Lotsmart Fonjong
Biographic Data
| ID | 1399620 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lotsmart Fonjong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lotsmart |
| FAMILY NAME | Fonjong |
| SIGNATURE | FONJONG L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Buea |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8613-0628 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Protecting and Benefitting from Nature
Gender Inequality, Climate Change, and Armed Conflict
Unpacking the Food Security Crisis in the Ecologically Fragile and Conflict-Ridden Lake Chad Basin
A 2018 United Nations report highlights the growing need for funding and assistance to the Lake Chad Basin (LCB). The food security crisis in the LCB is a blend of complex factors relating to the declining water of Lake Chad and protracted insecurity fanned by Boko Haram insurgency. Unfortunately, development agencies sometimes focus less on how the climate change-insecurity nexus is becoming increasingly consequential in explaining the LCB’s pro…
Climate change in Africa
Climate change, water availability, and the burden of rural women’s triple role in Muyuka, Cameroon
Anglophone Conflict, New Institutions, and Women's Access to Political Power in Cameroon
In several African states, postconflict contexts provide opportunities for the expansion of women's political representation. Little is known, however, about the opportunities for enhancing women's participation in politics during ongoing conflicts. We examine the relationship between conflict and women's political representation in Cameroon, which has experienced conflict in its anglophone regions since 2017. The government has responded to the …
Contentious politics over authority and control of the Cameroon development corporation’s surrendered land in Fako division-Cameroon
Land embodies power, wealth, and meaning, especially in Africa. Thus, analysing the dynamics of land access and their effects thereof requires and examination how land is accessed, the actors and institutions that mediate access and the strategies used by different groups to gain access and control. This paper is guided by the interactionist approach entwined around the theories of theory of ‘Power’ and that of ‘Access’. We explore how power rela…
Plantations, women, and food security in Africa
In this paper, we critically engage with SDG-2- Target 2.3 and SDG-5 to examine how and why large-scale agricultural land acquisitions modify the social relations of women’s food access. Adopting qualitative methods and from agrarian political economy perspectives, we assess the implications of plantation investments on food security and gender equality in Cameroon and Ghana. The study draws on the impacts of various plantation schemes in Cameroo…
Increasing women's representation in the Cameroon parliament
What Has Changed? A Historical Appraisal of Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Environmental Management in Cameroon
Water Crisis and Options for Effective Water Provision in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas in Cameroon
About 58% of inhabitants of Sub-Saharan Africa, including Cameroon, have no access to potable water. The water sector in Cameroon has undergone restructuring in the wake of public-sector reforms and privatization. This article examines the extent to which privatization of water management has impacted on water crisis in peri-urban areas. It is framed within the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by half the proportion of peopl…
Left out but not backing down
This article examines the situation of women around agro-plantations which have taken over their farmlands in the South-West Region of Cameroon through large-scale land acquisitions, and how they have sought popular redress. Based on a survey and focus group discussion among affected women, the findings revealed that women are generally left out of large-scale land acquisition processes. They complained of displacement from their farms and tradit…
Land governance and women's rights in large-scale land acquisitions in Cameroon
This article identifies and examines the role of actors involved in the process of large-scale land acquisitions in Cameroon. It is based on primary data from interviews conducted among principal actors. Findings reveal that government, chiefs, and to some extent elites, play key roles in formal and informal processes that grant land to investors. However, both processes neglect women and affected communities because there are no mechanisms to ho…
Saving the Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa
This book describes how NGOs' efforts to promote sustainable development are affected by their funding, management strategies, and relationships with government, communities, and other NGOs. The autho
Implications of Customary Practices on Gender Discrimination in Land Ownership in Cameroon
Africa, before European colonization, knew no other form of legal system outside customary arrangements. Based on secondary sources and a primary survey conducted between 2009 and 2010 on the situation of women and land rights in anglophone Cameroon, this paper examines the grounds for discrimination in customary laws against women's rights to land in the context of legal pluralism, and discusses the implications of this custom of gender discrimi…
The paradox of gender discrimination in land ownership and women’s contribution to poverty reduction in Anglophone Cameroon
Managing deforestation in anglophone Cameroon
