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.
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.
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.
The 6th of June I visited Bjørntvet Quarry to present my proposal to jury member Carolyn Jewel. This was a great opportunity to get some new ideas for the project and to see the quarry.
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We had a lovely day in Kunda, where we had a possibility to introduce our project to Dr Carolyn Jewell and together visit our experimental patches and see first results!
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