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Biodiversity in Farming Communities

Pilot Program
In January 2005, the Fondation de la faune introduced a new pilot program known as Mise en valeur de la biodiversité des cours d’eau en milieu agricole, in cooperation with the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) and a group of private and public partners.  Over a five-year period, the program to develop biodiversity in streams and rivers in farming communities will support a dozen farming organizations in their attempt to develop an innovative approach to the integrated management of farming and wildlife resources in Québec.

Interventions Aimed at Tributary Basins
In May 2005, ten projects from among the thirty submitted were selected to participate in the pilot program. Each project is headed by a regional federation of the UPA or by an agro-environmental advisory club. The goal of the pilot program is to intervene directly at the level of tributary basins to improve farming practices and the quality of river and stream banks and ultimately, to develop wildlife habitats. 

A New Reference in Sustainable Development in Farming Communities
One program goal is to prepare a guide of farming trade practices applying to rivers and streams for distribution among concerned stakeholders. The guide will be distributed to farmers, UPA federations and the Financière agricole, etc. It will also be offered to municipalities and environmental groups, including tributary basin project sponsors.

Project Name	Sponsor Organization	Number of Producers Involved
1. Bassin rivière Niagarette	Fédération de l’UPA de la Rive-Nord	28
2. Bassin ruisseau Richer	Club Consersol Vert Cher	24
3. Bassin des Aulnages	Fédération de l’UPA de Saint-Hyacinthe	60
4. Bassin rivière Marguerite	Fédération de l’UPA du Centre-du-Québec	71
5. Bassin rivière Boyer Sud	Clubs Chaudière-Appalaches	90
6. Bassin rivière Fouquette	Fédération de l’UPA de la Côte-du-Sud	35
7. Bassin St-Pierre	Club-conseil Profit-eau-sol	73
8. Bassin rivière des Envies	Fédération de l’UPA de la Mauricie	54
9. Bassin ruisseau Morin	Groupe-conseil agricole Piékouagan	30
10. Bassin ruisseau Vacher	Fédération de l’UPA de Lanaudière	57
TOTAL	10	522

Download the ten project fact sheets (available in French only)