The Cameroon forest is in decline because there is no holistic management strategy. This decline threatens all the forest resources: trees, flora and fauna. With high population growth rates, growing poverty, public corruption, and other similar ills, the fate of Cameroon’s forest is further jeopardized. Mobilizing efforts to reverse the current declining trend of the forest is imperative. This paper examines the state of forest degradation durin…
Rethinking the contribution of indigenous management in small-scale water provision among selected rural communities in Cameroon
Actors, options and the challenges of forest management in anglophone Cameroon
The concept of self-reliance in community development initiatives in the Cameroon grassfields
Fostering women's participation in development through non-governmental efforts in Cameroon
Women constitute 52 per cent of the population of Cameroon and play a very crucial role in the development of society at all levels. Unfortunately, they function from a subordinate position inherent in both traditional and state institutions. Women's empowerment is currently an issue of national concern and both state and international efforts at mainstreaming women in development have so far produced mixed results. The 'grassroots' approach of N…
The concept of self-reliance in community development initiatives in the Cameroon grassfields
Fostering women's participation in development through non-governmental efforts in Cameroon
Women constitute 52 per cent of the population of Cameroon and play a very crucial role in the development of society at all levels. Unfortunately, they function from a subordinate position inherent in both traditional and state institutions. Women's empowerment is currently an issue of national concern and both state and international efforts at mainstreaming women in development have so far produced mixed results. The 'grassroots' approach of N…
Climate change in Africa
Plantations, women, and food security in Africa
In this paper, we critically engage with SDG-2- Target 2.3 and SDG-5 to examine how and why large-scale agricultural land acquisitions modify the social relations of women’s food access. Adopting qualitative methods and from agrarian political economy perspectives, we assess the implications of plantation investments on food security and gender equality in Cameroon and Ghana. The study draws on the impacts of various plantation schemes in Cameroo…
Land governance and women's rights in large-scale land acquisitions in Cameroon
This article identifies and examines the role of actors involved in the process of large-scale land acquisitions in Cameroon. It is based on primary data from interviews conducted among principal actors. Findings reveal that government, chiefs, and to some extent elites, play key roles in formal and informal processes that grant land to investors. However, both processes neglect women and affected communities because there are no mechanisms to ho…
Climate change, water availability, and the burden of rural women’s triple role in Muyuka, Cameroon
The paradox of gender discrimination in land ownership and women’s contribution to poverty reduction in Anglophone Cameroon
Increasing women's representation in the Cameroon parliament
Implications of Customary Practices on Gender Discrimination in Land Ownership in Cameroon
Africa, before European colonization, knew no other form of legal system outside customary arrangements. Based on secondary sources and a primary survey conducted between 2009 and 2010 on the situation of women and land rights in anglophone Cameroon, this paper examines the grounds for discrimination in customary laws against women's rights to land in the context of legal pluralism, and discusses the implications of this custom of gender discrimi…
Anglophone Conflict, New Institutions, and Women's Access to Political Power in Cameroon
In several African states, postconflict contexts provide opportunities for the expansion of women's political representation. Little is known, however, about the opportunities for enhancing women's participation in politics during ongoing conflicts. We examine the relationship between conflict and women's political representation in Cameroon, which has experienced conflict in its anglophone regions since 2017. The government has responded to the …
Left out but not backing down
This article examines the situation of women around agro-plantations which have taken over their farmlands in the South-West Region of Cameroon through large-scale land acquisitions, and how they have sought popular redress. Based on a survey and focus group discussion among affected women, the findings revealed that women are generally left out of large-scale land acquisition processes. They complained of displacement from their farms and tradit…
Fostering women's participation in development through non-governmental efforts in Cameroon
Women constitute 52 per cent of the population of Cameroon and play a very crucial role in the development of society at all levels. Unfortunately, they function from a subordinate position inherent in both traditional and state institutions. Women's empowerment is currently an issue of national concern and both state and international efforts at mainstreaming women in development have so far produced mixed results. The 'grassroots' approach of N…
Actors, options and the challenges of forest management in anglophone Cameroon
The concept of self-reliance in community development initiatives in the Cameroon grassfields
Rethinking the contribution of indigenous management in small-scale water provision among selected rural communities in Cameroon
Managing deforestation in anglophone Cameroon
