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Germany
Quarry Life Award 2014
Regensburg, Bavaria

Development of a quarry – support and resettlement of butterflies

Quarries as secondary habitats for protected plants and animal species get more and more important and increase in their significance to nature conservation in a landscape,

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Quarry Life Award 2014
North America
Quarry Life Award 2014
Sechelt, British Columbia

Designing a Geo-Ecology and Education nature trail.

Designing+constructing a geo-ecology and education nature trail at the quarry. With this trail visitors get an insight of bedrock,soil,terrain shaping,water, climate, vegetation,

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Germany
Quarry Life Award 2014
Jessen, Saxony-Anhalt

Design and Development of Suitable Spawining Grounds for the Protection of Native Amphibians

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Quarry Life Award 2014
Ishimbaisky Isheevo

Creation of Paleontological park on the territory of “Shakh-Tau” quarry / Создание палеонтологического парка на территории карьера «Шах-Тау»

The territory of the “Shakh-Tau” quarry has a unique etiology and should be available for the visitors after the quarry will be explored out. The “Shakh-Tau”

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Quarry Life Award 2014
December, 12, Novoamvrosiivs'ke, Donets'ka

Creating a nursery of rare habitat-forming species of local flora as an element of sustainable development of mining areas in the steppe zone

The priority areas of our project include preserving local rare plant species, restoring animal habitats, increasing the biodiversity after mining works, soil protection and further recovery,

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Quarry Life Award 2012
Skien, Grenland

Conserving solitary bees in active quarries

Creating an easy to follow template to guide nest habitat conservation or establishment in active quarries.

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Quarry Life Award 2012
Turkey
Quarry Life Award 2014
CANAKKALE, EZINE

Conservation of the Biodiversity in the Bozalan Clay Quarry Site

Bozalan clay quarry is located in Ezine, Çanakkale, Turkey. The permitted mining area is about 100 Ha. Yearly production of the Bozalan clay quarry is 1.7 Million tons. Here,

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Indonesia
Quarry Life Award 2014
Cirebon, Jawa Barat

Conservation Area at Cirebon Quarry and its Potency in Carbon Sequestration

The aim of this research is complete data of carbon storage in Cirebon quarry and in each different habitats in this area. It is important to evaluate the total carbon stored in Cirebon Quarry.

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Quarry Life Award 2014
Slite, Gotland

Concrete Biodiversity

The Western Quarry in Slite is a grand setting. The quarry has almost reached its endpoint and it is time to decide how to design the edges.

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Quarry Life Award 2014