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Environment and Biodiversity Management Plan
Environmental Action Plan
2014
Page 2 | CEMEX Germany | Management Plan 2014
Oyster catchers
at the Rogätz
gravel pit Coenagrion
ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PLAN 2014
PUBLISHER
for Protection of Red List Species in the Sustainable Extraction of Aggregates
CEMEX Deutschland AG
Theodorstraße 178 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN 2014 of the Aggregates Division
40472 Düsseldorf
Germany
www.cemex.de
This brochure was produced CO2-neutrally
and printed on FSCTM certified paper.
Print compensatedId-No. 1436744
www.bvdm-online.de
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Old Elbe at the
Rogätz gravel pit
Dear Readers
Our gravels, sands, chippings, limestone and special products Based on our recultivation plans, natural habitats with
provide the foundation for lasting, sustainable construction astonishing biodiversity develop after the end of an extrac-
in the building, civil, road and hydraulic engineering sectors. tion cycle.
We place strong focus on environmental protection and the
promotion of biodiversity at our production sites for aggre- Our experts develop specific management and maintenance
gates, because here we work directly with nature and inter- measures for each of our sites, in close coordination with
vene directly in its processes. the authorities and volunteer environmentalists. Our compa-
ny thus lives up to its mission of ecologically sustainable
Even during the extraction phase, our sites often are impor- management of its extraction sites, meets the statutory requi-
tant refuges for animals and plants. We intensively strive rements and also makes a valuable contribution to biodiversi-
toward preventing interference with these habitats as much as ty and nature conservation, to the protection of rare animals
possible. and plants in Germany.
Eric Wittmann Dr. Volker Schübel Our goal is to find a balance between the
President CEMEX Germany Vice President Materials CEMEX Germany needs of our stakeholders, our responsibility for
the environment and our business requirements.
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Gravel piles in
the Tönisvorst
plant
WE PURSUE SPECIFIC
GOALS WE SET STANDARDS
Responsible Action
What is biodiversity? Google provi- One of the priorities of CEMEX is a In order to live up to our commitment
MANAGE
des over 13 million hits for this word. OU
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responsible approach to the environ- to a sustainable and careful interaction
What is sustainability? Here Google ment. With this in mind, our compa- with nature, we want to identify, pro-
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returns over 40 million hits. It the- ny has set itself the goal of being a tect and develop habitats in our sites.
UE CREATION
ANCE OUR
refore seems quite safe to say that SUSTAINABILITY pioneer in environmental protection and The focus of these measures is on pro-
AT CEMEX
Sustainable action is a strategic prerequisite sustainability and biodiversity are biodiversity. In practice this means: We tecting species which now have their pri-
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topics which are very much in vogue make considerable efforts to keep the mary areas of distribution in our extrac-
to ensure the long-term success of our company.
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and are widely written, published and impact of our activities on nature as low tion sites.
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spoken about. ENGAGE OUR
ST
as technically and economically possi-
ble. We are committed to protecting the These species are relatively rare in other
Our company has the clear commit- environment and promoting biodiversi- natural habitats because their environ-
ment to develop its sustainability ty. Our company sees itself as an inte- mental needs are no longer satisfied.
activities in a systematic and meaning- gral part of society and therefore takes
ful way. In order to ensure systematic responsible action.
and successful work in the broad field
of sustainability, CEMEX Germany
focuses on three key objectives, WE HAVE ACHIEVED SUCCESS
which we have divided into six priori-
ties. These six priorities translate into We have a good overview of the presence Duck nest on
the scoop-grab
concrete targets and company- of endangered species in our extraction excavator in the
Willich gravel
wide projects. In all its worldwide sites. Thanks to dedicated colleagues on pit
locations, CEMEX pursues the same site, as well as to our company’s own
sustainability strategy in all areas of experts and volunteer conservationists
the value-added chain – the priorities, that oversee the aggregates extraction
however, are adapted to the specific process, we are able to identify many
country. opportunities to promote biodiversi-
ty and implement them with visible
success in the plants.
The illustrations on the following pages
show some examples.
