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Acting together! |
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The Earth seen from the sky... From space, our beautiful blue planet appears fragile to astronauts. It would be ideal if we could come together to protect her and those beings which populate her. The Nature Portal provides this possibility, It’s up to you to take advantage of it. Thank you for acting together! * * * * * |
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"Thank you for making room on your personal site among the flowers and birds, for Humanité et Biodiversité, which I chair. Thanks to the Nature Portal, our two sites are complementary. Thank you for being our "correspondent in Canada". Hubert Reeves |
PORTAL FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE |
ACTING TOGETHER |
- Mission of the Nature Portal Inform oneself and act!
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| - Air Quality in Quebec |
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- Biodiversity 2012 : Web site from Humanité et Biodiversité |
| - It's our responsability to protect and conserve the Biodiversity of Canada and use our natural resources responsibly. |
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- Choose businesses which strive more to protect the environment. For example:
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| - Don’t support companies which harm the environment or don’t take efforts to protect it. |
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| - Carpooling |
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- Buy smaller, more economical over SUV’s
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| - Composting Council of Canada |
| - Compost inside your house or condo with the help of vermicomposting. |
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| - It is possible to buy intelligently while protecting the environment. Consult the Equiterre's Directory (in french). |
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- Support organizations/association whose mission is to protect Nature.
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| - Eating organic helps protect our health and the environment. Here are 10 good reasons to eat organic. |
| - Consult the "encyclopédie de l'Agora sur le bio" (french). |
| - The logo “fair trade certified” from TransFair Canada is the only guarantee consumers have to assure true fair trade products. |
| - The Fédération d'agriculture biologique du Québec aims to raise the profile of organic farming among governments, producers and consumers. (in french) |
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| - Protect the Boreal Forest and support associations like l'Action boréale (in french), whose president is the well-known artist Richard Desjardins (author of l'Erreur boréale). |
| - Celebrate the green wave... |
| - The FSC certification (Forest Stewardship Council) assures that wooden goods were made in accordance with socially and ecologically responsible practices. The Quebec FSC Standards Development Initiative looks to bring FSC standards to Quebec. |
| - Learn about the state of our forests through Global Forest Watch (GFW). |
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| - The 21st century house (in french) |
- Energy efficiency (Agence de l'efficacité énergétique) |
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| - Lead: a document from Humanité et Biodiversité (in french) |
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| - The Usage of pesticides in Quebec |
| - Pesticides: a document from Humanité et Biodiversité (in french) |
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| - Plastic bags are a threat for the environment and wild fauna. Please, look at this article. |
| - Light pollution and its disturbing effects on wild fauna : a document from Humanité et Biodiversité |
| - Light pollution documentary here: link |
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- Waste management - It pays off! (Recyc-Quebec) |
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- What is ecotourism? |
- Ecotourism is a new way to travel which aims to protect the environment and respect the local population. Visit, "The International Ecotourism Society". |
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| - Gather rain water to water your lawn or flowers. Build a water collector |
| - Water in Quebec a resource to protect ! |
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Humanité et Biodiversité : Protection of wild fauna. Support the Humanité et Biodiversité (in french) chaired by M. Hubert Reeves, Vice-President : Mrs. Nelly Boutinot. |
| Get to know about Canada's wild animals and how we can protect them. |
