Johanna von Braun and Harry Jonas attended a meeting at Vukuzenzele on the 23 July 2009 at which the Bushbuck Ridge Traditional Health Practitioners elected an executive committee. Subsequently, they convened a workshop on the 27-28th in partnership with the Biosphere Committee for the executive members plus ten others from the group to develop a biocultural community protocol.
They also visited a group of traditional health practitioners from the Venda community based on the north-western boundary of the Kruger Park to discuss their progress towards establishing a medicinal plants conservation and development area (MPCDA) Natural Justice has been asked by the community to work with them towards a GEF grant to fund the MPCDA and to establish a project to grow African vegetables. The visit took place in July 2009, and forms part of ongoing work in this area.
