Conservation Webinars
Series 1 – Protected areas
Webinars produced in collaboration with the Société pour la nature et les parcs (SNAP Québec) and the David Suzuki Foundation
Presenters :
Mélissa Mollen-Dupuis – David Suzuki Foundation
Véronique Bussières – SNAP Québec
Provincial and federal protected areas
October 1, 2020
Themes :
- Protected areas (PA) in Quebec: definitions, status, creation
- The legal framework for protected areas in Quebec: governance and management
- Protected areas and First Nations
Provincial and federal marine protected areas
October 8, 2020
Themes :
- Conservation in the marine environment: special challenges
- Marine protected areas in Quebec
- Marine protected areas and First Nations
Indigenous conservation and protected areas
October 15, 2020
Topics covered :
- Community involvement
- Indigenous governance
- Land use and management planning
- Industrial disturbance management
- Building a healthy economy for sustainable livelihoods
- Operational challenges
The process of establishing a protected area
November 4, 2020
Themes :
- General framework for the creation of protected areas
- Process: government projects
- Process: community projects
- Threats and blockages
- Strategy and opportunities
Series 2 – Conservation planning
Webinars produced in collaboration with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Open standards and conservation plans
March 18, 2020
Webinar produced in collaboration with the Nature Conservancy of Canada
Presenter:
Benoit Jobin (ECCC)
Kateri Monticone (CNC)
The Atlas of Lands of Conservation Interest in the St. Lawrence Lowlands and Coastal Environments of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence
March 25, 2021
Presenter:
Benoit Jobin (ECCC)
Restoring habitat connectivity for the American eel
April 8, 2021
Presenters :
Lisa M.Arsenault, M.A. Geog. – Mi’gmaq and Maliseet Aboriginal Fisheries Management Association (AGHAMM)
Amélie D’Astous, M. Sc. Biol. – Nionwentsïo Office, Huron-Wendat Nation Council (HWNC)
Series 3 – Species at Risk Act
Introduction to the Species at Risk Act (SARA) and funding programs
November 17, 2021
First webinar in the Species at Risk series, presented in collaboration with the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS), a division of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), and the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER).
Themes :
The Species at Risk Act (SARA) process
Presenter: Marie-Hélène Dickey, CFS
Funding opportunities: Capacity building and expression of interest funding offered by CARE in collaboration with ECCC
Presenter: Lynn Mallett from CARE
The Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk and the Habitat Stewardship Program
Presenter: Jordan Drapeau of ECCC
Introduction to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) and the Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Subcommittee
December 8, 2021
Second webinar in the Species at Risk series
A brief introduction to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)
Presenter: John Reynolds, Professor of Aquatic Conservation at Simon Fraser University and Chair of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)
A brief introduction to the COSEWIC Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (ATK) Subcommittee
Presenters: Gloria Goulet, Subcommittee Co-chair, and Barrie Ford, Subcommittee Member.
Act respecting threatened and vulnerable species and the Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec (CDPNQ)
December 21, 2021
Third and final webinar in the series on species at risk, with an introduction to the Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec (CDPNQ) and the provincial Act respecting threatened and vulnerable species.
Themes :
The work of the Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec (CDPNQ)
Presenters : Alexandre Anctil from MFFP and Chantal Bouchard from MELCC.
Introduction to the provincial regulatory framework for threatened and vulnerable species
Presenters: Isabelle Gauthier from MFFP and Michèle Dupont-Hébert from MELCC.