Protected Areas

| Private Land |

Public Land

• Aquatic Reserves

• Biodiversity Reserves
• Ecological Reserves
• National Parks

Aquatic Reserves

Protected area established mainly to protect biodiversity in fresh or salt water aquatic environment and adjacent natural areas.

Biodiversity Reserves

Protected area established to preserve biodiversity in terrestrial environment, especially the representation of the various natural regions of Québec.

Ecological Reserves

• Ecological Reserves: Naturally Protected Habitats (French)

  • What Is an Ecological Reserve?

  • Why Preserve Lands in Their Natural State?

  • A Vital Learning Tool

  • A sustainable development approach

  • Research in Ecological Reserves

  • Education through Ecological Reserves

• Map of Québec's Ecological Reserves (French)

• List of Ecological Reserves (French)

• Proposed Ecological Reserve

National Parks

The primary purpose of these protected areas is to ensure the conservation and permanent protection of areas representative of the natural regions of Québec and of natural sites with outstanding features, in particular because of their biological diversity, while providing the public with access to those areas or sites for educational or cross-country recreation purposes.