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Esther Dormagen

Systemic approach
posted on
6/10/2021

Régénérer ou développer durablement ?

Parmi les secteurs les plus interdépendants de la qualité de leur environnement, le tourisme est dans le top 5. Que serait une randonnée sans la faune et la flore ? Un festival extérieur sans une température et un ciel cléments ? Une station de ski…vous imaginez la suite. Bref, une interdépendance bénéfique, qui nous rend fiers de notre lieu, nous donne envie d’y accueillir des visiteurs et d’en profiter nous-mêmes. Mais une interdépendance secouée et menacée par de multiples facteurs.

C’est pourquoi l’angle de la régénération prend racine dans le secteur touristique, comme démontré aux Grands remous cette année. Un nouveau souffle après le développement durable, dont les concepts doivent évoluer car généralement assombris de culpabilité et d’anxiété. Il nous faut ce nouveau élan, créatif, mobilisateur et… régénératif.

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Behind the scenes at COP30
posted on
11/11/2025

First Peoples and the oil industry

I couldn't hold back my tears this morning as I joined the People's March organized alongside the COP. Alongside indigenous peoples and workers, a single voice rang out: climate justice, protection of biodiversity, respect for the Amazon.

This week, thousands of representatives of Amazonian communities arrived at the COP site and attempted to enter the Blue Zone. Their determination finally prompted President Lula to agree to a meeting.

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Behind the scenes at COP30
posted on
11/11/2025

The experiment expands

The COP site is huge. It takes around 30 minutes to get from one end to the other. The blue zone is for accredited people like us, since we're part of the Quebec delegation led by Investissement Québec.

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Behind the scenes at COP30
posted on
11/11/2025

Brazil: innovative and proactive

To round off my impressions of the Agenda Sao Paulo + Verde congress and share the firsts on COP30.

When it comes to expertise and investment, São Paulo wants to be seen as capable of delivering rapid results.

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Behind the scenes at COP30
posted on
11/11/2025

Biodiversity and human rights

Biodiversity is naturally a major concern in Brazil. Preservation and regeneration are addressed on all fronts. The Florestal Foundation for Forest Conservation and Production in the State of São Paulo, set up in 1986, runs a number of projects, including a wildlife monitoring program and the "Forest Guardians" program, which pays indigenous communities to preserve the forest.

A flagship project recently made official: the creation of a huge protected area, the new Morro Grande Natural Park, covering almost 11,000 hectares. A jewel of biodiversity and home to important water sources.

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