Protecting Traditional Knowledge in Mozambique

Current legal and institutional frameworks

This report was developed by Ana Alecia Lyman for Natural Justice. This report forms part of a series of guidelines and tools to support local communities in Mozambique to explore, document and preserve their traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions. Local communities have rights with respect to their traditional knowledge, biological resources and climate adaptation measures, mostly grounded in customary laws, that need legal protection.

By assisting communities in deepening their understanding of the legal protections afforded to them, Natural Justice hopes that communities will benefit and defend their traditional knowledge against misappropriation or other threats.

This report was funded under the African Activists for Climate Justice programme.

Please view the other reports in this series:

1. Protecting Traditional Knowledge in Mozambique: Current legal and institutional frameworks
2. Protecting Our Heritage: A Community Guide to Safeguarding Traditional Knowledge in Mozambique
3. Traditional Knowledge Database for Mozambique