HeidelbergCement invites researchers, students and citizens to submit biodiversity projects in its quarries around the world.
The aim of this scientific and educational contest is to raise awareness of the organic value of mining sites and share new best practices with the scientific community, NGOs, authorities and our operating units.
Over 110 projects worldwide have been selected to compete in the 4th edition 2018 and win up to 30.000 Euro.
04 Jul 2018
Dear Quarry Life Award participants, With just a couple of months left of the research phase, it’s time to start thinking about your final report - it can be uploaded to the QLA website from 6th July on. The deadline for uploading your documents is 20th September 2018. The QLA team wishes you a productive summer in our quarries.
26 Jun 2018
Every website has to perform maintenance at some point or another. Now it`s time for the QLA websites. Unfortunately, maintenance requires taking our site offline for some time. We scheduled the maintance work for Thursday, 28th from 9.30 to 11.30 am CEST. Thank you for your understanding.
11 Jun 2018
The QLA participants have done a great job so far and are currently busy with carrying out their research! You can support and motivate them by voting for projects you particularly like.
Shane Sparg´s visit in the pit. - Návštěva Shana Sparga v pískovně.
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Today, Stéphane RIVIÈRE, international member of the Quarry Life Award jury, accompanied with Valérie CAUCHI (French Quarry Life Award coordinator), Marine GAUDUCHEAU (GSM environment coordinator), Elodie RUSSIER-DECOSTER (UICN France project officer) and Romain SIRJEAN (Land and environment Manager Expert) participated in a project presentation by Sébastien CORMONT (project manager) who was accompanied by Hervé SALVÉ (manager of the Federation). - Aujourd’hui, Stéphane RIVIÈRE, membre du jury...
Read moreThe pictures, scientific names and most common uses of some of the plants that have helped people improve their health throughout history are shown on the doors of the first-aid kit. To do this, we have created this kit that symbolizes the medicinal uses of those plants.
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