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This document is a presentation by Natural Justice (NJ), an African organization dedicated to social and environmental justice. It outlines the organization's mission to protect the collective rights of indigenous peoples and local communities through a "Litigation Plus" approach, which integrates legal empowerment, research, policy influence, and strategic litigation. The document details NJ's activities in 2024, highlighting legal victories against extractive industries, efforts to secure land tenure, and the protection of environmental defenders across Africa.

This guide, published by Natural Justice, provides a comprehensive set of participatory methodologies and tools designed to assist facilitators in developing community protocols. It categorizes tools into textual, visual, verbal, and dramatic formats to ensure inclusivity and cultural responsiveness, particularly when engaging with marginalized groups or communities with varying literacy levels. The guide structures these tools around five core elements: the facilitator's perspective, community background, the process of development, the outcome, and the legal landscape.

This guide by Natural Justice explains the development and application of community protocols—codified rules and procedures used by communities to manage interactions with external actors, such as governments and investors. It details the facilitation process, guiding principles for empowerment, and strategies for using these protocols in advocacy, negotiation, and conflict resolution, particularly in the context of extractive industries.

This guide by Natural Justice provides a framework for communities to develop and use community protocols when interacting with extractive industries and large-scale investment projects. It outlines the unique challenges posed by the complexity of these projects, including the need to define community identity, manage external timeframes, and protect sensitive information while navigating a complex landscape of private and public stakeholders.

The Community Protocols Toolbox is a guide providing a curated list of resources and further reading for communities and facilitators interacting with extractive industries. It categorizes tools for corporate accountability, human rights assessments, the negotiation of community development agreements, and the analysis of global trade and investment trends.

The Community Protocols Toolbox is a comprehensive guide published by Natural Justice designed to assist NGOs, civil society groups, and community-based organizations in helping indigenous peoples and local communities develop community protocols. These protocols serve as frameworks for communities to document their identity, link customary laws with national and international legal frameworks, and engage effectively with external parties, particularly in the context of extractive industries and large-scale infrastructure projects.

This policy briefing by the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) argues for a re-invention of partnerships in Africa's extractive governance to drive inclusive and sustainable socio-economic transformation. It emphasizes the need for shared values, reciprocal responsibilities, and the alignment of national, regional, and continental visions—specifically the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the Africa Mining Vision (AMV)—to move Africa beyond being a mere supplier of raw materials toward value-addition and beneficiation.

This policy brief provides an overview of local procurement regulations for the mining and petroleum sectors across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. It distinguishes between demand-side policies, which encourage companies to buy locally, and supply-side policies, which support local supplier capacity. The document highlights a regional trend toward state intervention to create backward linkages from extractive activities to the wider economy, noting that while most SADC countries have some form of local procurement language, the depth of regulation varies significantly, ranging from vague 'best effort obligations' to specific, measurable targets.

This discussion brief examines the political economy of large-scale coal production in Colombia, analyzing the conflict between entrenched industry interests and growing social, environmental, and legal opposition. It details how the coal sector, once a pillar of national development, now faces challenges from declining global demand, judicial activism by the Constitutional Court, and local resistance, forcing companies to shift their public relations and political strategies.

This report by the World Resources Institute analyzes the management of extractive industry revenues by subnational governments (SNGs) in Peru, specifically focusing on the Camisea natural gas project. It argues that international financial institutions (IFIs) and the Peruvian government failed to build sufficient SNG capacity before large revenue transfers began, leading to weak strategic planning and limited public accountability. The report recommends that IFIs withhold support for extractive projects until governance conditions are sufficient and provide targeted support for SNG capacity building in strategic planning and transparency.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) report 'Breaking Ground' analyzes community engagement standards for extractive and infrastructure projects. It identifies gaps in the application of existing guidance and proposes seven Principles for Effective Community Engagement to improve project viability and mitigate social and environmental risks.