{"id":3816,"date":"2023-12-16T18:16:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T22:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/t2environnement.com\/?p=3816"},"modified":"2023-12-16T18:16:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T22:16:20","slug":"conservation-rehabilitation-renaturation-and-restoration-four-terms-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/t2environnement.com\/en\/conservation-rehabilitation-renaturation-and-restoration-four-terms-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"CONSERVATION, REHABILITATION, RENATURATION AND RESTORATION: FOUR TERMS YOU NEED TO KNOW"},"content":{"rendered":"

L\u2019\u00eatre humain est le principal utilisateur de l\u2019environnement. Tr\u00e8s peu de milieux naturels ont \u00e9chapp\u00e9 \u00e0 ses diverses interventions: chasse, p\u00eache, loisirs, exploitation agricole, foresti\u00e8re ou mini\u00e8re, d\u00e9veloppement urbain, empi\u00e9tement sur les milieux riverains et aquatiques, ass\u00e8chement de terres humides, etc.<\/span><\/i> MELCCFP, 2023 <\/span>[1]<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Traduction, humans are the main users of the environment. Very few natural environments have escaped its various interventions: hunting, fishing, recreation, agricultural, forestry or mining operations, urban development, encroachment on riparian and aquatic environments, draining of wetlands, and so on.<\/p>\n

We have transformed our territory according to our needs, sometimes forgetting those of nature. Today, we have an obligation to take care of nature and prioritize it in our decisions. Do you know what the following four terms are?<\/p>\n

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MISE EN PLACE DE BANCS D\u2019ESSAI POUR LA GESTION DIFF\u00c9RENCI\u00c9E DE LA V\u00c9G\u00c9TATION \u2013 HYDRO-QU\u00c9BEC, T2 (2023 – en cours)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Conservation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conservation is the action of keeping something in its original state. Ecological conservation means protecting and preserving natural environments as they are. No construction or other modification of the land is possible.<\/p>\n

Conservation also means recognizing the intrinsic benefits of nature. Putting its biological and ecological value first, rather than its economic value. It means seeing nature as part of our heritage; we have “nature museums” [1]<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s possible to conserve all kinds of natural environments: wetlands, forests, lakes and so on. Sometimes it’s to protect a threatened or rare species of wildlife, such as the Eastern Spiny softshell turtle, or flora, such as inland milkweed [2]<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are just a few: \u00a0Conservation Nature Canada, R\u00e9seau des milieux naturels prot\u00e9g\u00e9s, Corridor Appalachien, Fondation de la Faune du Qu\u00e9bec, etc.<\/p>\n

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INVENTAIRE DE TORTUES ET PLAN D\u2019AM\u00c9NAGEMENT POUR LA MISE EN PLACE DE SITES DE NIDIFICATION POUR DES TORTUES, T2 (2016)<\/p><\/div>\n

Remediation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remediation occurs when land, surface water and\/or groundwater are contaminated. The goal of remediation is to return the land to industrial, residential or other uses. Since 1988, we have had a Contaminated Land Rehabilitation Policy. Over the years, this has enabled us to develop expertise in the treatment of contaminated soils [3]<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Nature is mainly contaminated by human activities. Contaminated environments have negative impacts on human health and the environment. Any industry that contaminates soil or water in the course of its activities must rehabilitate it. It is the polluter’s responsibility to pay for his contamination, whether it be a spontaneous accidental spill or contamination due to daily activities. [3]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Remediation attempts to restore the initial state of the environment (soil, groundwater or surface water) in terms of its physical and chemical characteristics. [3]<\/a><\/span> When the initial state is impossible to restore, the aim is to restore ecological functions.<\/p>\n

\u00abRenaturation\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n

This term is mainly used in France, but not much in Quebec. It refers to the return of nature on a site. Renaturation includes all actions that reduce the human impact on a site [4]<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Opposed to the concept of artificialisation, renaturation takes an anthropized place and adds natural elements. Renaturation is often used in cities, for example, to revegetate areas and reduce heat islands. [4]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Renaturation can be applied to soil or aquatic environments. The term is broad and can refer to a number of acts: planting pollinator-friendly flowers along sidewalks, restoring a linearized watercourse to one straightened by anthropogenic activities and thus giving it a more natural movement, or introducing native species to a battered woodland. [4]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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PLAN DE RESTAURATION DE L\u2019\u00ceLOT BOIS\u00c9 SITU\u00c9 \u00c0 L\u2019INTERSECTION DE LA RUE LIONEL-DAUNAIS ET DU BOULEVARD DE MONTAGNE \u00c0 BOUCHERVILLE, T2 (2020)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Restoration<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ecological restoration means taking a disturbed natural environment and restoring it to a state of equilibrium. Sometimes, this means returning to the state that preceded a disturbance. A Woodland cut down to install multi-purpose trails and revegetated following site closure, is an example. In other cases, restoration gives a new life, quite different from the site’s past.\u202fIn all cases, the aim is to achieve a dynamic balance. This balance is achieved when :<\/p>\n