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Quarry Life Award 2021

What biodiversity is in the Lustin quarry ?

Make a film about biodiversity in the Lustin quarry and its unique features. All authorized places will be visited, and the rarest species will be sought. Shooting to take place on weekends, holidays,

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Quarry Life Award 2021
Quarry Life Award 2021
Lixhe

Animation and interactivity of the Loën and Romont quarries

Education Environnement asbl wishes to set up an original teaching project to bring the educational trails of the Loën and Romont quarries to life. More specifically, the project has two components:

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Quarry Life Award 2021
Quarry Life Award 2016

Naturally…..................Art!

The ENCI quarry form an outstanding area of natural beauty in Maastricht. It presents ample opportunities for experiencing nature and leisure activities,

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Quarry Life Award 2016
Quarry Life Award 2016
Lixhe

Spatio-temporal dynamics of butterfly bush in quarries

In Wallonia, quarries represent a large host potential for the species with a high heritage value as orchids and butterflies. However,

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Quarry Life Award 2016
Quarry Life Award 2016
Lixhe

Land and freshwater snails: a too poorly known fauna of the quarries

The main goal is to realize a large survey of Loën quarry malacofauna, that is land and freshwater snails (molluscs). These poorly known animals contribute to the biodiversity :

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Quarry Life Award 2016
Quarry Life Award 2012
Rue des Grands Malades, 5000 Namur

Wine is life

We propose to use the Beez quarry as a model for biodiversity integration into human activities.

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Quarry Life Award 2012
Quarry Life Award 2014

Study of the spontaneous flora for future restorations / Etude de la flore spontanée pour de futures restaurations

This project aims to characterize the flora that spontaneously recolonize non recently exploited areas in three group quarries (Beez, Harmignies, Loë

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Quarry Life Award 2012

Study of the impacts of management and various disturbances on the development of calcareous grassland and associated rare species

Quarries are known for the recolonization that occurs when left untouched. Various processes (biological,

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Quarry Life Award 2012
Quarry Life Award 2014
Mons

Recherche sur le goéland cendré et ses conditions de nidification dans la carrière de CBR Mons / Investigation of the mew gull and its nesting conditions in the quarry of CBR Mons

Le Goéland cendré ne niche chez nous que sur une poignée de sites, principalement en Hainaut, depuis son installation chez nous en 1970. Elle c'est développé

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Quarry Life Award 2014