The European Rotate project, funded by the European Commission and led by ANEFA, in collaboration with Aggregates Europe (the European association of aggregate producers) and with the support of the Tormes-EB Foundation, the University of Liège, and the Spanish Federación de Áridos, has held the first of the three scheduled webinars (Spanish, English, and French) about biodiversity indicators. This series of meetings aims to advance the development of biodiversity indicators for the aggregates extractive sector.
Through this initiative, current biodiversity and environmental actions implemented at extraction sites are analyzed to develop indicators that are easy to measure and compare at the European level, sensitive to change, and capable of predictably reflecting their evolution and response. These indicators, aligned with current European legislation on environmental and biodiversity protection, are intended to provide practical tools for assessing and monitoring biodiversity and for protecting and conserving habitats at aggregates extraction sites, combining scientific rigor with practical applicability. The goal is to establish coherent and comparable indicators for the entire European aggregates industry, creating a common sustainability language that enables the sector to showcase its environmental commitment.
At the first level of the study, 191 valid responses were collected from 12 European countries, corresponding to data from 2024. Levels 2 and 3, currently in their final development phase, delve deeper into the definition of biodiversity indicators and build on the work initiated at level 1. Taken together, the results will enable the preparation of a comprehensive study and a final document that will conclude the analysis for 2024.
The information required at these levels is usually available in companies’ environmental documentation and is designed to be easily understandable. However, unlike level 1, completion of the questionnaire requires the involvement of a person with expertise in biodiversity, biology, geology or botany, due to the higher level of detail required regarding species and habitats.
If you wish to take part, you can access the questionnaire directly via the following link.
We trust that participation will continue to grow in the coming phases and years, further strengthening the aggregates sector’s firm commitment to the development and implementation of good environmental practices.
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