New deadline for scholarship
01/02/2012
The Southern Gulf of St.
Lawrence Coalition on Sustainability (Coalition-SGSL)’s
2012 Scholarship is awarded to graduate students who undertake
research in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence region. Applicants
can also access this information through this link.
The deadline to apply has been extended to February 29,
2012.
The mission of the Southern Gulf of St.Lawrence Coalition on
Sustainability is to promote the long-term sustainability of its
ecosystem. The Coalition-SGSL facilitates the sharing of ideas and
operates on a consensus basis. For further details, refer to the
Coalition-SGSL website at www.coalition-sgsl.ca
VidéEau Contest -
Closed
19/12/2011
Ony a lfew days left to submit your
video!
For Youth between 17 and 30, there is an
opportunity to win $3000 in prizes.
The VidéEau contest from the International
Secretariat on Water ends on December
31st, 2011.
Book Launch:
Zones côtières et changement climatique : le
défi de la gestion intégrée
15/11/2011
As part of the Coastal Communities Challenges Community-University
Research Alliance (CCC-CURA) project the book Zones
côtières et changement climatique: le défi de
la gestion intégrée will be launched Friday, November 18, 2011 at 9 am in
room B-30 015,in the Rémi Rossignol building of the
Université de Moncton, in Moncton, New Brunswick. Teachers
of three campuses of the Université de Moncton participate
in this event.
 The approach to integrated coastal zone
management has emerged in opposition to the single-sector approach
to resource management in order to overcome the many stresses
placed on ecosystems by human activities. More than 700 projects in
integrated coastal management have been held to date in different
countries. Despite this, the degradation of coastal environments
has not been curbed. It continues even at an alarming rate. It is
therefore urgent to find management approaches that offer viable
solutions.
This launch is co-chaired by Lisa Roy, Dean of the Faculty of Arts
and Social Sciences and Céline Surette, Director of the
Master of Environmental Studies.
Participants will be able to purchase the book on site or at
the Acadian Bookstore at a cost of $ 28.
For more information contact Professor Omer Chouinard,
(omer.chouinard(@)umoncton.ca), (506) 858-4761
You can also visit the publishing house to
purchase the book.
More information on the CCC-CURA and the Coalition-SGSL's role can
be found on this website.
Great Lakes St.Lawrence Symphony
24/10/2011
The 1st Great Lakes — St. Lawrence
Symphony, will be held in parallel of the annual general meeting of
the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative in June
2012.
The
1st Great Lakes — St. Lawrence Symphony is a
people-led initiative that aims to raise public awareness on the
importance of living in the hydrographical basin of the Great Lakes
and St. Lawrence River, to protect this wealth and, in particular,
to build ties among people across borders. From Thunder Bay to St.
John in Newfoundland, via Chicago, Toronto, Buffalo, Montreal,
Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam, Gaspé, Shippagan, Cheticamp and many
others, people are invited to participate in a process to create a
vision for the future of the Great Lakes — St. Lawrence River
basin and the living conditions they would like to enjoy in
2035.
Local events will be carried out from autumn 2011 until summer
2012. From these, a shared vision will begin to emerge, that around
fifty stakeholders will refine in June 2012 in Quebec at the
1st Great Lakes — St. Lawrence Symphony. This will
also include cultural and artistic events open to the general
public. Like all visions, that of June 2012 will evolve, the
process that will be begun at the 1st Symphony is one
that will build solidarity and encourage the sharing of viewpoints
and knowledge.
Radio show on coastal
zone management
07/10/2011
In the Acadian Peninsula in New Brunswick, a radio show "Welcome to
the coastal zone" began on September 13, 2011 in order to educate
and inform the public of environmental and social issues,
particularly in coastal areas, according to the concept of
sustainable development. If you are in Northern New Brunswick we
invite you to tune in to 97.1 FM, every Tuesday morning at 8:30am.
If you are outside the region, you can visit the Internet http://www.ckro.ca/
and listen to the live show online. This is an initiative of Elise
Mayrand, professor and researcher in biology and integrated
management of coastal areas at the University of Moncton, Shippagan
Campus (UMCS), and Anne Doiron, undergraduate student in the
Integrated Management of the Coastal Zone bachelor program at UMCS.
