Nature portal
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The Earth seen from the skyFrom space, our beautiful blue planet appears fragile to astronauts. It would be ideal if we could come together to protect her The Nature Portal provides this possibility, Thank you for acting together! |
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"Thank you for making room on your personal site
among the flowers and birds,
for the ROC league, which I chair.
Thanks to the Nature Portal,
our two sites are complementary.
Thank you for being our "correspondent in Canada".
 PORTAL FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATUREAND THE ENVIRONMENT |
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 ACTING TOGETHER |
Mission of the Nature Portal : Inform oneself and act!
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ATMOSPHERE |
| Air Quality in Quebec |
| Don't use CFC-based products (Chlorofluorocarbone) that are the main cause of stratospheric ozone depletion. |
BIODIVERSITY |
Biodiversity 2007 : Press article from ROC League |
| Wishes from Mr. Hubert Reeves for the conservation of the biodiversity. |
| It's our responsability to protect and conserve the Biodiversity of Canada and use our natural resources responsibly. |
BUSINESS |
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. |
CARS |
| Carpooling |
Buy smaller, more economical over SUV’s |
Use public transport as much as possible (AMT) |
COMPOSTING |
| Composting Council of Canada |
| Compost inside your house or condo with the help of vermicomposting. |
CONSUMER GOODS |
| It is possible to buy intelligently while protecting the environment. Consult the Equiterre's Directory. |
ENVIRONMENT |
Support organizations/association whose mission is to protect Nature.
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FOOD |
| Eating organic helps protect our health and the environment. Here are 10 good reasons to eat organic. |
| Promoting better health among our children and teaching them how to eat a balanced diet, Equiterre has created the pilot project, garderies bio. |
| Consult the "encyclopédie de l'Agora sur le bio". |
| View different studies on the quality of our biological products. |
| To eat fresher, cheaper and tastier food, eat local through buying organic. |
| Buy fair trade. Consult Oxfam-Québec and Équiterre for more information. |
| 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. |
FOREST |
 The Boreal Forest, she needs our help! Take note of a text of support from
Mr. Hubert Reeves, president of the ROC League, for the campaign "Aux arbres, citoyens !". |
| Protect the Boreal Forest and support associations like l'Action boréale, whose president is the well-known artist Richard Desjardins (author of l'Erreur boréale). |
| Forestry Development in Quebec. |
| 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). |
| Help protect the lungs of our planet... |
HOUSING |
| 101 ways to insulate your house (Protegez-Vous) |
| The 21st century house |
The Novoclimat house (Agence de l'efficacité énergétique) |
| INVESTMENTS |
| More and more we must invest responsibly. Here is a list of ethically responsible funds from the Groupe d'investissement responsable. |
| Visit the Social Investment Organization |
LEAD |
| Lead: a document from the ROC League |
NATURE |
| Read the book Mal de Terre by Mr Hubert Reeves. It’s one of the best tools to inform oneself about the increasingly precarious condition of our planet, its beings and its shared natural resources. |
Protect nature and encourage those associations that defend it. Example :
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PESTICIDES |
| The Usage of pesticides in Quebec |
| Pesticides and Wild Birds |
| Pesticides: a document from the ROC League |
POLLUTION |
| Plastic bags are a threat for the environment and wild fauna. Please, look at this document from the ROC League. |
| Light pollution and its disturbing effects on wild fauna : a document from the ROC League |
RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT |
Waste management - It pays off! (Recyc-Quebec) |
Reducing consumption is key to reducing the quantity of trash. The "Réseau Québécois pour la simplicité volontaire" has many ideas to easily reduce waste without compromising your lifestyle. |
Recycling reduces the quanity of trash produced. Visit the site "Réseau des ressourceries du Québec". |
RESPONSIBLE TOURISM |
Ecotourism is a new way to travel which aims to protect the environment and respect the local population. Visit, "The International Ecotourism Society". |
Visit Tourisme Durable website whose mission is to inform tour companies and travelers of the importance of developing a tourism model which respects the environment and the nurturing of local cultures. |
For responsible tourism… visit Aventure du Bout du Monde, "Part of traveling is understanding that we must respect the environment as well as the natives around us.” |
USERS OF NATURE |
| In Canada as in France: To live with nature, a right for all. A postal card from the ROC League. |
WATER (BLUE GOLD) |
| Blue-green algae, a real problem. |
| Ideas for conserving water. |
| Official site of the International Year of Freshwater 2003 |
| Gather rain water to water your lawn or flowers. Build a water collector |
| Water in Quebec a resource to protect ! |
| Responsible Water Management :Coalition Eau secours! |
WILD FAUNA |
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Wild Fauna - ROC League : Protection of wild fauna. Support the ROC League chaired by M. Hubert Reeves, Vice-President : Mrs. Nelly Boutinot.
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| Get to know about Canada's wild animals and how we can protect them. |
