Integrating up-to-date ecological knowledge into

quarry biodiversity management

Dr Carolyn Jewell

3rd May 2018

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HeidelbergCement – Integrating Biodiversity

HeidelbergCement Group

N°1 in aggregates N°3 in ready-mixed concrete N°2 in cement

3,030 locations in around 60 countries worldwide

59,000 employees

Cement capacity 195 million tonnes (incl. joint ventures)

Aggregates reserves 20 billion tonnes

Over 140 years of experience in aggregates and cement production as well

as in downstream activities

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A Strong Commitment to Biodiversity

Extraction activities can go hand in hand with nature protection

HeidelbergCement aims to establish a leadership position in

the development of biodiversity in quarries.

Site-specific

projects

Biodiversity risk

assessment

Invasive

Alien

Species Biodiversity

knowledge /

advice

Quarry

Life Award

BirdLife

International

Biodiversity

Management

Plans

Public Affairs

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Global Environmental Sustainability Slide 4 Quarries Alive

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Quarry Life Award

What?

Why?

Who?

4 editions since 2012

25+ countries

100+ participating sites

1400+ submitted project proposals

370+ selected projects

National & International prizes

Community Stream:

Biodiversity & education

Connecting quarries & local communities

Student Class project

Research Stream:

Biodiversity management

Habitat and species research

Beyond Quarry Borders

www.quarrylifeaward.com

Quarry Life Award – raising ecological awareness

Internally…

Externally….

“Paying attention to the natural world not

only makes people feel better, it makes

them behave better. Here we can see

added value for the company.”

“With access to quarry sites, we could

better understand sector constraints and

we hope to have been beneficial to

quarries in their understanding of how their

sites can be valuable for nature.”

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Science into practice

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Science into practice

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Real life solutions

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The importance of data

Number of insect species recorded at 24 sites across

HeidelbergCement Number of hymenoptera species recorded

at Gorazdze Quarry

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

12

15

3

11

5

1

0

50

100

150

200

250

300 259

52

254

102

48 44

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Changing policy….

Case study from Russia

Case study from Czech Republic

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What next..?

HeidelbergCement Presents:

Creating a buzz: Biodiversity in quarries

6th December 2018 – In Brussels

Aim: share best practice from winning QLA projects and

stimulate discussion on supporting pollinators and migrant

birds

+

5th December 2018, International

Ceremony for the QLA.

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HeidelbergCement – A Win-Win for Business and Nature

Contact:

Quarries: ideal places to

promote biodiversity!

Thank you

Dr Carolyn Jewell Biodiversity & Natural Resources Senior Manager

Global Environmental Sustainability

Carolyn.Jewell@heidelbergcement.com