Though the region is known for religious piety, the town is a pocket of diversity and acceptance.
In contrast to the overall high NRY haplogroup diversity for the entire sample, village based pockets of low diversity were observed, consistent with local paternal founder effects.
There are pockets of ethnic diversity.
Furthermore, there are three zones in Cameroon that correspond to different 'pockets' of diversity observed from patterns in the georeferenced samples discussed in previous studies [ 24]: 1) north and west of the Sanaga River, 2) south of the Sanaga in southern Cameroon and 3) a transition zone around the confluence of the Sanaga and Mbam Rivers that is not well understood.
This scenario is consistent with the genetic data, which show similar levels of genetic diversity across the island rather than isolated pockets of unusually high diversity that might be interpreted as refugia.
The pockets of tolerance and diversity are celebrated because they are the exception rather than the rule, even as more racially mixed workplaces and schools give people more chances to meet and marry.
There are very few areas that are vulnerable according to multiple indicators, the most notable being Fennoscandia and the Alps (food and diversity) and pockets of France, Austria and Hungary (food, biodiversity and diversity).
The images evoked by the participants to the Francophone roundtable reveal the following strengths and weaknesses of the CAMHS system: Strengths: Complexity, diversity; Pockets of goodwill, creativity, and efficiency.
The second area is mainly urban, characterised by high levels of ethnic diversity and significant pockets of urban deprivation.
Overall, the two boroughs are areas with high levels of deprivation and ethnic diversity, with some pockets of relative wealth.
