Amidst Food Reserve and Carbon Sinks : an Ethnography of Degraded Forests in Quebec

Abstract

In the province of Quebec (QC), the socio-economic and environmental relationships of local communities with the forest have historically been influenced by industrial extraction activities, the instability of timber markets and the degradation of overexploited forests.This context invites us to reflect on other ways to enhance the value of wooded and deforested areas in QC. Creators of food forest and climate change reforestation projects are engaged in approaches intended to regenerate degraded forest areas near communities.