The Cameroon forest is in decline because there is no holistic management strategy. This decline threatens all the forest resources: trees, flora and fauna. With high population growth rates, growing poverty, public corruption, and other similar ills, the fate of Cameroon’s forest is further jeopardized. Mobilizing efforts to reverse the current declining trend of the forest is imperative. This paper examines the state of forest degradation durin…
Implications of Customary Practices on Gender Discrimination in Land Ownership in Cameroon
Africa, before European colonization, knew no other form of legal system outside customary arrangements. Based on secondary sources and a primary survey conducted between 2009 and 2010 on the situation of women and land rights in anglophone Cameroon, this paper examines the grounds for discrimination in customary laws against women's rights to land in the context of legal pluralism, and discusses the implications of this custom of gender discrimi…
The paradox of gender discrimination in land ownership and women’s contribution to poverty reduction in Anglophone Cameroon
Saving the Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa
This book describes how NGOs' efforts to promote sustainable development are affected by their funding, management strategies, and relationships with government, communities, and other NGOs. The autho
Land governance and women's rights in large-scale land acquisitions in Cameroon
This article identifies and examines the role of actors involved in the process of large-scale land acquisitions in Cameroon. It is based on primary data from interviews conducted among principal actors. Findings reveal that government, chiefs, and to some extent elites, play key roles in formal and informal processes that grant land to investors. However, both processes neglect women and affected communities because there are no mechanisms to ho…
Water Crisis and Options for Effective Water Provision in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas in Cameroon
About 58% of inhabitants of Sub-Saharan Africa, including Cameroon, have no access to potable water. The water sector in Cameroon has undergone restructuring in the wake of public-sector reforms and privatization. This article examines the extent to which privatization of water management has impacted on water crisis in peri-urban areas. It is framed within the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by half the proportion of peopl…
Left out but not backing down
This article examines the situation of women around agro-plantations which have taken over their farmlands in the South-West Region of Cameroon through large-scale land acquisitions, and how they have sought popular redress. Based on a survey and focus group discussion among affected women, the findings revealed that women are generally left out of large-scale land acquisition processes. They complained of displacement from their farms and tradit…
What Has Changed? A Historical Appraisal of Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Environmental Management in Cameroon
Plantations, women, and food security in Africa
In this paper, we critically engage with SDG-2- Target 2.3 and SDG-5 to examine how and why large-scale agricultural land acquisitions modify the social relations of women’s food access. Adopting qualitative methods and from agrarian political economy perspectives, we assess the implications of plantation investments on food security and gender equality in Cameroon and Ghana. The study draws on the impacts of various plantation schemes in Cameroo…
Increasing women's representation in the Cameroon parliament
Contentious politics over authority and control of the Cameroon development corporation’s surrendered land in Fako division-Cameroon
Land embodies power, wealth, and meaning, especially in Africa. Thus, analysing the dynamics of land access and their effects thereof requires and examination how land is accessed, the actors and institutions that mediate access and the strategies used by different groups to gain access and control. This paper is guided by the interactionist approach entwined around the theories of theory of ‘Power’ and that of ‘Access’. We explore how power rela…
Climate change, water availability, and the burden of rural women’s triple role in Muyuka, Cameroon
Anglophone Conflict, New Institutions, and Women's Access to Political Power in Cameroon
In several African states, postconflict contexts provide opportunities for the expansion of women's political representation. Little is known, however, about the opportunities for enhancing women's participation in politics during ongoing conflicts. We examine the relationship between conflict and women's political representation in Cameroon, which has experienced conflict in its anglophone regions since 2017. The government has responded to the …
Unpacking the Food Security Crisis in the Ecologically Fragile and Conflict-Ridden Lake Chad Basin
A 2018 United Nations report highlights the growing need for funding and assistance to the Lake Chad Basin (LCB). The food security crisis in the LCB is a blend of complex factors relating to the declining water of Lake Chad and protracted insecurity fanned by Boko Haram insurgency. Unfortunately, development agencies sometimes focus less on how the climate change-insecurity nexus is becoming increasingly consequential in explaining the LCB’s pro…
Climate change in Africa
Protecting and Benefitting from Nature
Gender Inequality, Climate Change, and Armed Conflict
Political science (19 works) · Economics (18 works) · Geography (17 works) · Economic growth (14 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Business (10 works) · Development economics (8 works) · Environmental resource management (8 works) · Agriculture (7 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (7 works)