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Right:
Grey geese
First proof of successful breeding in the inland:
at the Lüttow
avocet with offspring at the Lüttow gravel pit
gravel pit
Support by NABU in the conversion of a transformer
station into an animal hotel at Parey
Little ringed plover nest in the Willich gravel pit
Common kestrel Geese at the
nest in the Windsheim
Hermann gravel gravel pit
pit, Kirchhain-
Niederwald
Bottom and right:
Oystercatchers with offspring at the Vorst gravel pit
Wagtail at the Rogätz gravel pit
Pond turtle at the Rockenberg sand pit
Visible Success
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Protection and Development of
Endangered Species Habitats
AMPHIBIANS
A variety of species are highly endan-
Woltersdorf gravel pit: Measures to promote the
gered in Germany or even face regional protection of amphibians (natterjack and European The European
green toad) green toad
extinction. For example, the European is a strictly
green toad which has found a habitat in Lüttow gravel pit: Measures to promote the
protected
species
some of our plants is a strictly protected protection of amphibians (natterjack and European
green toad)
species. It is a pioneer settler of vegeta-
tion-poor arid biotopes with temporary Nieder-Mörlen gravel pit: Securing old and
providing new spawning waters
Onkelchen/fotolia.com
water bodies. Therefore the toads suf-
fer from the absence or rapid drying out Niederweimar gravel pit: Protecting temporary
wetlands in the mining area
of suitable spawning grounds, vegeta-
tion encroachment and shading of their Saalburg quartzite pit: Securing old and creating
new spawning waters
habitats after active mining activities
have ceased.
Temporary surface waters
Kraatz gravel pit: Monitoring protected species
(mapping the wet spaces) and protecting all with tadpoles at the Kraatz gravel pit.
spawning waters until the end of the larvae stage
Even “traditional” recultivation with The area was protected for the spawning time.
planting or reforestation is not appro- Osnabrück-Piesberg quarry: Protection, develop-
ment and regular maintenance of spawning waters;
priate to this toad species. Several the quarry is the only location in Osnabrück where
mining sites of CEMEX Germany have a all 12 amphibian species of the metropolitan area
share the same living space
steadily growing population of European
green toads. We protect these and other Niederkleen limestone quarry: Participation in the
Amphibian Ark Project of the District Government
amphibian species as follows.
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Sand martins at Gravel works Heuchelheim, Kaarst, Leese, Lüttow, Niederweimar,
the entrance to Parey, Rogätz, Schweringen, Stenden, Wiershop, Wietersheim,
their nest cavity Willich, Woltersdorf, Zweedorf, Rockenberg sand pit: Adaptation of
mine development to the protection and provision of steep walls suitable
as nesting sites for sand martins; avoidance of disturbance during the
breeding season
SAND MARTIN
The sand martin seeks bare steep walls of “In the last 15 years, stable sand martin
light and medium soil as breeding places, in colonies were able to develop in the open-
which it digs 50 to 70 cm long tubes. Since cast mines Lüttow and Zweedorf. Based on
they never nest a second time in the same the entire population figures for the entire
tubes, the swallows always require new state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (30,000 -
nesting areas. 80% of the domestic sand martin 60,000), the average evidence of breed-
population therefore use mining areas in gra- ing tubes for this species in Lüttow and
vel and sand mines as a habitat, which we Zweedorf leads to the conclusion that
prepare and protect during the entire nesting these are breeding colonies with a supra-
period. An excerpt from a publication series regional significance. In peak years, over
of the State Agency for the Environment, 600 breeding tubes were counted in these
Nature Conservation and Geology of Meck- open cast mines. The evaluated figures of The quarry wall with
sand martin breeding
lenburg-Western Pomerania, Issue 1/2013, recent years also show that targeted care and tubes in the Kraatz
gravel pit was ex-
titled “Oberflächennahe Rohstoffgewinnung development measures can encourage the cluded from mining
und Rekultivierung ehemaliger Tagebau- settlement of sand martins.” operations during the
breeding season.
flächen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern” Altogether, 1510 breeding tubes were coun-
(Near Surface Mineral Extraction and Re- ted in regional gravel pits in 2013 alone, and
The sand martin with a length of about 12 cm
cultivation of Former Mining Areas in Me- observations in the Willich gravel pit have
and a weight of about 14 grams is cklenburg-Western Pomerania) shows that noted consistently up to 50 breeding pairs
the smallest European swallow. our measures have been effective: in recent years.
