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Quarry Life Award 2014
Oterkpalu - Kpong Rd, Eastern District

Composting for quarry site rehabilitation

This project explores the option of applying compost to reclaim contaminated land at the Yongwa quarry site in Ghana.

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Australia
Quarry Life Award 2014
Cudgen, Northern, New South Wales

Community Engagement Framework

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Quarry Life Award 2014
Degerhamn, Öland

Can stone quarries contribute to preservation of endagered species in ephemeral water bodies?

Ephemeral waters are a threatened habitat all over Europe. Overgrowth and drainage have resulted in fragmentation and low habitat levels, with reduced probability for

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Tanzania
Quarry Life Award 2012

Can Revegetation of Wazo Hill Quarry increase Butterfly species diversity and abundance?

An induction for familiarization of the Quarry site was conducted in 19/03/2012. The wazo hill Wazo Hill is located at Tegeta area, approximately 25Km from the Dar es Salaam city centre, Tanzania.

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Quarry Life Award 2012
Long-billed Corella
Australia
Quarry Life Award 2012
North Lakes Road, Warrayure

Building a Framework for Better Biodiversity Management

The project aims to develop a test package that will help increase biodiversity via community empowerment. To achieve this objective we will be engaging a school group.

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Quarry Life Award 2012
Poland
Quarry Life Award 2012
Górażdże village

Bryophytes as indicators of natural values on mineral workings areas – a case study from limestone quarry “Górażdże”

Bryophyta species are a significant, yet a poorly researched plant group. They play an important role in various ecosystems.

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Quarry Life Award 2012
Quarry Life Award 2012
December, 12, Novoamvrosiivs'ke, Donets'ka

Botanical assessment and monitoring of mining areas

Flora is the main constituent of habitats, especially ones disturbed by human activity, because just vegetation creates environment for sustainable development of other life forms.

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Quarry Life Award 2012
Small nest box - set!
Quarry Life Award 2014
Kakanj, Zenica – Doboj Canton

Bird protection at the Ribnica quarry / Zaštita ptica na kamenolomu Ribnica

During the six-month research in the area of the Ribnica quarry, performed in 2012 by the members of the Ornithological Society "Naše ptice", 76 bird species were registered.

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Kazakhstan
Quarry Life Award 2012
Cudgen, Northern, New South Wales

Biological Recultivation of the Oktyabrskoye quarry

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Quarry Life Award 2012