Image: Eastmain-1-A/Sarcelle/Rupert Project
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Image: Environmental protection
  Introduction
Image : Protecting our human environment and heritage
  Navigation
  Hunting, fishing
and trapping
  Social aspects
for Crees
  Drinking water
in Waskaganish
  Sport fishing
and hunting
  Mercury
and health
  Archaeology
  Forestry
  Landscape
Image : Protecting species diversity and the biophysical environment
  Fish
  Birds
  Moose and caribou
  Beavers
and bears
  Special-status species
  Banks
Image: Supervision
  Environmental
compliance
  Site restoration
Image: Environmental follow-up
  Objectives

Environmental Follow-Up and Monitoring Objectives

  • Compare actual changes in the environment with those anticipated in the impact assessment carried out during the draft-design phase
  • Prevent or mitigate unexpected impacts
  • Use the information to better respond to the needs of users of wildlife resources, and to implement the agreements


Environmental components to be monitored

Biophysical environment
Hydrology and hydraulics
Bank erosion
Sedimentary regime
Thermal regime
Ice regime

Human environment
Cree society, economy and culture
Water quality
Public health and mercury
Hunting, fishing and trapping by Cree communities
Sport hunting and fishing and recreation
Navigation
Landscape
Archaeology
Economic spinoffs



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