Our story.
It all started with three people.
Three scientists, researchers and friends.
Three disciplines.
A shared vision of how we can better understand, value and conserve the natural world around us.
It was in 2017 that Jérôme Dupras, Professor in the Department of Natural Sciences at UQO, Andrew Gonzalez, Professor in the Department of Biology at McGill University and Christian Messier, Professor in Forest Management and Biodiversity, decided to found Habitat in order to respond to the various issues linked to the biodiversity crisis and climate change.
The pooling of their three areas of expertise has enabled them to develop cutting-edge tools and methods for analyzing natural environments and promoting the implementation of nature-based solutions. These nature-based solutions aim to protect nature, manage it sustainably and restore natural or modified ecosystems.
In the current context of global change, natural environments are facing numerous stress factors, and the risk of their disappearance is increasingly alarming. It is becoming essential to promote the conservation and restoration of these natural environments to ensure their long-term survival and the supply of essential services for the population.
It's for these reasons that Habitat was created, specializing in the conservation, development and management of biodiversity and ecosystems. The three experts aim to help RCMs, municipalities, government institutions and NPOs to understand, enhance and protect the territory's natural infrastructures.