A biodiversity reserve of Quebec is a protected area established to promote maintenance of biodiversity in the terrestrial environment and more specifically to maintain representatives of the various natural regions of Quebec, Canada. There are five biodiversity reserves in Quebec with permanent protection status.
Definition
The main difference from national parks is that there is no systematic development or establishment of service infrastructure or recreational or educational activities organized by the government. In addition, hunting and trapping activities, occupations such as vacationing and recreational activities such as hiking, biking, snowmobiling or motor boating are permitted. These are protected areas where, in general, only industrial activities exploiting natural resources are prohibited, while access and traffic are free.
Biodiversity reserves are managed by the Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks.
Biodiversity reserve, along with aquatic reserve, is a status set up to provide Québec with a network of protected areas that must include representative samples of all types of ecosystems. This level of representation is determined by the Quebec Reference Ecological Framework, which ensures an adequate spatial distribution of protected areas in Quebec.
List of Quebec biodiversity reserves Biodiversity reserve Image Area Created Regional county municipalitykm² sq miCaribous-de-Val-d’Or 2009 La Vallée-de-l'OrKakinwawigak 2019 TémiscamingueKarst-de-Saint-Elzéar 2009 BonaventureKatnukamat 2019 MinganieLakes Vaudray and Joannès 2007Rouyn-NorandaMétéorite 2009Manicouagan, CaniapiscauTaitaipenistouc Meanders 2019Sept-RivièresHarricana Moraine 2019La Vallée-de-l'Or, Rouyn-NorandaOpasatica 2019 Rouyn-Noranda, TémiscamingueUapishka 2009 Manicouagan, Caniapiscau, Sept-RivièresVallée-de-la-Rivière-Sainte-Marguerite Biodiversity Reserve321124,0932342005Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Côte-Nord
Proposed biodiversity reserves
The ministry has set aside several territories for the creation of future biodiversity reserves. In general, this proposed status is valid for a period of 4 years. Some of the proposed biodiversity reserves protect areas that are under study with a view to creating national parks:
Albanel-Témiscamie-Otish (proposed park) Anneaux-Forestiers Baie-de-Boatswain Basses-Collines-du-Lac-au-Sorcier Basses-Collines-du-Lac-Coucou Basses-Collines-du-Lac-Guernesé Basses-Collines-du-Ruisseau-Serpent Brûlis-du-Lac-Frégate Brûlis-du-Lac-Oskélanéo Buttes-du-Lac-Montjoie Canyon-de-la-Rivière-aux-Rats Collines-de-Brador Collines-de-Muskuchii Côte-d’Harrington Harbour (projet de parc) Domaine-La-Vérendrye Dunes-de-la-Rivière-Attic Esker-Mistaouac Estuaire-des-Rivières-Koktac-et-Nauberakvik Fjord-Tursukattaq Forêt-Montmorency Grandes-Piles Hirondelle Îles-de-l’Est-du-Pipmuacan Îles-du-Kiamika Kangiqsujuaq Lac-Berté Lac-Dana Lac-Gensart Lac-Ménistouc Lac-Némiscachingue Lac-Onistagane Lac-Pasteur Lac-Plétipi Lac-Saint-Cyr Lac-Sérigny Lac-Taibi Lac-Wetetnagami Marais-du-Lac-Parent Massif-des-Lacs-Belmont-et-Magpie Montagne-Blanches Montagne-du-Diable Mont-O’Brien Mont-Sainte-Marie Monts Groulx Opémican Paakumshumwaau-Maatuskaau Paul-Provencher Péninsule-de-Ministikawatin Plaine-de-la-Missisicabi Plateau-de-la-Pierriche Quaqtaq-Kangirsuk Réservoir-Decelles Rivière-de-la-Racine-de-Bouleau Rivière-Delay Rivière-Vachon Ruisseau-Niquet Seigneurie-du-Triton Sikitakan Sipi Station-de-Biologie-des-Laurentides Tourbières-Boisées-du-Chiwakamu Vallée-de-la-Rivière-Godbout Vallée-de-la-Rivière-Maganasipi Vallée-de-la-Rivière-Natashquan (projet de parc) Vallée-Tousignant Wanaki Waskaganish
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