Habitat and UQO co-found new Center for Applied Research on Biodiversity and Ecosystems (CRABE)
Habitat is proud to join forces with the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) to found the Centre de recherche appliquée sur la biodiversité et les écosystèmes (CRABE), supported by the Fonds de recherche du Québec. This is a major milestone in the advancement of a field of research and activity that is more crucial than ever.
CRABE objectives
CRABE aims to develop and deploy the best scientific knowledge for the benefit of as many players as possible, in order to achieve national and international targets for the conservation of natural environments, as well as coherent management of the territory on a provincial scale.
The steering committee, headed by Jérôme Dupras, professor in the Department of Natural Sciences at UQO, will be surrounded by a governance structure representing the scientific community, the public sector, private enterprise and not-for-profit organizations, with a view to developing support projects that meet the needs of its partners.
In the Quebec and Canadian ecosystem of biodiversity research, CRABE responds to a need to decompartmentalize knowledge and practices. In the same way that the science behind the fight against climate change has been democratized over the last few decades, the preservation of biodiversity will ramp up thanks to initiatives based on the desire to link science, civil society, business ecosystems and decision-making and political bodies.
Expertise and fields of action
CRABE's support will take two forms: applied research and training, with the emphasis on protection, restoration, sustainable use of resources and development of our territory. CRABE will be active in four main areas:
Finance and biodiversity, combining nature and financial decisions;
Measuring and monitoring impacts on ecosystems, to characterize and track the state of biodiversity and ecological services in the field;
Governance and social acceptability to understand and resolve conflicts of use linked to conservation measures;
Integrated ecosystem-based development planning, aimed at developing approaches and tools for solving issues combining biodiversity, climate, inequalities and health.
To collaborate with CRABE
Students, research professionals and other stakeholders can become members or partners of CRABE, and benefit from advantages such as access to a network of specialized researchers, support in writing grant applications, development of projects or initiatives specific to their needs and interests, and more.
Companies with training needs or research projects related to biodiversity and ecosystems, who are at the stage of defining their requirements, and who are ready to commit to an applied research project, are also invited to contact CRABE at info@crabe.ca.
To find out more about CRABE, visit the website website.
To follow the Centre on social media, visit CRABE's social media pages:
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