International Forest, & Environmental Development

Forêt Internationale, et Développement Environnemental

MFE 409: Setting up environmental projects in Canada

Course Details

The aim of this training course is to enable participants to train or strengthen their technical and financial capacities in the process of setting up environmental projects.

Articulations of this module include :

Technical assembly

❖ Analysis phase
✓ Preparato ry analysis
✓ Stakeholder analysis
✓ Analysis of the problem and strategies

❖ Planning phase
✓ The Logical Framework
✓ Indicators and sources of checks
✓ The necessary resources
✓ Preparing a calendar of activities
✓ Drafting the project (elements to consider for a high-impact project)

❖ Submission phase and project financing
✓ Setting up a mechanism for monitoring available financing
✓ Knowledge of lessor requirements
✓ Implementation of the submission

❖ Monitoring and evaluation phase Assembly project finance
✓ Knowledge of partners and their requirements
✓ Analysis of project inputs
✓ Preparing budget forecasts (expenses and revenues)
✓ Implementation of a monitoring system evaluation
✓ Drafting the financial package

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MFE 403: Problems of plastics management in large Canadian cities

Course Details

Despite the ban on single-use plastics in Canada, plastic continues to be a problem for the environment and biodiversity. During this training session, we’ll be identifying the problems associated with plastic packaging that continue to undermine our environment, and suggesting solutions and community actions that can help us gradually achieve our goal of zero waste by 2030.

Articulations of this module include :

A brief reminder of the regulation banning single-use plastics
-Overview of plastics use in Canada since the RIPUU regulation ban in 2020
-Island of plastics and the impact of plastic waste on terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity
-Solutions and community actions we can take to limit the pollution and impact of plastic in our daily lives

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MFE 408: The impact of storms on Canadian cities – Issues and challenges

Course Details

Storms are becoming increasingly frequent and violent in Canadian society, causing considerable property damage. This training course will help you understand the issues and challenges of storms in Canada, their consequences and suggest possible measures to prevent or mitigate them.

Articulations of this module include :

-Issues and challenges of storms in Canada
-Frequency, evolution and distribution of storms in recent years
-Storm impacts – property damage
-Agent and community effectiveness in storm management
-Storm prevention and mitigation
-Analysis and possible and alternative solutions

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MFE 402: Waste management, eco-citizenship and school certification in Canada

Course Details

This training aims to provide teachers and leaders of environmental clubs with tools and possible actions to encourage a greater contribution from young people and the certification of schools.

Articulations of this module include :

Understand the concepts of the 3RVEs and eco- citizenship
-Environmental and eco- citizen initiatives in schools
How to get more young people involved in eco- citizenship initiatives in schools
-Green school certification process

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MFE 407: Pollution from the oil and gas industry in Canada – Issues and challenges

Course Details

Mining is a major contributor to the Canadian economy. It also has a negative impact on the environment, the climate crisis and biodiversity. This training session will highlight the problems of the mining industry in Canadian society, and suggest ways to overcome them.

Articulations of this module include :

-Importance of the oil and gas industry to the Canadian economy
-The impact of oil and gas extraction on the environment and biodiversity
-Solutions to limit the environmental impact of oil and gas extraction in Canada

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MFE 406: Forest fires in Canada – Pollution and population health issues and challenges

Course Details

In Canada, bushfires are becoming increasingly frequent and violent, causing extensive property damage and pollution. The aim of this training course is to familiarize participants with the issues and challenges of bushfires in Canada, their consequences, and to suggest possible measures to prevent or mitigate them.

Articulations of this module include :

-Issues and challenges of forest fires in Canada
-Frequency, evolution and distribution of forest fires in recent years
-Impacts of bushfires – pollution, material damage
-Agent and community effectiveness in forest fire management
-Forest fire prevention and mitigation – analysis of possible and alternative solutions

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MFE 405: Effectively integrating sustainable management concepts into Religion, Civics, French, Arts and Geography courses in Canada

Course Details

The objective of this session is to train and provide participants, who are teachers in various school boards across Canada, with the tools to effectively integrate sustainable management concepts into their courses and generate greater interest among their students.

Articulations of this module include :

❖ Natural resources: Understanding the issues, opportunities and challenges to better support the company’s development
❖ The various themes of sustainable management and that can be used in various social science courses;
❖ Teaching resources and approaches for effective integration of sustainable management and environmental issues into social science courses.

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MFE 404: Impact of transportation pollution in Canada’s major cities – Possible solutions

Course Details

There are some 18 million passenger vehicles on Canadian roads, contributing significantly to air pollution, particularly in urban areas. This training course will enable participants to better understand the impacts of pollution in Canada’s major metropolises and to propose alternative solutions.

Articulations of this module include :

-Canadians’ dependence on cars of all kinds
-Different forms of pollution associated with transport
-Impact of transportation pollution on the quality of life and health of Canadians and biodiversity
-Some solutions and alternatives to reduce transportation pollution in Canadian society

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MFE 401 Waste management, value chains and the circular economy

Course Details

This training aims to equip participants with knowledge of the waste management process through the application of the 3RVE principles and the circular economy. It will also show how good waste management can not only make a significant contribution to preserving the environment, but also stimulate additional income for local economic development.

Articulations of this module include :

∙ The guiding principles of waste management and the circular economy
∙ The 3RVE and waste management
∙ The various waste transformation and recovery processes
∙ Taking account of value chains in consumption and waste management
∙ The implementation of a waste and by-product sorting system to improve environmental efficiency and recycling of industrial and semi- industrial waste and by-products
∙ Role of players and parties stakeholders in waste management
∙ Presentation of experiments in waste management and the circular economy

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