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Madrid receives the delivery of prizes of the first contest ‘Quarry Life Award'

29/11/2012

29 November 2012

The past 27 November, celebrated in the Hotel Convention of Madrid the delivery of the national prize of the first edition of the contest ‘Quarry Life Award' of the Group Hanson Hispania-HeidelbergCement. The ceremony of delivery had the presence of diverse local and autonomic authorities, in addition to the awarded and public in general.

In this edition, the group Hanson Hispania, SA –HeidelbergCement, chose two mining exploitations with high value biodiverso for the development of the proposals: the gravera of Arid Sanz, situated in the Municipal Term of The Cistérniga, Valladolid, and the quarry of Ivonne, sita in the municipal term of Llinars of the Vallès, Barcelona.

13 projects presented to the contest in Spain. To first of March of this year, a national jury of experts chose the 5 better to realise the works of field from March to September and elaborate the final projects.

Of left to right: Jaume Vila, winner of the first prize, and Jesús Ortiz, general director of Hanson Hispania.

The winning projects of this edition have been:

First place: ‘Creation of habitats for the promotion of the biodiversidad in the ecological catering of the quarry Ivonne”. Authors: Jaume Vila, Visenç Carabassa.

Segundo put: ‘Ecogravera'. Author: Students of the Máster of Biology and conservation of the Biodiversidad of the University of Salamanca. Coordinator: Sergio of Sources. Members: Roberto Bernabé, Patricia Clemente, Benjamín Detraux, Tamara González, Izaskun Gutiérrez, Carlos Medina, Rocío Miguel

Third place: ‘Biology and engineering for the pollination'. Fourth international place in the popular vote. Author: Team Dendritambiental, promoted by Surroundings Productions and Environingingmental Studies S.L. Coordinator: Jacobo Maldonado. Members: Prudencio Fernández, Oscar Aguado, Carlos Navas, Juan Antonio García-Branch, Emilio López Arce.

Finalist: ‘Humedales for Sources of the Duero V'. Author: Sarai Ruiz

Finalist: ‘conceptual Approximation to a strategy of gestión of quarries'. Author: Josep Lascurain

The national jury in Spain has been constituted by:

University of Salamanca

- Félix Torres González (Dr. in Biology. Professor in the area of Zoology. Vicedecano Of Students)

- Josep Take Pardo (Dr. in Biology. Chair -Area of Zoology)

- Fernando Chair Cortés (Dr. in Biology. Director of the Máster University ‘Biology and Conservation of the Biodiversidad')

University of Barcelona

- Ramón Vallejo Shod (Dr. in Biology. Professor of Biology. Deputy director of the Centre of Environingingmental Studies of the Mediterranean, CEAM)

Public Administration

- Esteve Serra Rodríguez (Ex-manager of Evaluation and catering of Activities Extractivas of the Generalitat of Catalonia)

Hanson Hispania -HeidelbergCement

- Jesús Ortiz Used (general director of the Group Hanson Hispania, SA)

Jesús Ortiz, general manager of Hanson Hispania, in his speech, defined the competition of biodiversity as a pioneer in the industry, "the contest Quarry Life Award is an international competition pioneer whose objective is to promote research in biodiversity and ecology in our quarries and gravel pits, and thus increase the knowledge and awareness of the ecological value of these mines." In our efforts to be closer to the society with which we interact, with this initiative we intend to promote educational projects focusing on mining and biodiversity and increase our partnership with the community, and to position ourselves as a leader in our industry".

The Quarry Life Award, is a contest aimed at students of biology or recent graduates, as well as to researchers in the field of biodiversity, ecology or the environment. Selected candidates opted for two awards, national whose amount ranges from 1,500 to 5,000 and the international in which you can win 10,000 to 30,000 for the best project.

The international contest awards ceremony will take place in Heidelberg (Germany) on 13 December 2012.

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