Case Study: Natural Justice

Providing Legal Frameworks for Communities through Bio-Cultural Community Protocols

Bio-cultural protocols (BCPs) are tools that facilitate culturally-rooted participatory decision-making processes within communities with the aim of asserting their rights to their communally managed lands and knowledge. The concept of BCPs was advanced by Natural Justice an international not-for-profit social enterprise with offices in South Africa, Malaysia, India and the United States. Natural Justice received the SEED Award in 2009 in order to further develop and disseminate the BCP approach.

SEED 2012 Case Study Series

This case study showcases the innovation, the partnership, the support from SEED and the overall impact of the enterprise and is part of the SEED 2012 Case Study Series. This Case Study Series showcases locally-driven, innovative eco-inclusive enterprises and examines the barriers and enabling factors that hinder or aid these eco-inclusive enterprises.