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Over recent years, the labour shortage in various economic sectors in New Brunswick has led many businesses in the province, as in the rest of Canada, to seek international workers. However, given New Brunswick's demographic data regarding its aging population, the low proportion of immigrants relative to the province's total population, and its low five-year immigrant retention rate, it is important to examine the factors that may lead these newcomers to leave New Brunswick. If nothing is done in this regard, there is a significant risk that New Brunswick will become merely a transit point for many immigrants. It is in this context that this article is fundamentally intended to understand these factors from the perspectives of managers and employees working in immigrant settlement agencies in the francophone part of New Brunswick. This study reveals three main factors that may explain the low retention rate of newcomers in this province. It highlights the need to focus not only on their economic integration but also on their social integration, particularly through the acquisition of cultural skills, within a broader perspective.
Keywords: New Brunswick, Nouveau-Brunswick, nouveaux arrivants, newcomers, integration, intégration, taux de rétention, retention rate, compétences interculturelles, intercultural skills
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Protected areas represent a key tool to mitigate climate change, as they provide several ecosystem services to people, especially the surrounding communities. However, their multiple roles in adaptation or resilience to climate change are often overlooked. In addition, the ecosystem services they provide to populations are mostly unknown, which affects their appropriation by neighbouring communities and, therefore, their protection. Our study consists of evaluating the knowledge of local communities on the role played by the Ivorian Marahoue National Park (MNP) and the ecosystem services it can provide. More specifically, the study aims to question the surrounding communities on the importance of the MNP at the local and national level and the ecosystem services that it can provide as a regional biosphere. The results show that local populations have different perceptions of the role of the MNP, assets, and ecosystem services. However, knowledge is not evenly distributed among neighbouring communities. Teachers and those with higher levels of education better understand the roles of the MNP and have different knowledge about ecosystem services. Although a large part of the population wishes to be involved in the MNP management process, the majority believe that the management of the protected area is poor, and therefore its restoration is unnecessary. To better integrate the surrounding communities into the park's management processes, this research highlights the need to develop awareness-raising projects on the benefits and ecosystem services offered by the MNP at the local level.
Keywords: aires protégées, Changement climatique, Services écosystémiques, Marahoué, Côte d'Ivoire, protected areas, Climate Change, Ecosystem services, Marahoue, Ivory Coast
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