proposed quarry extension and ecosystem restoration. The focus is on incremental changes in the provision of ecosystem services associated with the extension of the quarry and subsequent restoration, rather than measuring Total Economic Value (TEV). This valuation of …

ecosystem services into quarry restoration. Findings include the types of ecosystem services that restored quarries can (potentially) generate and associated public benefits specifically for four common habitat types: heathlands, grasslands, wetlands and farmland. The report gives ...

guidelines and KPIs covers quarries for both cement and aggregates production, without any differentiation for the scope of application, and the KPIs. On the global environment: The GCCA will maintain its awareness and observe global trends in the areas of biodiversity, ecosystems and species conservation. The work of the Convention

This study developed and categorized quarry ecosystem recovery indicators based on the Core Capabilities of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) International through literature review and ...

The restoration and evaluation of degraded ecosystems is an important component of the sustainable development of complex "human-natural-economic" ecosystems. Based on an analysis of ecosystem evolution and the integration of structure, function, and services, this study proposes that ecosystems can be returned to a self-maintaining, dynamic balance by enriching system elements ...

Of course, each pit or quarry has unique characteristics and impacts, but every pit or quarry will degrade the natural environment. For pits or quarries situated on lands designated as ecologically significant, this degradation has an even greater adverse impact. For communities, the displacement of water resources is one of the biggest ...

Realising the potential Appropriate and sustainable minerals restoration represents potentially the biggest terrestrial habitat expansion opportunity across large swathes of land in the UK. In England alone there are over 2,000 quarries, covering 64,000 hectares, that have planning requirements to restore them after quarrying has been completed. RSPB Middleton Lakes – by Andy Hay (rspb ...

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration aims to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems on every continent and in every ocean. It can help to end poverty, combat climate change and prevent a mass extinction. It will only succeed if everyone plays a part. In the Spotlight.

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The restoration and evaluation of degraded ecosystems is an important component of the sustainable development of complex "human-natural-economic" ecosystems. Based on an analysis of ecosystem evolution and the integration of structure, function, and services, this study proposes that ecosystems can be returned to a self-maintaining, dynamic balance by enriching system elements ...

Restoration of quarries. The management of quarries can be encouraged to be more sustainable during and after quarrying. The quarrying company is expected to restore or improve the quarry site ...

generated in the restoration of its quarries, in order to achieve the goal of a positive net impact on natural capital. With the tool, it is possible to assess the existing ecosystem services in a phase prior to exploitation, during exploitation and after restoration,

It is in this context that the rejuvenation of a basalt quarry was undertaken. Timba – in Mehasana – is situated about 110 km South-East of Ahmedabad, and 100 km North-East of Baroda. It is part of the geological tract that forms part of the Pavagadh basalt deposit. Mining operations in this region have been undertaken for several decades ...

The reefs around Maiden Island in the Caribbean were the subject of what the Society for Ecological Restoration refers to as the "the world's largest total marine ecosystem restoration, which included both coral reef and mangrove habitats." Part of the reef had been destroyed by Hurricane Luis in 1995, and the reef had also been degraded ...

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF BASALT QUARRY II A SOCIAL DESIGN LIBRARY Timba – in Mehasana – is situated about 110 km South-East of Ahmedabad, and 100 km North-East of Baroda. It is part of the geological tract that forms part of the Pavagadh basalt deposit. Mining operations in this region have been undertaken for ...

The reference ecosystem for the restoration was a Mediterranean forest that predominates in the study area, dominated by Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) usually mixed with holm oak (Quercus ilex) and accompanying shrub species (Table 1). Prior to restoration, the areas were used for limestone exploitation for aggregate or concrete production.

Quarry restoration treatments from recycled waste modify the physicochemical soil properties, composition and activity of bacterial communities and priming effect in semi-arid areas ... Role of organic amendment application on soil quality, functionality and greenhouse emission in a limestone quarry from semiarid ecosystems.

The climax habitat will generally be wet woodland, although on the timescale considered for quarry restoration, which appears to be generally less than 30 years, this is unlikely to occur. Given the dynamic nature of the wetland environment, a mosaic of different habitat types often develops and represents a desirable restoration target.

