Southern Iyanola includes the communities of Lumiere, Gadette, Au Leon, Despinoze and La Perle, all of which are farming communities, witha few crafts persons and clerical workers in Au Leon. Au Leon (population of 1697 persons) is the largest and the most densely populated community in the entire project site. The Southern Iyanola Region also includes the Louvet Estate located along the beachfront in close proximity to the communities of Des Barras and Aux Lyon. Referring to Figure 8 below, 77% of the population in the project site is between 0 and 44 years of age; 90% is between 0 and 59 years of age. Forty- four per cent of the population is below the age of 19 years. The population is young with close to half of the population being less than 19 years of age. There are no significant gender differences for each age cohort. There are also no significant differences in population composition by age group between communities. Between 25 and 29% of the occupations reported for the communities in Iyanola North and Central was as and A very large number of young persons in these communities are “service Sales Workers”. involved in the tourism industry, primarily at the lower end in housekeeping, waiting and other jobs. Some of them are also involved in tourism activities within the site wind and kite – surfing and horseback riding in Cas En Bas Beach; Rainforest Adventures ( the enterprise in Chassin informed the terrestrial Ecosystems Consultants that 50% of their labour force comes from Chassin itself); Island Adventures Tours which conduct some of their tours on the Fond Beach, etc. D’Or A break-down of some of the key resources found along the North East Coast by settlement/community is illustrated in the table below. Table 2: Key resources in the Iyanola region by community Iyanola North Iyanola Central Iyanola South Natural Resources * ** Bas En Leon Borne Pelle Caye Monchy Marquis*** Dauphin** Garrand* Desbarras Gadette Au Despinoze Dor*** Cas Esperance Theatiste Boguis* *** Chassin** Estate*** La Louvet La Lumiere La Fond Beaches X X X X X X X X X X s X X X Heritage X Waterfalls
Southern Iyanola includes the communities of Lumiere, Gadette, Au Leon, Despinoze and La Perle, all of which are farming communities, witha few crafts persons and clerical workers in Au Leon. Au Leon (population of 1697 persons) is the largest and the most densely populated community in the entire project site. The Southern Iyanola Region also includes the Louvet Estate located along the beachfront in close proximity to the communities of Des Barras and Aux Lyon. Referring to Figure 8 below, 77% of the population in the project site is between 0 and 44 years of age; 90% is between 0 and 59 years of age. Forty- four per cent of the population is below the age of 19 years. The population is young with close to half of the population being less than 19 years of age. There are no significant gender differences for each age cohort. There are also no significant differences in population composition by age group between communities. Between 25 and 29% of the occupations reported for the communities in Iyanola North and Central was as “service and Sales Workers”. A very large number of young persons in these communities are involved in the tourism industry, primarily at the lower end in housekeeping, waiting and other jobs. Some of them are also involved in tourism activities within the site – wind and kite surfing and horseback riding in Cas En Bas Beach; Rainforest Adventures ( the enterprise in Chassin informed the terrestrial Ecosystems Consultants that 50% of their labour force comes from Chassin itself); Island Adventures Tours which conduct some of their tours on the Fond D’Or Beach, etc. A break-down of some of the key resources found along the North East Coast by settlement/community is illustrated in the table below. Table 2: Key resources in the Iyanola region by community Natural Resources Iyanola North Iyanola Central Iyanola South Cas En Bas * Monchy ** Dauphin** Esperance La Borne Marquis*** Theatiste Boguis* Garrand* Desbarras *** Chassin** Louvet Estate*** Gadette Au Leon Despinoze La Pelle Lumiere La Caye Fond Dor*** Beaches X X X X X Heritage X X X X X s X X X Waterfalls X