Team

Team

The Natural Justice team is comprised of a diverse group of people and partners with collective expertise in many different disciplines and thematic areas, as well as practical experience in all regions. We currently have 6 full-time staff members who function as a collective and work closely with each other on virtually all aspects of our work. Eight associates around the world provide a network of skills and expertise and contribute to our work on an ad hoc basis, particularly through the provision of technical advice.

Two international advisors act in an honorary capacity to assist Natural Justice with key areas of legal advice and strategic organizational management. We have a wide array of partners with whom we collaborate closely on various aspects of our work, including community-based organizations, non-profit organizations and networks, intergovernmental organizations, academic institutions, and government agencies. We are also members of several networks and observers to three multilateral processes. Last, but certainly not least, we have hosted 10 students and recent graduates in our Cape Town office as interns and volunteers. They have participated in activities such as communications, workshops, desktop legal research, and supporting community-based organizations.

Publications

Bio-cultural Community Protocols: A Community Approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy (Natural Justice and UNEP, 2009)
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Latest News
  • 19th Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
    Peter Wood, Natural Justice Associate, attended the 19th Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation, 9-10 February in London. The meeting focussed on the implementation of the EU Timber Regul …

  • MPCA Workshop in Uttarakkand
    Medicinal Plants Conservation Areas (MPCAs) in India are bioculturally rich areas of land with a high prevalence of endemic medicinal plants. MPCAs are usually demarcated by communities or by the gove …

  • Meeting on Increasing Number of BCR Lawyers
    On the 13th of February, Kabir Bavikatte and Harry Jonas (Natural Justice) met with Antara Lahiri (Ashoka Law for All) and Vivek Maru (Namati) to discuss how best to increase the numbers of lawyers fo …

  • Maldhari Community Claims Traditional Lands
    In the face of government attempts to ban livestock in their traditional grasslands, the Maldhari community of the Banni grasslands of Kutch, Gujarat, India sent notices to their state government dema …

  • New Article on Stewarding the Commons
    Natural Justice’s own Kabir Bavikatte recently authored “Stewarding the Commons: Rethinking Property and the Emergence of Biocultural Rights” for the Common Voices newsletter of the Dakshin Foundation …

Photos


Images from our work in Africa, Asia, and the Americas
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