Over 20% of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay area officially protected as part of the Grande Alliance
An important step toward increased protection of this territory

• The 23 TRPAPs in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region are officially recorded in the Québec Register of Protected Areas as of March 31, 2021. Their official designation allows for the protection of the territories concerned, in particular by prohibiting any natural resource exploitation activities (forest, mining, and energy activities). 
   
• The following steps will be launched shortly:
  • knowledge acquisition and public consultations to finalize the delimitation of the territories;
     
  • the drafting of conservation plans;
     
  • the completion of the procedure to assess and examine impact on the natural and social environments stemming from the obligations under the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement. 
     
• The ultimate objective is to establish biodiversity reserves in the TRPAPs. In some instances, portions of the territory could receive the protected status of a national park. 
   
• Inspired by the Paix des Braves Agreement and made possible through the collaboration of the Gouvernement du Québec and the Cree Nation Government, the Grande Alliance represents a Nation-to-Nation partnership vision that will, over a period of 30 years, support infrastructure development in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, better connect communities, and protect the territory.
   
• In particular, the realization of these protected areas helps to achieve the joint objectives of the parties as agreed to in the 2015 agreement to resolve the Baril-Moses forestry dispute.