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Invasive Alien Species Management @ HeidelbergCementAlicia Ruiz12th June 2015
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The European Aggregates and Cement Industry
� The European aggregates industryis represented by UEPG
� The European cement industry isreperesented by CEMBUREAU
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140 years of experience in aggregates and cement pr oduction as well as in downstream activities
� No 1 in aggregates� No 2 in ready-mixed concrete� No 3 in cement
� 45,000 employees� 2,350 locations in more than 40 countries
� Cement capacity 129 million tonnes� Aggregates reserves 18 billion tonnes
HeidelbergCement – Facts & Figures
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Biodiversity management @ HeidelbergCement
� A global biodiversity policy, principles & targets, implemented by a team of 8 in-house ecologists
� First company of its sector to publish an “ Internal Guideline for biodiversity management in quarries and pits ”
� Global KPIs and operational monitoring indicators
� Regular trainings for our employees and workers
� Partnership and cooperation :
– Global partnership with BirdLife International
– National and local partnerships
� QLA international research competition
HeidelbergCement is an industry leader in biodiversitymanagement in quarries and pits
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Management of widely spread IAS
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Minimising risk of unintentional spreading of IAS
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Development of guidelines and training materials
� HeidelbergCement is actively involved in the development of guidelines and training materials for in-house and association use
� HeidelbergCement is involved with local BirdLifepartner organization in projects to manage IAS
� HeidelbergCement is investing in research in IAS management and biodiversity promotion at mining sites
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Contributions and issues to work upon
� European cement and aggregates industry is willing to support discussion on IAS management in the fields of:– Unintentional introduction and spreading of IAS
– Management of widely spread IAS
– Development of guidelines and training material for business
� Requirements for a proper legal framework:– Differentiation needed between intentional / unintentional introduction
– Management of IAS on a landscape scale in a joint approach
– Legal predictability and harmonization in the Member States
– Clarification on eligible measures for IAS management
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