ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
References The site ‘La Nature en Ville’ aims to raise awareness about the importance of the many natural environments, the large area green spaces, and the hundreds of thousands of trees found within Montreal. It also intends to raise public awareness on the initiatives of the City to preserve and enhance its green heritage.
Visitors will find information on the specificity of the natural environment, such as the impact of ‘eco-territories’ - which are distinct from parks and other green spaces - on health and quality of life of present and future generations, and will find out more about the challenge that the protection of these areas means in the context of urban systems. Soon, users will also be able to learn more about new approaches to greening developed by the City (by which we can combat the particular urban heat islands), and learn about Montreal’s trees, their varieties, and the maintenance they require.
Contact person/agency
- Environment and sustainable development
Chantal I. Gagnon, director,
Direction del'environnement et du développement durable
Service des infrastructures, transport et environnement
Ville de Montréal
801, rue Brennan, 8e étage, bureau 8.112
Montréal, Qc H3C 0G4 - Parks and green spaces
Pierre Bouchard, director,
Direction des grands parcs et de la nature en ville
Service du développement culturel, de la qualité du milieu de vie et de la diversité ethnoculturelle
Ville de Montréal
801, rue Brennan, 4e étage
Montréal, Qc H3C 0G4 - Montreal's Nature Museums
Gilles Vincent, director,
Montreal Botanical Garden
Ville de Montréal
4101 rue Sherbrooke Est
CBD Programmes of work reflected in case study
- Forest Biodiversity
- Inland Waters Biodiversity
CBD Cross-cutting issues reflected in case study
- 2010 Biodiversity Target
- Climate Change and Biological Diversity
- Ecosystem Approach
- Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
- Indicators
- Public Education and Awareness
Keywords
- Urban biodiversity
- City policies
- Sustainable development
- Climate change
- Community stakeholders
- Public awareness
