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.
19 Feb 2018
Over the next couple of weeks, all projects competing in the fourth edition of the Quarry Life Award will be introduced individually on the QLA social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).
17 Jan 2018
The research phase of the fourth QLA edition has started with nature enthusiasts undertaking over 110 projects at quarries across 25 participating countries. Many participants visited "their" quarry for the first time and will update you with their blogs about the research.
11 Dec 2017
Let's celebrate! On the occasion of the sixth year anniversary, HeidelbergCement and BirdLife International have published a brochure highlighting the successes of their partnership.
Drone flight, survey teams get into gear and our new training centre starts being used. But weather stops play again for our public bird ringing event
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Construction work on the artificial sand martin nesting bank at Ketton Quarry is almost complete. On 28th March the Year 4 Osprey class from Ketton Primary school visited the quarry to check up on progress.
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We've begun our project by setting up the project team and doing some initial desk-top studies. The first output of this is a draft digitised map of wetland resources in and within 5 Km of the Chipping Sodbury Quarry Complex. Two maps are presented - one as the site is now and how it might look once the quarry voids are allowed to flood. We'll use these maps to help work out the potential for the quarry sites to add to wetland biodiversity in this part of South Gloucestershire.
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School visits to the site, a presentation evening and work resumes on site
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