November 22, 2013 — Focus on Land in Africa, an online resource developed by Landesa and World Resources Institute, has new content to share. Find out how women’s groups in Mali are gaining secure collective rights to land; view a slideshow and issue brief that examines the impact of small-scale mining on rural development in Burkina Faso; and a Talking Land commentary from Jimmiel Mandima about how community based natural resource management programs in Southern Africa have evolved over the last 30 years.