Latest news from Quarry Life Award

Participating quarries on Social Media
Over the past few weeks, we have presented the participating Quarries on both Facebook and Instagram. Read more

Your project proposal for the 5th edition of the Quarry Life Award
5th edition launched on May, 11th 2021: HeidelbergCement invites researchers, students, local communities, NGOs and nature lovers from around the world to participate in its international scientific and educational competition. The QLA Its aim is to raise the awareness of the ecological value of extraction sites and to find new ways to further enhance it. New in this fifth edition is the introduction of the category “Nature Based Solutions” at international level, also Israel and Bulgaria joining for the first time. Read more

Some inspiration: Winners of the 4th edition
The Quarry Life Award, HeidelbergCement’s scientific and education contest, is a success story and attracts hundreds of people from all over the world, willing to boost biodiversity in quarries. Read more

Join the Quarry Life Award community
The fifth edition of the QLA, a research competition organized by HeidelbergCement, will be officially launched in May. Read more

5th edition is being postponed until 2021
HeidelbergCement AG and its subsidiaries have decided to postpone the 5th edition of the Quarry Life Award because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated uncertainties. To all the contestants who were looking forward to the 5th edition as much as we were: Health and safety of everyone are our top priority, and we take our share in containing the crisis as far as possible! Read more