Community Protocols Toolbox

The document serves as a resource directory for communities affected by extractive industries. It categorizes tools for seeking corporate accountability, assessing human rights and the rule of law, negotiating community development agreements, and understanding the global political economy of trade, investment, and resource extraction.

• The guide identifies several mechanisms for communities to seek redress for human rights and environmental violations, including the World Bank's Inspection Panel and resources from the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Accountability Counsel.
• For communities negotiating with governments or companies, the document suggests using toolkits such as the Fair Mining Collaborative's guide for Canadian First Nations and the World Bank's Community Development Agreements Source Book to understand negotiation strategies and investment life cycles.
• The document highlights the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) as a key tool for citizens to monitor the management of natural resources through the disclosure of tax payments, contracts, and production data in annual reports.
• To obtain accurate trade data for developing countries, the document advises users to search for imports from that country rather than the country's own export data, as industrialised importing nations typically maintain more advanced data collection.

APA

Natural Justice (n.d.). Community Protocols Toolbox. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/toolbox_6.pdf

Chicago

Natural Justice. Community Protocols Toolbox. n.d. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/toolbox_6.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljusticendcommunity, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{Community Protocols Toolbox}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/toolbox_6.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }