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In a context in which communities want to concretely benefit from development on their territory, understanding how to maximize these benefits is essential for everyone: municipalities, businesses, citizens, development organizations, and project proponents.<\/p>\n<p>This session gives an overview of various tools and approaches that have proven effective. It will present the results of the <em>Barom\u00e8tre minier 2026 <\/em>(mining barometre), a concrete example of regional mobilization around a new mining sector, citizen participation mechanisms that generate tangible benefits, and a committee whose objective is to maximize a project\u2019s economic impact.<\/p>\n<p>In short, this session will help understand what creates actual benefits and how to achieve this.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local economic benefits are much more than a simple \u201cbonus\u201d of major projects, they are essential for fostering social acceptability. 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