Le QLA est un concours scientifique et éducatif qui a lieu tous les trois ans. Il se tient simultanément aux niveaux national et international. Son objectif est de sensibiliser aux enjeux liés à la préservation de la biodiversité dans les carrières et d’identifier de nouvelles façons de la valoriser.
Des projets en matière de mise en valeur et de préservation de la biodiversité sont actuellement menés dans nos carrières dans le monde entier. En 2022, dans le cadre du concours international, nous décernerons des prix allant jusqu'à 30 000 €.
16 fév 2022
For the fifth edition of the Quarry Life Award, five International Jury members have been nominated to assess the projects for International Awards. They will work simultaneously with the national juries, but focusing on different evaluation criteria.
02 fév 2022
The participants will update you with their blogs about the research conducted in our quarries.
16 déc 2021
Projects participating in the competition will be published soon. The 5th edition of the Quarry Life Award enters into the next phase with more exciting things ahead!
On April 13 and 27, 2022, new surprise, a Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) pair nests on the western cliffs in the quarry, not so far from the Long-legged Buzzard's active nest. Despite many hours of research and observation, we were not able to discover the nest.
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After lifting multiple rocks in the quarry, we were so delighted to find three scorpion species.
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After two weeks, the North African buzzard parents are still incubating. A parent remained deep in the nest within the cliff and there was no sign of any chicks yet. The second parent perched at various vantage points within a few metres of the nest. With a little luck, the chicks will appear at the end of April. The suspense still remains!
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Aquaponics encompasses two agricultural products (fish and vegetables) being produced from one nitrogen source (fish food),it is an extremely water-efficient system. One of the benefits of aquaponics is that it makes it possible to have an intensive food production system that’s still sustainable.
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