KIT de Herramientas

The document outlines a multi-step process for creating biocultural community protocols, starting with an assessment of appropriateness and moving through the 'mapping' of community identity, natural foundations, sociocultural aspects, economic principles, and political and legal frameworks. It emphasizes community-led decision-making, the protection of sensitive traditional knowledge, and the strategic consolidation of findings into a format that communicates clear messages to external decision-makers to achieve legal and political goals.

• The decision to develop a biocultural community protocol must be made autonomously by the community, free from external pressure, coercion, or imposed timelines.
• A protocol is most useful for communities with strong historical, cultural, or spiritual ties to a specific territory who seek decision-making power over its management or wish to mitigate negative impacts from external actors.
• The 'mapping' process involves documenting a community's identity, natural resources, sociocultural values, economic livelihoods, and political/legal structures to create a foundation for the protocol.
• Facilitators must ensure that sensitive or confidential information, such as the location of sacred sites or specific traditional knowledge, is stored securely to prevent unauthorized use by external parties.
• Effective protocols avoid generic descriptions and instead deliver concise, evidence-based messages tailored to specific external decision-makers to influence their actions.
• While individual protocols can achieve local change, broader structural or political shifts typically require the coordinated mobilization of multiple protocols to create a collective voice.

APA

Natural Justice (n.d.). KIT de Herramientas. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BCP-Toolkit-Espanol-Parte-II.pdf

Chicago

Natural Justice. KIT de Herramientas. n.d. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BCP-Toolkit-Espanol-Parte-II.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljusticendkit, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{KIT de Herramientas}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BCP-Toolkit-Espanol-Parte-II.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }