This file contains polygons delimiting ecoterritories. The City of Montreal identified 10 sectors, called ecoterritories, where the protection and enhancement of the natural spaces located there were deemed to be a priority. These are vast territories of more than 15 hectares, bringing together existing protected areas (large parks, nature reserves, etc.), urbanized areas as well as natural areas that still need to be protected and developed. Ecoterritories were established by the Policy for the Protection and Development of Natural Environments (City of Montreal, 2004), which are recognized in the Montreal Urban Plan. This update of the ecoterritories follows the adoption of the new [Plan of land use and development of the agglomeration of Montreal] (https://montreal.ca/articles/schema-damenagement-et-de-developpement-de-lagglomeration-de-montreal-18112) and its entry into force on April 1, 2015.**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Potential wetlands on the territory of the city of Lévis**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Wildlife Habitats (HAFA) contains data for the 11 legal wildlife habitats located on land under the domain of the State and is protected under the Wildlife Habitat Regulations (RHF). There are also HAFAs located on mixed and private lands for information purposes. Since they are essential environments for wildlife, the eleven habitats benefit from legal protection in Quebec. __The conservation of wildlife species and their habitats is beneficial for biodiversity. Each of these species plays an important role in our ecosystems.__ ### #Mise on guard: The digital version of geo-descriptive data describing wildlife habitats is produced from a legal perspective of location, protection and management of habitats. In fact, only the digital version that has been published in the Official Gazette of Quebec is recognized as legal. Last publication of wildlife habitats: November 17, 2022.**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**