Sustainable Aggregates Resource Management

Programme 2007 - 2013 South East Europe

Date of latest update: 2024-05-11

Description

Description (EN):

Aggregates (crushed stone, sand and gravel) are crucial for infrastructure and construction. SEE countries are rich in aggregates, but supply is not coordinated within or across the area. Challenges are illegal and damaging quarries, unreclaimed sites, limited recycling and community opposition. Fulfilling demand requires efficient and sustainable supply chain (planning, extraction, transport, use and recycling), and socio-eco friendly quarrying, to preclude opposition to extraction, supply bottlenecks, and restricted growth. Main objectives of the project are to develop common approach to sustainable aggregate resource management (SARM) and sustainable supply mix (SSM) planning, at three scales, to ensure efficient and secure supply in SEE. Specific objectives include capacity building, information infrastructure creation, and planning for a Regional Centre on SARM and SSM. Local, site-level activities will focus on environmentally friendly extraction through best practices, reducing illegal quarrying, and recycling to reducing use of primary aggregates. Region/national activities will create a SARM framework for effective management, and define SSM, as well as recommend how to integrate SSM into planning and legislation. Transnational activities focus on harmonization of relevant policies and legislation across SEE, information transfer, and creation of an Aggregates Intelligence System. The project builds the foundation for a Regional Centre on sustainable aggregates management and supply. Main outputs will include capacity building materials: printed materials (manuals) on (1) local level aggregate operation improvements, (2) regional, national and transnational policy, legislation, management and supply mix, (3) C & D waste management, tools, methods (e.g. life cycle analysis); and regional, national and transnational events. Results will include use of best practices, adoption of SARM and SSM, harmonized policies, and ongoing collaboration among partners.

Achievements (EN):

• Concise planning manual for the recovery of aggregate quarries • Guidelines for applying life cycle assessment as a decision support tool for sustainable production and recycling of aggregates • Guidelines for the environmental recovery of quarries located in proximity of riversides • Manual for producing recycled aggregates from inert waste • Manual for sustainable aggregate resource management and sustainable supply mix • Manual on achieving efficient aggregate resource management in local communities stakeholder perspective • Recommendations for improving legal and regulatory framework for sustainable aggregate resources management in SEE • Recommendations for improving policies and practices in sustainable aggregate resources management in SEE • Report investigation on how different SEE countries approach the sustainable supply mix of aggregate resources • SARMa Policy Recommendations for ensuring sustainable supply mix of aggregate resources • Synthesis report • Synthesis report from baseline studies of selected aggregate quarry sites dealing with illegal quarrying • Synthesis report from baseline studies of selected aggregate quarry sites recycling practices For more information see: http://www.southeast-europe.net/en/projects/approved_projects/?id=86

Thematic information

Sustainable management of natural resources Regional planning and development Soil and air quality

Partners (23)

Lead Partner: GeoZS - Geological Survey of Slovenia

Address: Dimičeva ulica 14, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: n/a

ICMM - Independent Commission for Mines and Minerals

Name: ICMM - Independent Commission for Mines and Minerals

Address: 10000 Prishtinë, Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/1999

Legal status: n/a

ANPAR - National Association Producers of Recycled Aggregates

Name: ANPAR - National Association Producers of Recycled Aggregates

Address: 20144 Milano, Italy

Legal status: n/a

MBFH - Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology

Name: MBFH - Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology

Address: 1145 Budapest, Hungary

Legal status: n/a

WKNOE - Lower Austria Economic Chamber, Crafts and Trades Division

Name: WKNOE - Lower Austria Economic Chamber, Crafts and Trades Division

Address: 3100 St. Pölten, Austria

Legal status: n/a

IGR - National Institute for Research-Development in domain of Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry

Name: IGR - National Institute for Research-Development in domain of Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry

Address: 012271 Bucharest, Romania

Legal status: n/a

FGG - University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics

Name: FGG - University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics

Address: 050107 Bucharest, Romania

Legal status: n/a

PARMA - Parma Province - Territorial Planning Service

Name: PARMA - Parma Province - Territorial Planning Service

Address: 43100 Parma, Italy

Legal status: n/a

ER - Emilia-Romagna Region - Environment, Soil and Coast Defence Department

Name: ER - Emilia-Romagna Region - Environment, Soil and Coast Defence Department

Address: 40121 Bologna, Italy

Legal status: n/a

MUL - University of Leoben

Name: MUL - University of Leoben

Address: 8700 Leoben, Austria

Legal status: n/a

MINGORP - Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship, Energy and Mining Directorate

Name: MINGORP - Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship, Energy and Mining Directorate

Address: 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Legal status: n/a

MGRS - Ministry of the Economy

Name: MGRS - Ministry of the Economy

Address: 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: n/a

METE - Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy

Name: METE - Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy

Address: 1001 Tirana, Albania

Legal status: n/a

RGF - University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mining and Geology

Name: RGF - University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mining and Geology

Address: 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

Legal status: n/a

RCM - Region of Central Macedonia

Name: RCM - Region of Central Macedonia

Address: 54008 Thessaloniki, Greece

Legal status: n/a

MGK10 - Herzeg ? Bosnia Canton Government ? Ministry of Economy

Name: MGK10 - Herzeg ? Bosnia Canton Government ? Ministry of Economy

Address: 34101 Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Legal status: n/a

ACHAIA - Prefecture of Achaia

Name: ACHAIA - Prefecture of Achaia

Address: 26443 Patras, Greece

Legal status: n/a

PELLA - Prefectural Authority of Pella

Name: PELLA - Prefectural Authority of Pella

Address: 58200 Edessa, Greece

Legal status: n/a

PAVLIDES - Pavlides S.A.

Name: PAVLIDES - Pavlides S.A.

Address: 58100 Giannitsa, Greece

Legal status: n/a

IGME - Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration

Name: IGME - Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration

Address: 13677 ACHARNAE, Greece

Legal status: n/a

HELLENIC - Hellenic Quarries S.A.

Name: HELLENIC - Hellenic Quarries S.A.

Address: 14564 Athens, Greece

Legal status: n/a

TUC - Technical University of Crete

Name: TUC - Technical University of Crete

Address: 73100 Chania, Greece

Legal status: n/a

NAMR - National Agency for Mineral Resources

Name: NAMR - National Agency for Mineral Resources

Address: 010366 Bucharest, Romania

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): Sustainable Aggregates Resource Management

Project acronym: SARMa

Project start date: 2009-05-01

Project end date: 2011-10-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 922 000.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 633 700.00

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2007 - 2013 South East Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2015-12-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

122 / 122 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 809 / 1 809 (100%)

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