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Monitorings to Protect 2002
Development of Flutmulde Rogätz up to 2013.
It was created for ecological purposes in 2002.
Sensitive Habitats
FOR PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY
Valuable biotopes with a large number of 2003
Herrmann gravel pit, Kirchhain-Niederwald: Rosing gravel pit: Monitoring of the avifauna
protected species have evolved as a direct Monitoring of avifauna (birds) by the Hessian
Society of Ornithology and Nature Protection
result of activities at many of our mining Saalburg quartzite pit: A forest area of 3.5 hectares
was excluded from mining operations for the purpo-
sites. We want to ensure that our aggregates Immelborn gravel pit: Plant sociological monito- se of protection of bats and hollow trees as well as
extraction processes do not affect sensitive ring every two years monitoring of bats and amphibians
habitats and adjacent areas. That is why we Kleinenbroich gravel pit: Annual counting of Stenden and Vorst gravel pits: Regular monitoring
undertake, for example, long-term ground- amphibians of specially protected animal species
water observations at each of our locations
Kraatz gravel pit: Monitoring of protected species Vorst gravel pit: Nature protection inspection before
with wet mining. (mapping of the total mining area and specifically any excavation measures 2004
rewetting) to ensure mining operations are in line
with the conservation of protected species
Weichering gravel pit: Amphibian monitoring
We undertake observations / monitorings
Niederweimar gravel pit: Year-round monitoring of
within our mining sites of species living in the avifauna by NABU
Willich gravel pit: Sand martin monitoring by
NABU
habitats that are particularly valuable for
biodiversity and derive from these any ne- Osnabrück-Piesberg quarry: Regular monitoring
Windsheim gravel pit: Counting and observation
of the natterjack toads by the amphibian officer of
of the common tern breeding colonies by NABU
cessary measures. Osnabrück city, adjustment of operations and prepa-
volunteers
ration of habitats
Zweedorf, Lüttow gravel pits: Bird censuses and
Parey and Rogätz gravel pits: Monitoring of the 2005
observations by staff of the Schaalsee Biosphere
common tern that enjoys special protection under the
Reserve and the Gustav Clodius Expert Group for
Federal Nature Conservation Act
Ornithology and Bird Protection in southwestern
Mecklenburg
Rogätz gravel pit: Monitoring for realization of the
development concept, together with the DBU Natur-
Zweedorf, Lüttow, Wiershop, Woltersdorf gravel
erbe GmbH, the Federal Forest Enterprise (Bundes-
pits: Sand martin monitoring by NABU, adjustment
forstbetrieb) and the Lower Nature Conservation
of mining and dump operations to secure and create
Authority (Untere Naturschutzbehörde) of
steep walls
Börde district
2011 2013
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Environmental Action Plan 2014
4. ENVIRONMENTAL 5. ACTIVITIES AT
2. CERTIFICATIONS MONITORINGS MUNICIPAL LEVEL 6. PROJECTS
Mineral Resources Audit and award of the CEMEX Environmental
and Recultivation Certificate 2013, involving all
gravel pits and quarries, 2nd quarter
All gravel pits and quarries with water law per-
mits for the abstraction and reintroduction of
discharge water: Monitoring of water quality, water
Northern region: Support and sponsorship of the
GeoPark Nordisches Steinreich in Schleswig-Hol-
stein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania;
Corporate Group: Creation of a backfill balance
to optimise the use of natural resources, 2nd quarter;
levels and abstraction and discharge quantities Long term investment planning for securing the site
Donation of stones for the Schalsee Biosphere Reser- in order to optimise the use of natural resources,
ve and sponsorship of Biosphere Reserve manage- 1st quarter;
All gravel pits and quarries with permits for the ment projects
3. PUBLICATIONS receipt and backfilling with external soils: Che- Regular review of the recultivation provisions of
