Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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HeidelbergCement launches Quarry Life Award
For the first time HeidelbergCement initiates the Quarry Life Award, an international
competition to find new ideas for the conservation and promotion of species diversity in quarries and gravel pits. For many years HeidelbergCement has been promoting the protection of biodiversity during and after the quarrying activities.
The Quarry Life Award will take place in roughly 15 countries in Europe, Central Asia
and Africa. Students and scientists as well as co-operations with NGOs can participate
in the Award.
Projects submitted must focus on the following key topics:
- Discover biodiversity in quarrying sites
- Biodiversity and rehabilitation
- Biodiversity and education
- Biodiversity management during extraction
After implementation of the projects on site, three winners per country and three global winners will be awarded prizes. National awards of EUR 1,500, EUR 3,000 and EUR 5,000 as well as global awards of EUR 10,000, EUR 20,000 and EUR 30,000 will be granted to the winners.