Chair on the Social Challenges of Conservation (CESCO)
Project Description
The CESCO Chair focuses on the social issues of wildlife habitat conservation on private land. Working closely with MELCCFP analysts and opening up discussions with a number of conservation stakeholders, this initiative aims to develop scientific knowledge that will highlight existing obstacles and levers that can hamper or favor the conservation of threatened and vulnerable species on private land in Quebec. The objective is therefore to derive observations of the current situation and identify innovative approaches to tackle the observed challenges. The knowledge developed on the social dynamics of conservation will more specifically help orient stakeholders and decision-makers in regard to which approaches, measures or tools would allow for greater openness to social realities and to greater success to engage all conservation stakeholders. Our synthesized results are disseminated through our partners’ networks, allowing all stakeholders to have access to a better understanding of the social issues of conservation.
Principal Investigator
- Jean-François Bissonnette Université Laval
Collaborators
- Sophie Calmé Université de Sherbrooke
- Konstantia Koutouki Université de Montréal
- Katrine Turgeon Université du Québec en Outaouais
Other participants on this project
- Isabelle Bergeron, Ministry of the environment, the fight against climate change, and of the wildlife and parks
- Isabelle Parent, Ministry of the environment, the fight against climate change, and of the wildlife and parks
- Zara Dionne, Ministry of the environment, the fight against climate change, and of the wildlife and parks
- Yohann Dubois, Ministry of the environment, the fight against climate change, and of the wildlife and parks