mical proof of the suitability of the soils (declaration extraction sites;
Bark, Woltersdorf, Wiershop, Zweedorf, Lüttow,
and identity analyses) Breitenfelde, Windheim gravel pits: Support of Setting up a site-based database for geological
Publications on current topics in the specialist communities and district authorities by delivering drilling sites to optimise the use of natural resour-
and local press Medenbach limestone quarry: Ongoing monito- grit and sand for playgrounds and sports facilities ces, ongoing from 2012;
ring of the flow volume in the Erdbach cave system
Data acquisition and data entry into the calendar
1. PUBLIC RELATIONS adjacent to the quarry Kleinenbroich gravel pit: Sponsorship of the module for compliance with environment-related
ACTIVITIES Förderverein Jugend und Seniorenhilfe (Association
for Youth and Senior Citizen Welfare) of the town
incidental provisions regarding operating licences,
ongoing
of Korchenbroich for the purchase of playground
equipment
Joachim Wunder (cen- Leese gravel pit: Development of the gravel lake
Helmstadt quarry: Helmstadt Whitsun Market ter), Northern Regional for recreational use, in collaboration with the Weser
Manager, presents a Leese gravel pit: Cooperation with the community collective municipality
Medenbach limestone quarry: Open Day on July 11 donation cheque to Klaus of Leese in the plans for extraction and subsequent
Jarmatz, Office Head use for the planned mining expansion, to support and
of Biosphere Reserve facilitate the community’s tourism policy in the area Niederkleen limestone pit: In the selection process
Leese, Schweringen, Windheim gravel pits, Klein- Administration Schalsee. as possible location for the Darmstadt Regional
hammer greywacke quarry: Tour of site with school Right: Volker Hempelt, Administrative Council Amphibian Ark Project
and kindergarten groups from the surrounding com- Lüttow, Woltersdorf, Wiershop, Zweedorf
Permits / Safety
munities gravel pits: By-the-day provision of search areas
of North gravel Parey gravel pit: Adaptation of extraction plans to
for training rescue dogs from the Deutsche Lebens-
pits the anticipated establishment of bathing areas at the
Rettungs-Gesellschaft Stormarn e.V. (German Life-
Lüttow, Zweedorf, Woltersdorf, Breitenfelde gravel lake, in collaboration with the municipality
guard Association) of the Lauenburg district for the
gravel pits: Open House days at regular intervals for of Parey
Workers Samaritan Federation, and of the district
amateur geologists and collectors of stones, fossils
associations Büchen and Schwarzenbek for the
and minerals; GeoPark Nordisches Steinreich taster
German Red Cross Rogätz, Niederweimar, Kleinenbroich, Wieters-
courses
heim gravel pits: Archaeological prospections
Medenbach limestone quarry: Support of the
Saalburg quartzite plant: Group tours through the
Speläologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hessen e.V. Rogätz gravel pit: Introduction of rafts as additio-
opencast mines
(Hesse Speleological Work Group) for further on-site nal nesting aids for the common tern population
exploration of the karst caves, and of the association living in the gravel pit, in cooperation with the local
Zeitsprünge in charge of the karst nature trail and the nature conservation agency of the Börde district
Museum of Erdbach
Family Day
at the Vorst Niederweimar gravel pit: Support of the association
Axel Wellinghoff/Marburg
gravel pit for the planned open-air museum Zeiteninsel (Time
2013 Island) Common tern
Wietersheim gravel pit: Support of the association
Weserfreunde e.V. with delivery of sand
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Windheim
gravel pit
Your contact points
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
If you are interested in obtaining more information on our environmental action plan, or have any
questions about an event, measure, or on the subject of recultivation in general, please call us at:
PHONE 0049 (0) 391 / 635360
CONTACT
Holger Miethe, Manager Deposits, Permits and Environmental Protection
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