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.
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.
02 Feb 2022
The participants will update you with their blogs about the research conducted in our quarries.
16 Dec 2021
Projects participating in the competition will be published soon. The 5th edition of the Quarry Life Award enters into the next phase with more exciting things ahead!
An unserem 6. Termin im Mai hatten wir Besuch vom Imker. Herr Wüst hatte extra für uns ein paar seiner Kästen früher in den Steinbruch gestellt, um uns Spannendes über die Honigbiene und die Imkerei zu erzählen. Neben vielen Fakten und erstaunlichen Geschichten aus der Praxis erfuhren die Kinder, wie wertvoll die Arbeit der Bienen für den Erhalt der Artenvielfalt ist.
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It is recognized that up to 87% of plants are pollinated by useful insects such as bees. It is for bees that a special holiday was established - World Bee Day. This interesting initiative was established by the United Nations and is celebrated every year on May 20.
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Uznaje się, że nawet do 87 % roślin zapylanych jest przez pożyteczne owady takie jak pszczoły. To właśnie dla pszczół ustanowiono wyjątkowe święto jakim jest Światowy Dzień Pszczół. Ta ciekawa inicjatywa została ustanowiona przez ONZ i co roku celebrowana jest 20 maja.
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