A total of 14 shows will be aired before Christmas, and programming
will continue after the holidays. Mrs. Mayrand is a partner of the
Community-University Research Alliance - Challenges of Coastal
Communities (CURA-CCC). Mrs. Mayrand gave us an explanation of how this initiative
started.
Here is the schedule and topics for future reviews:
Research to
Support Development of Regional Monitoring Frameworks to Support
Cumulative Effects Assessment Northumberland Strait-Environmental
Monitoring Partnership (NorStrait-EMP)
08/08/2011
The Coalition-SGSL is proud to be a
partner in the NorStrait-EMP. We are happy to announce that
the Canadian Water Network is requesting research proposals, to be
funded for a maximum of three years (2012-2015), that will develop
and produce as their project output a recommended sampling strategy
to improve cumulative effects assessment in the estuaries of
Northumberland Strait region within one or more of the following
three categories:
The impact of nutrients, sediments and contaminants from
land-based activities on :
1. Fish and fisheries in the estuaries and bays of
Northumberland Strait region
2. Invertebrates, and fisheries and aquaculture in the
estuaries and bays of Northumberland Strait region
3. Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), with a specific focus
on eelgrass (Zostera marina) and sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca), in the
estuaries and bays of Northumberland Strait region.
The deadline for submission is September
15, 2011.
Community Monitoring the
focus of the Coalition-SGSL’s AGM
06/05/2010
The Southern Gulf of St.Lawrence Coalition on
Sustainability’s Annual General Meeting of the
Membership will include a focus on presenting and discussing
community monitoring programs in the region. The event is hosted by
the Gulf Aquarium and Marine Station Cooperative in
beautiful Chéticamp, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia on June 11 and
12 2010. It will bring together members from across the region to
share the experiences of the past year and light the way forward
for the coming year.
On the agenda is a look at results from seven years of community
aquatic monitoring as well as a panel presentation on coastal
erosion monitoring. Participants that currently are members of
volunteer groups will also have extra time to discuss where to
focus their collaborative efforts in the present and future, and
how to include climate change adaptation as a mainstay of their
group effort. Those not already in groups will have the opportunity
to join or discuss potential themes for new groups.
Everyone is invited to attend!. For
registration, accommodation and program information visit the
AGM section
of the Coalition-SGSL’s website or email admin@coalition-sgsl.ca.
The Coalition-SGSL’s new
office!
22/04/2010
On April 20, 2010, the Coalition-SGSL moved to its
new premises in the pavilion Irène Léger of the
Université de Moncton, Campus de Shippagan. We are happy to
begin a new relationship with the Shippagan Campus.
Pictures of our new head office!
Our new address is:
Southern Gulf of St.Lawrence Coalition on Sustainability
047B PIL, Université de Moncton, Campus de Shippagan
218, boul. J.-D.-Gauthier
Shippagan, N.-B. E8S 1P6
The Coalition-SGSL involved in five year
coastal communities and research
alliance.
07/04/2010
Moncton, April 7 2010 — The Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has discerned a one million
dollar grant to Mr. Steve Plante, professor of regional
development at the Université du Québec à
Rimouski, and partners. This grant was obtained through an
application to the Communities — Universities Research
Alliance (CURA) to address major Canadian environmental issues
grant of SSHRC. This CURA - Challenges of coastal communities of
the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence at a time of climate
change will “permit us to undertake a dynamic research
program over the course of five years that will consider the
realities of partners and researchers involved in this
adventure” sais Mr. Plante. The direction of this project is
assumed by Professor Steve Plante of l’UQAR and Ms.
Chantal Gagnon of the Southern Gulf of St.Lawrence Coalition
on Sustainability. Ms. Gagnon sees this CURA as « an
excellent opportunity for recognition of the expertise present in
organisations concerned about water management and coastal risks
through the development of tools that will accompany communities
needing to adapt”. This dual leadership assumed by a
university member and a community member ensures a greater
territorial anchoring of the work to be
undertaken.
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