Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Quebec, Canada
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Through Man and the Biosphere Programme and UNESCO
In Canada, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO deals with reservations. In addition, there is also the Canadian Association of Biosphere Reservesé Canada currently has 19 biosphere reserves.
The Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve is one of four Quebec reserves in the UNESCO Canadian biosphere reserve network.
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Territory
It covers the territory of the Charlevoix impact structure. It is found in the administrative boundaries of the Capitale-Nationale region and in the MRCs of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality and Charlevoix-Est.
Central areas
- Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park
- Grands-Jardins National Park
- Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
- Grands-Ormes Ecological Reserve
- Thomas-Fortin Ecological Reserve
- Laurentides Wildlife Reserve
- Rivière du Gouffre
- Malbaie River
- Unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba
- Unorganized territory of Mont-Élie
- Unorganized territory of Sagard
Buffer zone and cooperation area
Here are the municipalities of the Charlevoix region, at the heart of the cooperation area:
- Baie-Saint-Paul
- Baie-Sainte-Catherine
- Clermont
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres
- La Malbaie
- Les Éboulements
- Notre-Dame-des-Monts
- Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
- Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs
- Saint-Hilarion
- Saint-Irénée
- Saint-Siméon
- Saint-Urbain