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A practical guidebook published by Natural Justice in February 2025 to help local communities in Mozambique protect their traditional knowledge (TK) and cultural expressions. The guide details legal mechanisms for protection, including Geographic Indicators and Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) regulations, and provides step-by-step instructions for documenting TK and developing Community Protocols to manage interactions with outsiders.

This commentary analyzes the limitations of the draft European Union (EU) Regulation on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS), arguing that its narrow scope, administrative 'light touch' approach, and specific loopholes undermine the spirit of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Nagoya Protocol.

This policy brief examines Viet Nam's efforts to design a benefit distribution system for the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) scheme. It draws on the country's history of decentralized forest management to identify design options, such as performance-based payments and dedicated national funds, while highlighting critical challenges regarding land tenure, carbon rights, and the legal status of village communities.

Natural Justice provides specific recommendations for the Wildlife Conservation Management Amendment Bill, focusing on budgetary clarity for county committees, the inclusion of indigenous and local community representatives in the Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund's governing body, and increasing the minimum benefit-sharing percentage for local communities to at least 15%.