In the context of environmental assessments of development projects in the St. Lawrence, the issue of cumulative effects is often addressed. When they start to add up, even moderate-impact projects can lead to significant repercussions on the environment. With the accumulation of different projects, how can we ensure that the capacity of the ecosystem is not exceeded?<\/p>\n
In order to answer this question, and thanks to the request of the Mohawk Council of Kahnaw\u00e1:ke, the St. Lawrence will be entitled to a regional evaluation! This process aims to develop a frame of reference for environmental assessments while considering the cumulative impacts of different projects on the environment and on Indigenous rights. The regional assessment should therefore help quantify the current impacts of human activities as well as not-to-be-exceeded thresholds to avoid irreversible effects on the ecosystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the context of environmental assessments of development projects in the St. Lawrence, the issue of cumulative effects is often addressed. When they start to add up, even moderate-impact projects can lead to significant repercussions on the environment. With the accumulation of different projects, how can we ensure that the capacity of the ecosystem is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":54407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[443,433],"class_list":["post-54531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-conservation-en","tag-etat-de-sante-du-saint-laurent-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n