Plan St-Laurent - Pour un développement durable

Text Size

$0.2 M** $5.5*

2- SOCIAL COMMITMENT

Community Involvement and Awareness

• Support the concerted action of riverside communities on local environmental issues,
  including the priorities set out in Ecological Rehabilitation Action Plans
• Support the implementation of 150 community and environmental projects
• Provide riverside communities with scientific and technical support
• Make more young people aware of sustainable development through educational programs and tools with the Biosphère’s local partners
• Adapt scientific information and knowledge to meet the needs of stakeholders, decision-makers and citizens, and make them available (by using traditional and electronic tools such as a portal)

$17.7 M$6.8 M

3- ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY

Ecological integrity

• Identify and assess populations of wildlife species potentially at risk and implement concrete actions to protect priority habitats
• Develop and implement conservation plans for the St. Lawrence, including the riverbanks, littoral zone, flood plains, wetlands and aquatic habitats
• Implement concrete actions for the recovery of species at risk based on existing recovery plans and develop or update other plans
• Assess, consolidate and improve the network of protected and developed areas and territories along the St. Lawrence River
• Acquire, integrate and share with decision-makers, researchers and communities new knowledge on the biodiversity of the St. Lawrence, including the river's physical environment
• Study the stress effects on ecosystems, particularly urban pollution, climate change, water level fluctuations, and introduction of exotic species in order to help safeguard ecosystems while ensuring the fullest use of the St. Lawrence

$26.5 M$9.7 M

Monitoring the State of the St. Lawrence River

• Provide an assessment on the state of the St. Lawrence River and the changes it has undergone according to the area under study and in relation to the Great Lakes using scientific information generated by the State of the St. Lawrence Monitoring program
• Regularly inform decision-makers and riverside communities about the health of and changes in the St. Lawrence River using dissemination means tailored to their needs that facilitate access to information

$18.4 M$3.5 M

4- ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Agriculture

• Reduce the impact of agricultural activities on tributaries or sections of the St. Lawrence
• Improve knowledge to develop new agricultural management practices and for better monitoring the tributaries state of the St. Lawrence or its sections

$10.9 M$4.9 M

Navigation

• Maintain concertation among navigation stakeholders in relation to the broad issues affecting the St. Lawrence
• Raise the awareness of the public and decision-makers about the advantages and
  constraints related to navigation
• Implement integrated management of dredging and sediments
• Evaluate adaptation options for commercial navigation in the event of a drop in water levels
• Prevent the impact of wave action of ships and recreational boats on sensitive areas of the St. Lawrence
• Improve the management of wastewater discharges and cargo waste
• Reduce the risk of introducing exotic organisms for all types of ships
• Encourage the collaboration of riverside communities with emergency response specialists in case of dangerous goods spills

$3.9 M$1.8 M

Access to Riverbanks

• Support five municipal projects aimed at improving access to the St. Lawrence
• Repair marine infrastructure that provides access to the St. Lawrence

$0.7 M$0.3 M

Total investment (including administration and communications)

$80.8 M$33.4 M

 

* This amount includes $5.3M that Québec intends to invest in implementing the integrated management of the St. Lawrence.

** Canada is planning to contribute in implementing the integrated management of the St. Lawrence by using its resources dedicated to the ZIP program (Environment Canada) and integrated ocean management programs (Fisheries and Oceans Canada).