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Kazakhstan
Quarry Life Award 2014
Shetpe, Mangistauskiy region

Biological Diversity – stable development – education / Биологическое разнообразие - устойчивое развитие - образование

We are on the threshold of the next important “evolution event” which will determine the further development of life on the earth,

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Quarry Life Award 2012
Cementvägen 1, Skövde, Västra Götaland

Biodiversity, society and mining in coexistence – rehabilitation of the Swedish limestone quarry in Skövde city.

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Quarry Life Award 2012
North America
Quarry Life Award 2014
Lincoln, North, Illinois

Biodiversity, Restoration, and Educational Trails on a Reclaimed Rock Quarry

During the 1800s, North American grasslands were often converted to agricultural croplands, often leaving only small prairie remnants around the edges of farm fields.

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Quarry Life Award 2012
Ishimbaisky Isheevo

Biodiversity Shakh-Tau: educational and tourist potential and sustainable development

The project aims to explore opportunities of Shakh-Tau quarry, its recreational and educational potential while preserving biodiversity and traces of extinct species.

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Quarry Life Award 2012
Quarry Life Award 2012
Kaspi

Biodiversity maintenance and increase by recultivation of erosive surfaces and the landscape restoration by environmentally safe natural materials

In spite of the complicated title of our Project the idea is simple –

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Quarry Life Award 2012
North America
Quarry Life Award 2014
Sechelt, British Columbia

Biodiversity at Lehigh:A Community Educational Experience.

This project falls within the topic of “Biodiversity and Education”. We will determine above- and below-ground biodiversity of restored sites at the Lehigh aggregate mine,

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Quarry Life Award 2014
Quarry Life Award 2012
Kakanj, Zenica – Doboj Canton

Biodiversity and remediation of quarry Ribnica

The project Natura 2000 is based on positive collaboration with relevant authorities, as the main responsible for the protection of biodiversity.

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Quarry Life Award 2012
Quarry Life Award 2014
Zheleznodorozhnaya, Novogurovsky, Tula

Biodiversity and education/Биоразнообразие и образование

The “Novogurovsky” quarry is going to be developed for another 30-40 years. Considering this we decided to propose the project with long-term perspective.

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Quarry Life Award 2014
3D model of Lespezi quarry
Romania
Quarry Life Award 2012
Dâmbovita county

Best rehabilitation scenarios for Lespezi quarry based on habitat and species modelling

It has to be recognized the negative impact that different human activities have on biodiversity in general and the need to mitigate this negative impact through active conservation measures.

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Quarry Life Award 2012