € 30,000 in 2022.
10 Aug 2022
Dear Quarry Life Award participants, With just a couple of weeks left of the research phase, it’s time to start thinking about your final report - it can be uploaded to the QLA website. The deadline for uploading your documents is 15th September 2022. The QLA team wishes you a healthy and productive summer in our quarries.
10 Jun 2022
The national and international jury members visit our quarrying sites and learn more about the QLA projects from the participants.
16 Feb 2022
For the fifth edition of the Quarry Life Award, five International Jury members have been nominated to assess the projects for International Awards. They will work simultaneously with the national juries, but focusing on different evaluation criteria.
Murarka ogrodowa (Osmia rufa) to jeden z gatunków pszczół samotnic, występujących na terenie całej Polski. W przeciwieństwie do pszczoły miodnej nie dają miodu, ale pełnią ważną rolę w przyrodzie – zapylają kwiaty, z których później mamy owoce i warzywa.
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Für den 4. August haben wir uns ein straffes Programm vorgenommen: Ziel ist es, die verschiedenen Lebensräume des Steinbruchs Burglengenfeld alle mindestens einmal zu kartieren, um die Charakteristiken und einige typische Arten je Habitat herauszuarbeiten.
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Collecting seeds, cleaning, packing and storing in Caucasus Regional Seed Bank for future purposes.
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By comparing the available knowledge on sedentary and nesting avifauna of Castenedolo’s Wood (45 species) with that of Bosco Fontana State Reserve (52 species), differences are evident. The ancient lowland forest of Bosco Fontana is surrounded by large water basins and canals where distinctly marshy species, such as little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), coot (Fulica atra) and greenish marsh warbler (Acrocephalus palustris), stop and reproduce. There are also differences between birds related to...
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