Lotsmart Fonjong

Lotsmart Fonjong is Professor of Geography at the University of Buea. He holds a Ph.D. in Geography (University of Yaoundé 1), M.A. in Development Studies, (University of Leeds, UK), and Certificate in International Human Rights (University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA). He has been Adjunct Professor and Visiting Scholar to some universities in the United States. He currently serves on the board of the Research Committee on Environment and Society of ISA and is author of several scientific articles on land grabbing, NGOs, development, gender, climate change and natural resources in Africa. His recent books include: Interrogating Large-Scale Land Acquisition and its Implications for Women’s Land rights in Cameroon, Ghana and Uganda (2017) and Saving the Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa, co-published with William Markham by Palgrave in 2015.