Focus on Land in Africa (FOLA) is an educational resource for development practitioners and policy makers that explores how land and natural resource rights affect, and are effected by, development in Africa. Through raising awareness of these issues, FOLA aims to elevate land and natural resource rights as an urgent priority for development in Africa.
While never offering a blueprint, FOLA shares a diversity of insights, experiences, and lessons from countries across the continent, highlighting the critical role of property rights in local livelihoods and development.
It examines the impact of land and natural resource rights on agriculture, the environment, conflict, urban poverty, women's empowerment, and other development issues. It provides in-depth analysis of a variety of property rights issues, and how they are addressed in different countries and contexts.
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FOLA invites your questions and contributions. We welcome briefs, case studies, audio-visual material, and commentary. Please see our submission and review guidelines for more information.
Contact us at focusonlandinafrica [at] gmail.com and follow us on Twitter @AfricaLandRts
FOLA Partners
FOLA is a joint initiative of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Landesa, with initial funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Content providers include land and natural resource rights experts and development practitioners working on Africa.