Le Groupe de développement durable du Pays de Cocagne

Let's take care of our land of plenty!

The Pays de Cocagne Sustainable Development Group's (GDDPC) mission is to engage citizen participation towards the sustainability of communities of Beausoleil, Maple Hills and Champdoré located in the Cocagne watershed.
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Let's protect our wetlands!

Encourage and collect observations of plants, birds, mammals and all other forms of life in the Cocagne river watershed (Pays de Cocagne).
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Let's count on ecology

Ecological planning deals primarily with restoring natural habitats and introducing native plants suitable for the area.
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Community action

Citizens of Cocagne recognize the importance of community mitigation and adaptation measures in the face of climate change.
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By taking care of the environment, we take care of ourselves

Developing activities and partnerships in the Cocagne watershed to promote an understanding of sustainable development respectful of nature, food, culture, economy and social justice.
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Youth

The GDDPC has developed an environmental education program through outdoor learning for youth in Southeastern New Brunswick.
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Let's take care of our land of plenty!

The objective of the Biodiversity in the Schoolyard project is to develop a teaching guide that demonstrates the importance of biodiversity and provides practical ways that people can follow to increase biodiversity on school grounds.

Resources included in the Biodiversity in the schoolyard kit allow educators to undertake challenging activities with students, to better understand the importance and role of biodiversity in the natural environment. Resources are presented electronically, to be accessible by all, and were layed out to be printed or easily viewed.

Each of these activities has its own lesson plan that outlines the objectives of the activity, explains the preparation and unfolding of the activity, and gives a link to listings that are necessary to perform the activity. The lesson plan includes sample questions and answers to provide context and an evaluation of the activity, and explains ways to vary the activity in order to make it more challenging for different grade levels. The lesson plan also gives examples of possible follow-up ideas that enable the integration of the activity and includes a list of references.

What's your name... bird?

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What's your name... tree?

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Upcoming activities

June 3 2024 - Intergenerational knitting

The Pays de Cocagne Sustainable Development Group (GDDPC) and the Couleurs du Pays invite you to participate in the intergenerational knitting.

When : Monday, June 3, 2024, at 10 a.m
Where : At the Blanche-Bourgeois school in Cocagne

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Latest News

Louis-Émile Cormier - The Man Who Makes Spring

On October 27, 2023,

Cocagne - One of our most active volunteers within our group, Louis-Émile Cormier, was featured in a Radio-Canada newspaper article last week. The article highlights the various actions that Louis-Émile has taken to improve the health of tree swallows, ospreys, and monarch butterflies.

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Educational program

Action and education in Southeastern New-Brunswick

Educational program

Living shorelines

Natural protection of coastal and riparian lands

Living shorelines

Seeds for life

Directory of organic, non-GMO, heritage or heirloom seed suppliers

Seeds for life

Cocagne Country Colors

Cultivate, responsibly harvest and transform natural dyes in the Cocagne watershed

Cocagne Country Colors

Tree swallow nest boxes

Tips for building and maintaining your own nest box

Tree swallow nest boxes

Natural burial

A question and answer guide to planning a natural funeral and burial.

Natural burial

What is the Pays de Cocagne Sustainable Development Group

In 2024, the Pays de Cocagne Sustainable Development Group (GDDPC) celebrates 25 years of community engagement. We celebrate the richness of biodiversity and abundance in Pays de Cocagne, where every individual action
contributes to a healthy environment in which people can thrive. Over the years, our community projects have cultivated values of self-sufficiency and ecological responsibility. Many volunteers are actively involved in the well-being of the region. Taking care of the environment means taking care of ourselves!

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