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The agreement renewed yet again
The St. Lawrence Plan for a Sustainable Development: this is the new name under which the Canada-Quebec Agreement on the St. Lawrence was renewed for Phase IV on June 1, 2006, when the two governments committed more than $114 million to this new phase covering the period from 2005 to 2010.
As the program’s new name indicates, sustainable development is at the heart of this fourth phase, which intertwines environmental, social and economic dimensions. The six areas in which the partners in the St. Lawrence Plan have agreed to act are more or less the same as during the previous phases: community involvement and awareness, access to riverbanks, agriculture, ecological integrity, navigation, and monitoring the state of the St. Lawrence. The latter was implemented during Phase III with the goal of providing an overall and up-to-date picture of the state and evolution of the ecosystem. The major problems on which activities are focussed include climate change, extreme water level variations in the river, erosion of the banks and the introduction of exotic invasive species.
However, the most ambitious element of this phase covering 2005-2010 remains the integrated management of the St. Lawrence project, which has been under preparation since the previous phase and should be in place by 2010. This project aims to establish a new form of governance for the St. Lawrence, based on cooperation between all stakeholders: governments and local decision-makers, Aboriginal nations, environmental groups, industries, users and riverside communities.
Date modified: 2008/08/05 – Important Notices
