An intrinsic element of sustainable development is the understanding of an area through different sectors. Developing a concerted, long-term vision through the participation of different players in the area constitutes an essential part of regional sustainable development.

Therefore, the objective for the third step of the “Together for a sustainable future” project is to provide Gaspesia and Magdalen Islands with a common vision of sustainable development, and to present the methods and tools needed to apply a sustainable development that best meets the regional priorities identified during the consultations.

The culmination of this step was the “Together for a regional vision of sustainable development” regional conference held in Bonaventure on May 23 and 24, 2007. About 115 participants were present, many of them Francophones but also Anglophones and Micmacs. Geographic diversity was also achieved with participants from the Magdalen Islands and all of the MRCs in the Gaspe Région. It was also an opportunity to bring together people from different sectors of activity in order to work towards a common goal.

Please consult our Summary of the event.

For more details, you may also see the Notes from the “Together for a regional vision of sustainable development” regional conference (in French).

COMMON VISION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Presentation of conferences

Documents from many of the regional conference’s presentations are downloadable in pdf format (the presentations and documents are in French).

Mai 23 2007 : Vision

• Quantitative description (by Gilbert Scantland)
• Supplemental information on Micmacs (by Catherine Johnson)
• Supplemental information on Anglophones (by Cynthia Dow)
• Qualitative description – Summary of regional consultations (by Guillaume Dufour)
• Draft vision (by Patrick Béron)
• Workshop on the vision and Plenary

May 24  2007 : Action

• Analysing a project in the context of sustainable development (by Annie Brassard)
  • Example 1 : criteria for analysis
  • Example 2 : criteria for analysis
  • Example 3 : criteria for analysis (Image 1 and image 2)
• Integrated management – Concepts and applications
• Concepts (by Steve Plante)
• Application at the Conseil de bassin versant (Ronald Cormier)
• Application at the Comité côtier (Yves Martinet)
• Fonds d’investissement en développement durable (FIDD(sustainable development investment fund)) and Fonds d’action québécois pour le développement durable (FAQDD (Quebec sustainable development action fund) (par Nathalie Drapeau)
  • FIDD
  • FAQDD
• Why we should count on harmonious relations between Micmacs, Anglophones and Francophones?
  • Inter-community harmony (by Pierre Vicaire)
  • Return to Sender Coalition (by Luc Potvin)
• Workshops on actions and plenary
• Voluntary commitment agreement

Examples of sustainable development – Summary of posters

The second day of the regional conference, May 24, 2007, focused on actions, on posters and on kiosks presenting examples of sustainable development efforts in Gaspesia and Magdalen Islands.
Here is the list of posters. By clicking on the link, you can see a summary of the poster.

• Centre d’initiation à la recherche et d’aide au développement durable - CIRADD
• Des systèmes agroforestiers multifonctionnels pour la mise en valeur de l’espace rural de la MRC du Rocher-Percé
• Description sommaire du projet de conservation au barachois de Malbaie par Conservation de la nature
• L’Agroforesterie : une proposition de revitalisation pour La Haute-Gaspésie (Québec).
• La gestion intégrée aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine
• La valorisation des forêts par les champignons forestiers comestibles : un projet-pilote prometteur à Mont-Louis
• Les autres produits de nos forêts - Mise en valeur des ressources alternatives gaspésiennes
• Mi’gmaq Organics : Community Sustainable Development through Organic Farming
• Stratégie  pour  la  résolution  de  problématiques  liées  à  l’érosion  côtière et  à  la  submersion
• Vision Jeunesse – Les jeunes de la Gaspésie et des Îles-de-la-Madeleine veulent une « Région verte »

TOGETHER FOR A REGIONAL VISION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE


Date : May 23 and 24, 2007
Place : Place Bonaventure in the Gaspesia Region, 105 Grand-Pré Ave. Bonaventure

Project partners

Event sponsors

The simultaneous translation during the conference and the translation of documents were made possible thanks to a financial contribution from Canadian Heritage’s  Support for Interpretation and Translation programme, the Gaspesia and Islands Conférence régionale des élus (regional elected conference) and Gaspesia and Magdalen Islands Regional Environmental Council.The simultaneous translation during the conference and the translation of documents were made possible thanks to a financial contribution from Canadian Heritage’s  Support for Interpretation and Translation programme, the Gaspesia and Islands Conférence régionale des élus (regional elected conference) and Gaspesia and Magdalen Islands Regional Environmental Council.