Awareness and consideration of ecosystem services in quarries restoration in Western Europe Kathleen Mercken1, Laura Maebe1, Sylvain Boisson1, Maxime Séleck1, Alexandre Sneessens², Michel Calozet², Grégory Mahy1, Marc Dufrêne1 1. Biodiversity and Landscape Team, TERRA Research Unit, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Belgium

There are very few cases of large-scale post-mining restoration practices in Africa. The most notable examples came from Kenya, South Africa and Ghana. In Kenya, large-scale ecosystem restoration on exhausted quarries at Haller Park, Bamburi was started in 1971 by initially planting 26 tree species on 2-km 2 areas of open quarries (Siachoono 2010).

Ecosystem restoration must be cost-effective, optimized, fair and sustainable. A critical consideration for the success of ecosystem restoration is the role of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs). Because of the attachment to their lands, IPLCs possess invaluable ecological knowledge that can guide the restoration action.

The importance of the natural environment is recognised by policy makers throughout the EU, but delivering environmental benefits in parallel with economic development is a key challenge. Partners believe that restoring quarries — which provide raw materials crucial to the economy of NW Europe — to be havens for wildlife and people is a win ...

Ecological Outcomes Achieved. Eliminate existing threats to the ecosystem: More than 50% survival of introduced woody plants in most quarries; adequate herb cover. Factors limiting recovery of the ecosystem: Physical instability of substrates (slopes > 30%). Severe drought on the first year after sowing/planting (2005), leading to exceptional plot management actions (e.g. irrigation).

quarry restoration « eco-restore.net. Posts about quarry restoration written by Boris Barov and Irene Lorenzo. ... into an area for nature, biodiversity, ecosystem services and other public benefits.

The SEAC has already made ecosystem restoration mandatory for quarries that are granted operational licence in Kerala. Licencees are required to restore the degraded ecosystem in a phased manner ...

Keywords: restoration ecology, limestone quarries, rehabilitation strategies, plant adaptabili- ty, species availability, Mediterranean degraded ecosystems, Lebanon Nomenclature Mouterde (1966) INTRODUCTION Restoration ecology is an emerging science that deals with several aspects of applied ecology situated at the interface between ecosystems ...

Quarries, either abandoned or still active, are abundant almost all over the Czech Republic. The perception of quarries in the landscape has recently changed. They may be beneficial under certain circumstances, for instance if no habitat of natural or historical value is destroyed. A lot of studies have shown that quarries could serve as ...

Ecological restoration is the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed. Ecosystems are dynamic communities of plants, animals, and microorganisms interacting with their physical environment as a functional unit.. These communities can be damaged, degraded, or destroyed by human activity.. Damage refers to an acute and obvious …

In this article, we compile and synthesize the contributions of the latest available research on quarry restoration. We depict and discuss some of the most pressing issues regarding (1) the challenges of restoring quarries; (2) the opportunities for biodiversity and ecosystem services delivery; and (3) outline further research addressing ...

In general, a total of 272 quarries have high impact, 657 quarries have moderate impact, and 349 quarries have low impact on natural ecosystems. Analyzed data revealed that around 62 per cent of the quarries are located in a highly unsuitable environment. This paper presents recent findings from the Eastern Mediterranean for territorial ...

Rare restoration: A unique ecosystem. A former sand-and-gravel pit is recognized with a prestigious award for its scarce ecosystem. The site where a sand-and-gravel pit once operated in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada, now serves as a public recreation area that features a rare tallgrass prairie plantation, a fen and a pond that supports native ...

Consistent with internationally accepted ecological restoration principles and addressing compositional, structural and functional ecosystem characteristics, the tasks of the project intend to understand and overcome constraints to restoration at this quarry, namely by evaluating:

result in damage to the environment and associated increases in costs for environ-mental compliance or liability. Purpose This report describes the state-of-the-knowledge regarding the environ-mental impacts from quarrying carbon-ate rocks in karst. Documentation of the relationships between carbonate rock quarries and environmental problems in

The stepwise concept for ecosystem benefit valuation we applied to quarry restoration follows four sequential steps. Step 1 and the assessment in step 2 are primarily taken from the TESSA approach (see Peh et al., 2013), whereas the following steps add some new elements comprising benefit identification, monetization and presentation in a restoration decision context.