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Marine protected areas
Understanding the role and benefits of marine protected areas in the St. Lawrence River.
Take a look at SNAP Québec's 2025 retrospective 2025 review Learn more Read more Nature alliée Protect more than 2 million hectares of carbon-rich ecosystems Mission SNAP Québec
Learn more At the Tadoussac bird observatory
Read more Present for the future SNAP Québec works for the long-term conservation
of nature and the values ​​linked to it.
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Protecting Nature

Canada joined with several countries in September 2020 to commit to protecting 30% of its land and oceans by 2030.

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Canada joined several countries in September 2020 to commit to protecting 30% of its land and oceans by 2030.
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Protected 
In December of 2020, Quebec reached the interim protection target of 17% of its land territory, i.e. an area of ​​257,528 km2. Quebec is now the Canadian jurisdiction that protects most of its territory.
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conservation

Since its creation in 2001, SNAP Québec has contributed to the creation of several tens of square kilometers of protected areas.

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protected areas
Quebec has 16,140 km2 of marine protected areas, which represent 10.4% of its marine territory.