The 2025 Eurogypsum Biodiversity Photo Contest Awards ceremony took place in Brussels on 19 November 2025, as part of the Eurogypsum policy event “Building Blocks for Europe’s Future”.
Maria Spiridonova (IUCN – European Regional Office)
Przemysław Ogiński attended the ceremony and announced the awarded photos:
Andreas Nolte – Ührde quarry, Osterode am Harz (Germany) Award winner for the categories “Fauna” & “People’s Vote“Davide Bertini – Gypsum Valley, Roccastrada (Italy) Award winner for the category “Biodiversity Gains“Davide Bertini – Gypsum Valley, Roccastrada (Italy) Award winner for the category “Flora” (1)Debora Lazzerini – Gypsum Valley, Roccastrada (Italy) Award winner for the category “Flora” (2)Davide Bertini – Gypsum Valley, Roccastrada (Italy) Award winner for the category “Landscape“
Congratulations to the awarded photographers and to all applicants! The full set of pictures will be uploaded shortly and available here.
To find out more about the winner of our 2024 edition and biodiversity management in the Spanish gypsum quarry of Beuda, watch the video below: